RANN EL

RANN EL is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in DECATUR, Texas, part of DECATUR ISD, educateing 471 students in grades pre-K through 5.

RANN EL is one of 6 schools operated by DECATUR ISD, a district that serves 3,786 students overall.

Demographically, RANN EL logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest is composed of 35% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Wise County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, RANN EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.5%; this one comes in at 31.1%, -15.4 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Wise County) shows that median household earnings sit near $93,421, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. RANN EL is one of 28 public schools in Wise County (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students).

The closest other public school is MCCARROLL MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around RANN EL. On composite proficiency, RANN EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 49.4%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 16%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 471 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 49% to 35% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.