SOUTHLAND SCHOOL

Located at 190 EIGHTH ST, in SOUTHLAND, Texas, SOUTHLAND SCHOOL is an one-room-style multi-level school that instructs 132 students (grades K through 12), operated by SOUTHLAND ISD. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 73% smaller than typical.

Operationally, SOUTHLAND SCHOOL answers to SOUTHLAND ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, SOUTHLAND SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 71% of students at SOUTHLAND SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SOUTHLAND SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.8%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Garza County put the typical household earns roughly $46,314 per year, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. SOUTHLAND SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Garza County (combined enrollment of about 841 students).

Nearest neighbor: STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI, around 7.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOUTHLAND SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 32.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOUTHLAND SCHOOL has stayed largely flat, going from 132 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 53% to 48% across the same window.

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