📍 307 Madole St, Athens, Henderson County, 75751
Central Athens is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Athens, Henderson County. The school has 587 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Breeona Parnell. It is part of the Athens Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Athens enrolls 587 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 259 | 44% |
| White | 197 | 34% |
| Black or African American | 80 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 39 | 6.6% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
444 of the school's 587 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 428 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
Central Athens 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.
Central Athens 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 587 students, Central Athens is close to the district average of about 606 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant