WM DAVID SURRATT EL

WM DAVID SURRATT EL, a large K-5 school in CLINT, Texas, one of the schools within CLINT ISD, caters to 939 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 81% bigger than typical.

WM DAVID SURRATT EL is one of 14 schools operated by CLINT ISD, a district that teaches 10,077 students overall.

Demographically, WM DAVID SURRATT EL reports that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic; the rest comes out to 4% White. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 83% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, WM DAVID SURRATT EL reports 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, El Paso County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WM DAVID SURRATT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.5%.

In the broader community, El Paso County reports that median household earnings sit near $59,806, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across El Paso County's 273 public schools (combined enrollment of about 165,404 students), WM DAVID SURRATT EL is one campus in the mix.

CLINT J H SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WM DAVID SURRATT EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WM DAVID SURRATT EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 46.6%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WM DAVID SURRATT EL has shrank 8%, going from 1,022 students in 2018 to 939 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.