📍 5215 Old Bullard Rd, Tyler, Smith County, 75703
Rice el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 680 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Allison O'neal. It is part of the Tyler Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 44% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rice el enrolls 680 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 26% Black or African American and 16% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 303 | 45% |
| Black or African American | 175 | 26% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 53 | 7.8% |
| Asian | 36 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
405 of the school's 680 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 405 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.
Rice 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.
Rice 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 680 students, Rice 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