📍 6802 Jones Dr, Galveston, Galveston County, 77551
Parker el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Galveston, Galveston County. The school has 482 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Murphy. It is part of the Galveston Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parker el enrolls 482 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Black or African American, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 183 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 154 | 32% |
| White | 116 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 11 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
421 of the school's 482 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Parker el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 11, state house district 23.
Parker el is one of 13 schools in GALVESTON ISD, based in GALVESTON, Texas. The district serves 6,383 students district-wide and employs 499 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 482 students, Parker el is close to the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small