MCDADE EL

MCDADE EL is an intimate elementary school in MCDADE, Texas, overseen by MCDADE ISD. The school serves 208 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 60% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MCDADE ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 377 students; MCDADE EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, MCDADE EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest reads as 38% White, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

On the income-and-resources front, MCDADE EL lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Bastrop County's rate of about 67%.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, MCDADE EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 48.1%; actual is 29.2%, a gap of -18.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, Bastrop County reports that median household income runs about $86,226, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Bastrop County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,931 students), MCDADE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MCDADE H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MCDADE EL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 26.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MCDADE EL has ticked down 5%, going from 220 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 51% to 38% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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