📍 718 Robbins Rd, Athens, Henderson County, 75751
South Athens el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Athens, Henderson County. The school has 449 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Livingston. It is part of the Athens Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Athens el enrolls 449 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 249 | 55% |
| White | 120 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
372 of the school's 449 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 351 qualify for free lunch and 21 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Athens el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-50, state senate district 3, state house district 4.
South Athens el is one of 5 schools in ATHENS ISD, based in ATHENS, Texas. The district serves 3,029 students district-wide and employs 206 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 449 students, South Athens el is smaller than the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant