📍 101 W Fannin St, Dekalb, Bowie County, 75559
Dekalb el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dekalb, Bowie County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melinda Hodgson. It is part of the Dekalb Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dekalb el enrolls 321 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% White, 15% Black or African American and 14% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 196 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 15% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 45 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
219 of the school's 321 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 219 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dekalb el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Dekalb el is one of 3 schools in DEKALB ISD, based in DEKALB, Texas. The district serves 898 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Dekalb el is close to the district average of about 299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote