📍 300 Creekside Dr, Terrell, Kaufman County, 75160
J W Long el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Terrell, Kaufman County. The school has 672 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cherise Nichols. It is part of the Terrell Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J W Long el enrolls 672 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 19% White and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 413 | 61% |
| White | 129 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 102 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 672 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 421 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
J W Long el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 2, state house district 4.
J W Long el is one of 9 schools in TERRELL ISD, based in TERRELL, Texas. The district serves 5,283 students district-wide and employs 310 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 672 students, J W Long el is close to the district average of about 587 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant