REAGAN EL

Located at 205 E 8TH ST, in QUANAH, Texas, REAGAN EL is a very small elementary-level community that caters to 196 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under QUANAH ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 62% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

REAGAN EL is one of 3 schools operated by QUANAH ISD, a district that works with 434 students overall.

On demographics, REAGAN EL logs that 49% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 37% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 74% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, REAGAN EL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, REAGAN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 46.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hardeman County put the typical household earns roughly $63,333 per year, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Hardeman County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 623 students), REAGAN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is QUANAH H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around REAGAN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts REAGAN EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at REAGAN EL has shrank 20%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 196 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 59% to 49%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.