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LITTLE CYPRESS EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LITTLE CYPRESS EL
LITTLE CYPRESS EL is a mid-tier primary school in ORANGE, Texas, operated by LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD. The school works with 673 students in grades pre-K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% larger than typical.
LITTLE CYPRESS-MAURICEVILLE CISD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,320 students; LITTLE CYPRESS EL is among them.
Demographically, LITTLE CYPRESS EL records that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, LITTLE CYPRESS EL reports 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LITTLE CYPRESS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Orange County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
With demographic context factored in, LITTLE CYPRESS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.0%.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Orange County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,104, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. LITTLE CYPRESS EL is one of 25 public schools in Orange County (combined enrollment of about 15,100 students).
Nearest neighbor: LITTLE CYPRESS INT, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LITTLE CYPRESS EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LITTLE CYPRESS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.8%.
LITTLE CYPRESS EL operates from a town-center location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LITTLE CYPRESS EL has climbed 24%, going from 544 students in 2018 to 673 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 78% to 67%. Class-load math has grew: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.
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