📍 2900 Fm 3218, Commerce, Hunt County, 75428
Commerce el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Commerce, Hunt County. The school has 400 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Haley Mcdonald. It is part of the Commerce Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Commerce el enrolls 400 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 26.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 25% Black or African American and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 182 | 46% |
| Black or African American | 98 | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.5% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
310 of the school's 400 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 300 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Commerce el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Commerce el is one of 4 schools in COMMERCE ISD, based in COMMERCE, Texas. The district serves 1,542 students district-wide and employs 123 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 400 students, Commerce el is close to the district average of about 386 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe