📍 3300 Lexington St, Plainview, Hale County, 79072
North el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainview, Hale County. The school has 672 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Wallace. It is part of the Plainview Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
North el enrolls 672 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 9.8% White and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 580 | 86% |
| White | 66 | 9.8% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
597 of the school's 672 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 595 qualify for free lunch and 2 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
North el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 28, state house district 88.
North el is one of 7 schools in PLAINVIEW ISD, based in PLAINVIEW, Texas. The district serves 4,077 students district-wide and employs 324 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 672 students, North el is larger than the district average of about 582 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote