📍 3909 Teasley Ln, Denton, Denton County, 76210
Nelson el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denton, Denton County. The school has 520 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Atchley. It is part of the Denton Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 39% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Nelson el enrolls 520 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 41.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 221 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 60 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 7.3% |
| Asian | 23 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
220 of the school's 520 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 189 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Nelson el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 12, state house district 64.
Nelson el is one of 45 schools in DENTON ISD, based in DENTON, Texas. The district serves 33,329 students district-wide and employs 2,416 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 520 students, Nelson el is smaller than the district average of about 741 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize