NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR

Set in NATALIA, Texas, NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR is a cozy elementary campus, run under NATALIA ISD. It works with 283 students across grades pre-K through 1. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 45% leaner than typical.

NATALIA ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,315 students. NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR is one of those campuses.

Demographically, NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR records that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school records 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR higher than the state norm the norm. About 72% 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 above Medina County's rate of about 57%.

Zooming out to the county, Medina County reports that the typical household earns roughly $78,074 per year, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Medina County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,127 students), of which NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR is one.

The closest other public school is NATALIA J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 17%: 242 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025.

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