UNDERWOOD EL

UNDERWOOD EL is a moderately sized K-5 school in ANDREWS, Texas, overseen by ANDREWS ISD. The school hosts 638 students in grades 4 through 5. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

UNDERWOOD EL is one of 6 schools operated by ANDREWS ISD, a district that enrolls 4,209 students overall.

In terms of who attends, UNDERWOOD EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 75%; the rest comes out to 23% White. By comparison, Andrews County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, UNDERWOOD EL shows 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, UNDERWOOD EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.1%; actual is 34.1%, a gap of -15.0 points.

Zooming out to the county, Andrews County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,242 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Andrews County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,209 students), of which UNDERWOOD EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ANDREWS EDUCATION CENTER, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), UNDERWOOD EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 43.1%.

UNDERWOOD EL operates from a town-based location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 648 students in 2018 compared to 638 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 68% to 75%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 in 2025.

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