WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL

WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL is an one-room-style K-12 campus in WALNUT SPRINGS, Texas, run under WALNUT SPRINGS ISD. The school educates 165 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL sits 66% leaner than that benchmark.

WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL sits inside WALNUT SPRINGS ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%; the rest consists of 38% White. By comparison, Bosque County as a whole is about 19% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Roughly 84% of students at WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Bosque County's rate of about 65%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.1%; this one delivers 25.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bosque County) records that median household income runs about $68,914, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Bosque County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,462 students), WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

IREDELL SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 8.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOL has shrank 7%, going from 177 students in 2018 to 165 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.