📍 98 Cr 44112, Powderly, Lamar County, 75473
Aaron Parker el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Powderly, Lamar County. The school has 265 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amber Soliz. It is part of the North Lamar Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Aaron Parker el enrolls 265 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 13% Two or more races and 6.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 195 | 74% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 6.8% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
186 of the school's 265 students (70%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Aaron Parker 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-40, state senate district 1, state house district 1.
Aaron Parker el is one of 6 schools in NORTH LAMAR ISD, based in PARIS, Texas. The district serves 2,395 students district-wide and employs 205 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 265 students, Aaron Parker el is smaller than the district average of about 399 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant