NASH EL

NASH EL is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in NASH, Texas, run under TEXARKANA ISD, enrolling 667 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 29% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

TEXARKANA ISD runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 7,269 students. NASH EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, NASH EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (35%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 34% Black, 23% White, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bowie County (around 68%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, NASH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bowie County indicate median household earnings sit near $59,803, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Bowie County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students), of which NASH EL is one.

The closest other public school is WAGGONER CREEK EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NASH EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 53.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. NASH EL's enrollment has edged down 3% since 2018, when it stood at 691 (now 667). White enrollment moved from 39% to 23% across the same window.

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