📍 811 Cowboy Way, Plains, Yoakum County, 79355
Plains el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plains, Yoakum County. The school has 203 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tracy Heflin. It is part of the Plains Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Plains el enrolls 203 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and <1% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 135 | 67% |
| White | 65 | 32% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 203 students (66%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 127 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Plains 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 31, state house district 88.
Plains el is one of 3 schools in PLAINS ISD, based in PLAINS, Texas. The district serves 423 students district-wide and employs 46 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 203 students, Plains el is larger than the district average of about 141 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote