📍 1525 N Hill St, Tatum, Rusk County, 75691
Tatum el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tatum, Rusk County. The school has 325 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tamara Fite. It is part of the Tatum Isd school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tatum el enrolls 325 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 115 | 35% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 325 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 27 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.
Tatum 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Tatum el is one of 4 schools in TATUM ISD, based in TATUM, Texas. The district serves 1,392 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 325 students, Tatum el is close to the district average of about 348 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant