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NORMA J PASCHAL EL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About NORMA J PASCHAL EL
As a reasonably sized elementary-level community in SCHERTZ, Texas, NORMA J PASCHAL EL enrolls 574 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD.
NORMA J PASCHAL EL is one of 16 schools operated by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, a district that works with 14,947 students overall.
On the student-mix side, NORMA J PASCHAL EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 38% White, 7% multiracial, 6% Black.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 31% of students at NORMA J PASCHAL EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Guadalupe County's rate of about 45%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, NORMA J PASCHAL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.
In the broader community, Guadalupe County reports that median household earnings sit near $92,375, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Guadalupe County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,977 students), of which NORMA J PASCHAL EL is one.
LAURA INGALLS WILDER INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts NORMA J PASCHAL EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 45.5%.
NORMA J PASCHAL EL operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. NORMA J PASCHAL EL's enrollment has contracted 14% since 2018, when it stood at 670 (now 574). White enrollment moved from 50% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.
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