📍 901 2nd St, Palacios, Matagorda County, 77465
East Side Int is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Palacios, Matagorda County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palacios Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Side Int enrolls 275 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 21% White and 2.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 73% |
| White | 59 | 21% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
190 of the school's 275 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Side Int 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.
East Side Int 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 275 students, East Side Int 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