📍 5765 e State Hwy 294, Elkhart, Anderson County, 75839
Slocum Pk - 8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elkhart, Anderson County. The school has 256 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Gina Kellum. It is part of the Slocum Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Slocum Pk - 8 enrolls 256 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 25.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 256 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Slocum Pk - 8 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-60, state senate district 3, state house district 8.
Slocum Pk - 8 is one of 2 schools in SLOCUM ISD, based in ELKHART, Texas. The district serves 323 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 256 students, Slocum Pk - 8 is larger than the district average of about 162 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant