📍 300 3rd St S e, Childress, Childress County, 79201
Childress el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Childress, Childress County. The school has 451 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tracey Blake. It is part of the Childress Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Childress el enrolls 451 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 223 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 177 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
324 of the school's 451 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 288 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Childress 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 28, state house district 68.
Childress el is one of 3 schools in CHILDRESS ISD, based in CHILDRESS, Texas. The district serves 978 students district-wide and employs 87 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 451 students, Childress el is larger than the district average of about 326 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote