WARE EL

Set in LONGVIEW, Texas, WARE EL is a low-enrollment elementary-level community, run under LONGVIEW ISD. It caters to 411 students across grades 1 through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WARE EL sits 21% below that benchmark.

Within LONGVIEW ISD, which oversees 14 schools and 8,138 students, WARE EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, WARE EL records that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 28% Black, 4% White. By comparison, Gregg County as a whole is about 20% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WARE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Gregg County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, WARE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.6%; this one delivers 35.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Gregg County put the typical household earns roughly $66,550 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Gregg County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), of which WARE EL is one.

The closest other public school is LEAD ACADEMY H S, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WARE EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 52.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. WARE EL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WARE EL has edged down 14%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 411 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 58% to 66%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

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