📍 100 e Ellwood Blvd, Anton, Hockley County, 79313
Anton School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Anton, Hockley County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jimmi Scroggins. It is part of the Anton Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Anton School enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 5.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 70% |
| White | 36 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
137 of the school's 170 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 130 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Anton School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 88.
Anton School is one of 1 schools in ANTON ISD, based in ANTON, Texas. The district serves 175 students district-wide and employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Anton School is close to the district average of about 175 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant