📍 1115 Lakeview Ave, Port Arthur, Jefferson County, 77642
Travis el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Port Arthur, Jefferson County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Israel Taylor. It is part of the Port Arthur Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Travis el enrolls 535 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 323 | 60% |
| Black or African American | 169 | 32% |
| White | 16 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
475 of the school's 535 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 472 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.
Travis 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.
Travis 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 535 students, Travis el is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small