📍 605 W Cockrell St, Celeste, Hunt County, 75423
Celeste el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Celeste, Hunt County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lindsay Walker. It is part of the Celeste Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Celeste el enrolls 254 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 162 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 70 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 6.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
166 of the school's 254 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 137 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Celeste el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-30, state senate district 2, state house district 2.
Celeste el is one of 3 schools in CELESTE ISD, based in CELESTE, Texas. The district serves 489 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Celeste el is larger than the district average of about 163 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant