📍 2101 Wasson Rd, Big Spring, Howard County, 79720
Marcy el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Spring, Howard County. The school has 360 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Treena Foster. It is part of the Big Spring Isd school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Marcy el enrolls 360 students across grades K–2. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 6.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 246 | 68% |
| White | 79 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 23 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
275 of the school's 360 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 264 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Marcy el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 31, state house district 72.
Marcy el is one of 9 schools in BIG SPRING ISD, based in BIG SPRING, Texas. The district serves 3,376 students district-wide and employs 266 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 360 students, Marcy el is close to the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote