📍 1250 Merchant St, Abilene, Taylor County, 79603
Martinez el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 412 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Martinez el enrolls 412 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 8.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 308 | 75% |
| White | 54 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 412 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 379 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martinez 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.
Martinez 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 412 students, Martinez el is smaller than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize