📍 379 Buchanan Rd, Decatur, Wise County, 76234
Young el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Decatur, Wise County. The school has 458 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrew Hohman. It is part of the Decatur Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Young el enrolls 458 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 140 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
256 of the school's 458 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.
Young 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 61.
Young 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 458 students, Young el is smaller than the district average of about 631 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe