TAYLOR EL

Located at 1719 E N 10TH ST, in ABILENE, Texas, TAYLOR EL is a mid-sized primary school that enrolls 662 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by ABILENE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so TAYLOR EL sits 28% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 26 schools in ABILENE ISD (14,536 students total), TAYLOR EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, TAYLOR EL records that the largest single group is White at 41%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 35% Hispanic, 17% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Taylor County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TAYLOR EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Taylor County put the typical household earns roughly $67,139 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Taylor County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students), of which TAYLOR EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: MULLIN NEW HORIZONS ABILIENE, around 1.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TAYLOR EL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 643 students in 2018 compared to 662 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.

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