ROPES SCHOOL

Set in ROPESVILLE, Texas, ROPES SCHOOL is a mid-sized multi-level school, overseen by ROPES ISD. It instructs 622 students across grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 28% larger than the state mean of about 485.

ROPES ISD is the operating authority for ROPES SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, ROPES SCHOOL lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 27% Hispanic. By comparison, Hockley County as a whole is about 57% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, ROPES SCHOOL lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hockley County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ROPES SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 60.4%, the actual is 52.0%, a residual of -8.3 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hockley County shows median household earnings sit near $63,140, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. ROPES SCHOOL is one of 16 public schools in Hockley County (combined enrollment of about 4,633 students).

Nearest neighbor: MEADOW SCHOOL, around 6.1 miles off. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROPES SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 48.4%.

ROPES SCHOOL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 45%: 430 students in 2018 compared to 622 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 71% across the same window.

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