TROUP EL

Set in TROUP, Texas, TROUP EL is a moderately sized K-5 school, run under TROUP ISD. It hosts 498 students across grades pre-K through 5.

TROUP EL is one of 3 schools operated by TROUP ISD, a district that enrolls 1,063 students overall.

Looking at the student body, TROUP EL reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. The remainder comes out to 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Smith County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), TROUP EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.7%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Smith County put the typical household earns roughly $74,192 per year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Smith County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), TROUP EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TROUP H S, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around TROUP EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TROUP EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 56.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 510 students in 2018 compared to 498 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 15% to 6% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.