📍 3055 Fm 2574, Palestine, Anderson County, 75803
Neches el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palestine, Anderson County. The school has 170 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Wilson. It is part of the Neches Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Neches el enrolls 170 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 14.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% White, 12% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 130 | 76% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
108 of the school's 170 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Neches el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-60, state senate district 3, state house district 8.
Neches el is one of 2 schools in NECHES ISD, based in NECHES, Texas. The district serves 337 students district-wide and employs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 170 students, Neches el is close to the district average of about 169 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant