📍 3633 N 14th St, Abilene, Taylor County, 79603
Purcell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 635 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Justin Jimenez. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Purcell el enrolls 635 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 378 | 60% |
| White | 142 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 85 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
536 of the school's 635 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 508 qualify for free lunch and 28 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Purcell el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 71.
Purcell el is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 635 students, Purcell el is larger than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize