📍 7282 Ft Worth St, Iola, Grimes County, 77861
Iola el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iola, Grimes County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Hollie Guilbeau. It is part of the Iola Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Iola el enrolls 293 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 220 | 75% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 59 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
114 of the school's 293 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 97 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.
Iola el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 5, state house district 13.
Iola el is one of 2 schools in IOLA ISD, based in IOLA, Texas. The district serves 626 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Iola el is close to the district average of about 313 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant