📍 1719 e N 10th St, Abilene, Taylor County, 79601
Taylor el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shanda Bourne. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Taylor el enrolls 658 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 39.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 276 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
433 of the school's 658 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Taylor el 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 71.
Taylor 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 658 students, Taylor 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: Rural - Fringe