📍 740 Dequeen Blvd, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, 77640
Dequeen el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port Arthur, Jefferson County. The school has 193 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jerry Gloston. It is part of the Port Arthur Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dequeen el enrolls 193 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Black or African American, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 129 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.6% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
161 of the school's 193 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 158 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Dequeen el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 4, state house district 22.
Dequeen el is one of 15 schools in PORT ARTHUR ISD, based in PORT ARTHUR, Texas. The district serves 8,041 students district-wide and employs 614 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 193 students, Dequeen el is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small