📍 11780 C R 168, Tyler, Smith County, 75703
Owens el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 665 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandy Baker. It is part of the Tyler Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Owens el enrolls 665 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 387 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 137 | 21% |
| Black or African American | 91 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 36 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
325 of the school's 665 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 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.
Owens el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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.
Owens 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 665 students, Owens 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: Rural - Fringe