📍 801 S Ellis, Groesbeck, Limestone County, 76642
H O Whitehurst el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Groesbeck, Limestone County. The school has 501 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelley Copeland. It is part of the Groesbeck Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–3 in a rural setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
H O Whitehurst el enrolls 501 students across grades Pre-K–3. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 274 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 146 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
364 of the school's 501 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 45 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.
H O Whitehurst el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 5, state house district 12.
H O Whitehurst el is one of 4 schools in GROESBECK ISD, based in GROESBECK, Texas. The district serves 1,495 students district-wide and employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 501 students, H O Whitehurst el is larger than the district average of about 374 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote