📍 1000 Milam St, Hemphill, Sabine County, 75948
Hemphill el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hemphill, Sabine County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jessica Shelton. It is part of the Hemphill Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Hemphill el enrolls 334 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 7.8% Two or more races and 7.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 77% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 7.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 25 | 7.5% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 334 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hemphill 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-10, state senate district 3, state house district 9.
Hemphill el is one of 3 schools in HEMPHILL ISD, based in HEMPHILL, Texas. The district serves 788 students district-wide and employs 81 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, Hemphill el is larger than the district average of about 263 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote