📍 20 Bulldog Dr, Venus, Johnson County, 76084
Venus el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Venus, Johnson County. The school has 658 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lori Box. It is part of the Venus Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Venus el enrolls 658 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 4.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 63% |
| White | 187 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 4.3% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
539 of the school's 658 students (82%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 446 qualify for free lunch and 93 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Venus 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 58.
Venus el is one of 5 schools in VENUS ISD, based in VENUS, Texas. The district serves 2,283 students district-wide and employs 177 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 658 students, Venus el is larger than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant