TULIA EL

Set in TULIA, Texas, TULIA EL is a close-knit elementary campus, part of TULIA ISD. It teaches 364 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 30% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

TULIA ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 801 students. TULIA EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, TULIA EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder looks like 18% White, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Swisher County as a whole is about 46% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Swisher County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, TULIA EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 38.0%; actual is 22.8%, a gap of -15.2 points.

In the broader community, census data for Swisher County shows median household income runs about $36,165, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. TULIA EL is one of 7 public schools in Swisher County (combined enrollment of about 1,316 students).

Nearest neighbor: TULIA J H, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), TULIA EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at TULIA EL has rose 22%, going from 298 students in 2018 to 364 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 64% to 72% across the same window.

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