ONALASKA EL

Located at 391 OLD TRINITY, in ONALASKA, Texas, ONALASKA EL is a mid-tier primary school that serves 704 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of ONALASKA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 36% bigger than typical.

Across the 2 schools in ONALASKA ISD (1,196 students total), ONALASKA EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, ONALASKA EL lists that 76% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Polk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, ONALASKA EL lists 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ONALASKA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.0%, the actual is 48.9%, a residual of +4.9 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Polk County shows median household income runs about $62,259, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 15%. In all, Polk County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,045 students), of which ONALASKA EL is one.

The closest other public school is ONALASKA JR/SR HIGH, roughly 2.1 miles away. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ONALASKA EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.2%.

ONALASKA EL operates from an outlying location.

Over the past 7-year window. ONALASKA EL's enrollment has edged up 5% since 2018, when it stood at 672 (now 704). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 85% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.