VERIBEST EL

VERIBEST EL is a rural-scale elementary campus in VERIBEST, Texas, operated by VERIBEST ISD. The school educates 120 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so VERIBEST EL sits 77% below that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in VERIBEST ISD (263 students total), VERIBEST EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, VERIBEST EL shows that the largest single group is White, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 37% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, VERIBEST EL has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 46% of students at VERIBEST EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VERIBEST EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.9%; this one delivers 41.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Tom Green County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,370, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Tom Green County runs 81 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,896 students), of which VERIBEST EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: VERIBEST H S, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VERIBEST EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 69.5%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. VERIBEST EL's enrollment has shrank 15% since 2018, when it stood at 141 (now 120).

On the community side, members of the VERIBEST EL community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.