📍 309 Ave D, Penelope, Hill County, 76676
Penelope School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Penelope, Hill County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sherry Hueske. It is part of the Penelope Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Penelope School enrolls 202 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% White, 33% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 129 | 64% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 66 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
115 of the school's 202 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 102 qualify for free lunch and 13 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.
Penelope School 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 22, state house district 8.
Penelope School is one of 1 schools in PENELOPE ISD, based in PENELOPE, Texas. The district serves 216 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 202 students, Penelope School is close to the district average of about 216 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant