SWEET HOME EL

As a very small K-5 school in SWEET HOME, Texas, SWEET HOME EL instructs 155 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within SWEET HOME ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Operationally, SWEET HOME EL answers to SWEET HOME ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, SWEET HOME EL lists that nearly all students (83%) are White. The remainder comes out to 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Lavaca County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, SWEET HOME EL reports 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SWEET HOME EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lavaca County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SWEET HOME EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 64.0%, the actual is 60.6%, a residual of -3.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Lavaca County) records that median household earnings sit near $63,240, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. SWEET HOME EL is one of 12 public schools in Lavaca County (combined enrollment of about 2,547 students).

The closest other public school is YOAKUM ANNEX, roughly 6.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SWEET HOME EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 56.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 156 students in 2018 compared to 155 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.