📍 500 N Bee St, Pettus, Bee County, 78146
Pettus el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Pettus, Bee County. The school has 180 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Laura Holder. It is part of the Pettus Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pettus el enrolls 180 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 13.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 57% Hispanic or Latino, 43% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 57% |
| White | 77 | 43% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 180 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 124 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pettus 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 21, state house district 43.
Pettus el is one of 2 schools in PETTUS ISD, based in PETTUS, Texas. The district serves 377 students district-wide and employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 180 students, Pettus el is close to the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote