NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL

Set in NEW SUMMERFIELD, Texas, NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL is an average-sized all-grades campus, operated by NEW SUMMERFIELD ISD. It educates 526 students across grades pre-K through 12.

Operationally, NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL answers to NEW SUMMERFIELD ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Demographically, NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL records that 86% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder looks like 12% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages about 11.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cherokee County (around 66%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.4%, the actual is 45.4%, a residual of +7.1 points.

Around the school, Cherokee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,261 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Cherokee County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,948 students), of which NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JACKSONVILLE MIDDLE, around 9.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), NEW SUMMERFIELD SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 3%: 544 students in 2018 compared to 526 in 2025.

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