📍 106 W 9th St, Panhandle, Carson County, 79068
Panhandle el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Panhandle, Carson County. The school has 317 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Allison Mitchell. It is part of the Panhandle Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Panhandle el enrolls 317 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 42 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 317 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 88 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Panhandle el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
Panhandle el is one of 3 schools in PANHANDLE ISD, based in PANHANDLE, Texas. The district serves 620 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 317 students, Panhandle el is larger than the district average of about 207 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant