MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH

MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH is one of the one-room-style K-5 schools in MENARD, Texas, run under MENARD ISD, with 182 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 65% smaller than typical.

MENARD ISD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 264 students. MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder comes out to 41% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the resource side, On paper, MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.5%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Menard County put the typical household earns roughly $53,043 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Menard County's 2 public schools (combined enrollment of about 264 students), MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH is one campus in the mix.

MENARD H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MENARD ELEMENTARY/JH has expanded 139%, going from 76 students in 2018 to 182 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 43% to 57% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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