📍 701 S Prairie Ave, Petrolia, Clay County, 76377
Petrolia el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petrolia, Clay County. The school has 267 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leann Johnson. It is part of the Petrolia Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Petrolia el enrolls 267 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 9.7% Hispanic or Latino and 6.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 26 | 9.7% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
179 of the school's 267 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 160 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Petrolia 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 69.
Petrolia el is one of 2 schools in PETROLIA CISD, based in PETROLIA, Texas. The district serves 510 students district-wide and employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 267 students, Petrolia el is close to the district average of about 255 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant