LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL

LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in MAYPEARL, Texas, part of MAYPEARL ISD, teacheing 342 students in grades 2 through 5. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within MAYPEARL ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,209 students, LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL shows that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 59.7%; actual is 42.7%, a gap of -17.0 points.

In the surrounding community, Ellis County reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,595 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

Nearest neighbor: MAYPEARL MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 40.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Five-year trend. LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 420 (now 342). White enrollment moved from 74% to 66% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.