Elementary Schools in Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Hale Center Independent School District (Isd) in Texas has only one elementary school, Akin Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school's performance has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with below-average scores on state assessments in both reading and mathematics.

Akin Elementary serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 75.63% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite higher per-student spending compared to the state average, the school's academic outcomes remain significantly below the state average. The student-teacher ratio at Akin Elementary is slightly lower than the state average, at 11.4 students per teacher.

The data suggests that the Hale Center ISD as a whole may be facing systemic challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Addressing the underperformance at Akin Elementary will likely require a comprehensive, district-wide approach to improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.

District Detail

103 W Cleveland
Hale Center, TX 79041-1210

(806) 839-2451

SchoolDigger Rank:
702^nd of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 561

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)		STAAR Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	Total
Akin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N Ave K	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 839-2121	226	20	11.1	84.5%	48 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	173 (76.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	22.6	3875^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.7%		33.6	3242^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	31.2%	633	37.1	31.7	14.3	41.5	$9,240

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	9.46 mi	7	736^th
Texas College Preparatory Academies	9.68 mi	42	334^th
Cotton Center Independent School District (Isd)	9.78 mi	1
Floydada Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)	11.77 mi	5	526^th
Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)	11.78 mi	6	139^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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