PLUM CREEK EL

As a reasonably sized elementary school in LOCKHART, Texas, PLUM CREEK EL educates 522 students from grades K through 5, overseen by LOCKHART ISD.

LOCKHART ISD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 6,753 students; PLUM CREEK EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, PLUM CREEK EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 6% White, 2% Black. By comparison, Caldwell County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PLUM CREEK EL records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Caldwell County's rate of about 76%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PLUM CREEK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.

In the surrounding community, Caldwell County reports that median household earnings sit near $69,758, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Caldwell County runs 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,286 students), of which PLUM CREEK EL is one.

The closest other public school is GEORGE W CARVER EARLY EDUCATION CENTER, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PLUM CREEK EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.3%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. PLUM CREEK EL's enrollment has contracted 10% since 2018, when it stood at 578 (now 522). Hispanic enrollment moved from 85% to 91% across the same window.

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