STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI

STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI is a small elementary school in SLATON, Texas, part of SLATON ISD. The school caters to 218 students in grades pre-K through K. That puts it 58% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within SLATON ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,271 students, STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 27% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Lubbock County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Lubbock County (around 57%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Around the school, Lubbock County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,155 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

SLATON J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI has expanded 31%, going from 166 students in 2018 to 218 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 62% to 67% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

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