PLEASANTON EL

Set in PLEASANTON, Texas, PLEASANTON EL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, overseen by PLEASANTON ISD. It caters to 733 students across grades 3 through 5. That puts it 41% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within PLEASANTON ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,406 students, PLEASANTON EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PLEASANTON EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% White. The wider county runs roughly 65% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PLEASANTON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PLEASANTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Atascosa County shows the typical household earns roughly $70,770 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. PLEASANTON EL is one of 32 public schools in Atascosa County (combined enrollment of about 8,105 students).

Nearest neighbor: PLEASANTON J H, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. PLEASANTON EL's enrollment has decreased 34% since 2018, when it stood at 1,113 (now 733). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 28% to 23%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.