📍 315 Sw Alpine Dr, Plainview, Hale County, 79072
South el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Plainview, Hale County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Diana Rodriguez. It is part of the Plainview Isd school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
South el enrolls 426 students across grades K–4. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 4.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 326 | 77% |
| White | 74 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 4.2% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
362 of the school's 426 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 362 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South 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.
South 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 426 students, South el is smaller than the district average of about 582 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote