Enrollment
172
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STRAWN ISD·NCES 484170004759
STRAWN SCHOOL
224 E WALNUT, STRAWN, TX 76475 · (254) 116-5776 · Palo Pinto County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL172 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
117 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
26.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 22 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
172
-4 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 9.4:1
% White
48%
was 53%
% Hispanic
42%
was 40%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STRAWN SCHOOL
Set in STRAWN, Texas, STRAWN SCHOOL is a tiny all-grades campus, overseen by STRAWN ISD. It serves 172 students across grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 65% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.
STRAWN ISD is the operating authority for STRAWN SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.
In terms of who attends, STRAWN SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 42% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting STRAWN SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at STRAWN SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, STRAWN SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 44.2%; STRAWN SCHOOL posts 24.0%, -20.2 points below that line.
Across the wider county, Palo Pinto County reports that median household earnings sit near $67,674, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Palo Pinto County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,087 students), STRAWN SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is GORDON SCHOOL, roughly 7.3 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STRAWN SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.2%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. STRAWN SCHOOL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 176 (now 172). The White share of enrollment fell from 53% to 48% over that span.
On the community side, members of the STRAWN SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Palo Pinto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,295
Census ACS
Median income
$67,674
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
7,087 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- GORDON SCHOOL7.3 mi · 227
- RANGER H S10.5 mi · 72
- RANGER EL10.5 mi · 151
- RANGER MIDDLE10.5 mi · 65
- SANTO EL17.2 mi · 280
- SANTO H S17.2 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About STRAWN SCHOOLHow many students attend STRAWN SCHOOL?
STRAWN SCHOOL enrolls approximately 172 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does STRAWN SCHOOL serve?
STRAWN SCHOOL serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at STRAWN SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at STRAWN SCHOOL is approximately 8.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at STRAWN SCHOOL?
Student demographics at STRAWN SCHOOL are roughly 48% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is STRAWN SCHOOL in?
STRAWN SCHOOL is part of STRAWN ISD.
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