MARTI EL

As a tight-knit elementary campus in CLEBURNE, Texas, MARTI EL instructs 432 students from grades pre-K through 4, one of the schools within CLEBURNE ISD.

Across the 11 schools in CLEBURNE ISD (6,877 students total), MARTI EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MARTI EL reports that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 33% Hispanic, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 72% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, MARTI EL logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MARTI EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Johnson County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, MARTI EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 32.8%, a residual of -10.2 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Johnson County) records that the typical household earns roughly $84,859 per year, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. MARTI EL is one of 77 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students).

The closest other public school is CLEBURNE H S, roughly 1.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARTI EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.3%.

MARTI EL operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARTI EL has decreased 12%, going from 491 students in 2018 to 432 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 62% to 53% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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