📍 2650 N Broadway Ave, Tyler, Smith County, 75702
Griffin el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 671 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Steven Ladd. It is part of the Tyler Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Griffin el enrolls 671 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 2.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 460 | 69% |
| Black or African American | 184 | 27% |
| White | 17 | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
641 of the school's 671 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 641 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Griffin el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 6.
Griffin el is one of 25 schools in TYLER ISD, based in TYLER, Texas. The district serves 18,708 students district-wide and employs 1,218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 671 students, Griffin el is close to the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize