LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL

LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL is a mid-sized elementary campus in FERRIS, Texas, part of FERRIS ISD. The school enrolls 641 students in grades 1 through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 24% above the state mean of about 519.

Across the 5 schools in FERRIS ISD (3,010 students total), LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL records that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 16% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 79% of students at LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Ellis County's rate of about 51%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.2%, the actual is 31.5%, a residual of -7.7 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Ellis County) reports that median household income runs about $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ellis County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), of which LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL is one.

The closest other public school is LEE LONGINO EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.8%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 21%: 531 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 23% to 16%.

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