Enrollment
512
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Lindale, TX
Federal NCES profile for College Street El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
The verdict
College Street El earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median.
College Street El has class sizes near the Texas median. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, College Street El ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Lindale, TX.
Enrollment
512
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
15.1:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
+3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
44.0%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
-29% vs state
How College Street El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
Slightly above state median
15.1:1 - 0.4 above the Texas state median of 14.7:1, indicating larger average class loads than typical schools in the state.
College Street El is a mid-sized elementary school in Lindale, Texas, enrolling 512 students.
Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 15.1:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 44.0% of students eligible for free meals.
With 512 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Against 1,164 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #489.
Its student body is led by White (67%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 50/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 512 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.8% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Lindale Isd spends $10,052 per pupil, 26% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Lindale Isd also operates Lindale H S (1,338 students) and E J Moss Int (1,082 students) alongside College Street El.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
College Street El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 15.1:1 | ▲ 3% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 44.0% | ▼ 29% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 512 | top 48% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Largest group: White at 67.2% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 49.9, College Street El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lindale Isd, which includes College Street El.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindale H S | Larger | Lower economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| E J Moss Int | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Lindale J H | Larger | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Velma Penny El | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
| Early Childhood Center | Similar size | Similar economic need | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to College Street El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on College Street El's federal record.
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
College Street El has 512 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Lindale, TX.
The student-teacher ratio at College Street El is 15.1:1, which is 3% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
44.0% of students at College Street El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
The largest demographic group at College Street El is White at 67.2% of enrollment, in Lindale, TX.
College Street El has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
By Resource Investment Index, College Street El ranks #2 of 3 elementary schools in Lindale, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Lindale on the city page.
College Street El earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Texas median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
Besides College Street El, Lindale Isd also operates Lindale H S (1,338 students), E J Moss Int (1,082 students), and Lindale J H (695 students). See the Lindale Isd district page for the complete list.
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