TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY

TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY is a small primary school in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, operated by WAXAHACHIE ISD. The school educates 256 students in grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

WAXAHACHIE ISD comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 11,196 students; TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 24% Black, 19% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Ellis County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Ellis County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Ellis County put median household earnings sit near $99,595, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY is one of 83 public schools in Ellis County (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students).

CLIFT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY.

TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY's enrollment has edged up 36% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 256). The White share of enrollment declined from 33% to 19% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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