📍 902 e Goode St, Quitman, Wood County, 75783
Quitman el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Quitman, Wood County. The school has 581 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelli Fortner. It is part of the Quitman Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Quitman el enrolls 581 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 457 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 88 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
370 of the school's 581 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 343 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Quitman el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-50, state senate district 1, state house district 5.
Quitman el is one of 3 schools in QUITMAN ISD, based in QUITMAN, Texas. The district serves 1,208 students district-wide and employs 103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 581 students, Quitman el is larger than the district average of about 403 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant