📍 N Ave K, Hale Center, Hale County, 79041
Akin el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hale Center, Hale County. The school has 248 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sherri Ogle. It is part of the Hale Center Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Akin el enrolls 248 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 181 | 73% |
| White | 57 | 23% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
199 of the school's 248 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 194 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Akin 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 28, state house district 88.
Akin el is one of 3 schools in HALE CENTER ISD, based in HALE CENTER, Texas. The district serves 561 students district-wide and employs 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 248 students, Akin el is larger than the district average of about 187 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant