TED FLORES EL

Set in PEARSALL, Texas, TED FLORES EL is a medium-sized elementary campus, part of PEARSALL ISD. It teaches 503 students across grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 5 schools in PEARSALL ISD (1,953 students total), TED FLORES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, TED FLORES EL lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (94%). The remainder looks like 5% White. By comparison, Frio County as a whole is about 78% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Frio County) reports that median household income runs about $66,010, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 16%. Across Frio County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,792 students), TED FLORES EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PEARSALL INT, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around TED FLORES EL.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. TED FLORES EL's enrollment has ticked down 20% since 2018, when it stood at 629 (now 503).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.