📍 1717 e Ave J, Temple, Bell County, 76504
Meridith-dunbar Early Childhood Academy is a State/Public serving prekindergarten age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 418 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Teresa Kurz. It is part of the Temple Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K in a rural setting. The school employs 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Meridith-dunbar Early Childhood Academy enrolls 418 students across grades Pre-K. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 17% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 49% |
| Black or African American | 97 | 23% |
| White | 73 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 418 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 358 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Meridith-dunbar Early Childhood Academy is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 24, state house district 55.
Meridith-dunbar Early Childhood Academy is one of 16 schools in TEMPLE ISD, based in TEMPLE, Texas. The district serves 8,764 students district-wide and employs 617 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 418 students, Meridith-dunbar Early Childhood Academy is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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