📍 1001 5th St, Palacios, Matagorda County, 77465
Central el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palacios, Matagorda County. The school has 349 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jack Kelley. It is part of the Palacios Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central el enrolls 349 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 262 | 75% |
| White | 73 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 349 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 231 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 18, state house district 25.
Central el is one of 4 schools in PALACIOS ISD, based in PALACIOS, Texas. The district serves 1,265 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 349 students, Central el is close to the district average of about 316 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote