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.