📍 2100 Business 81/287 S, Decatur, Wise County, 76234
Carson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Wise County. The school has 548 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Craig Weston. It is part of the Decatur Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Carson el enrolls 548 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 36.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 34% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 335 | 61% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188 | 34% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 548 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Carson el 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 61.
Carson el is one of 6 schools in DECATUR ISD, based in DECATUR, Texas. The district serves 3,786 students district-wide and employs 252 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 548 students, Carson el is close to the district average of about 631 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant