📍 500 W Main St, Big Spring, Howard County, 79733
Forsan el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Spring, Howard County. The school has 359 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Carrie Averette. It is part of the Forsan Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Forsan el enrolls 359 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 24 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 197 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 143 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
176 of the school's 359 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 145 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forsan el 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 31, state house district 72.
Forsan el is one of 2 schools in FORSAN ISD, based in FORSAN, Texas. The district serves 695 students district-wide and employs 60 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 359 students, Forsan el is close to the district average of about 348 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant