📍 101 Student Dr, Venus, Johnson County, 76084
Venus Pri is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Venus, Johnson County. The school has 437 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Leighanne Ortiz. It is part of the Venus Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–1 in a rural setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Venus Pri enrolls 437 students across grades Pre-K–1. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 6.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 261 | 60% |
| White | 130 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 28 | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
337 of the school's 437 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 45 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 Pri 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 Pri 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 437 students, Venus Pri is close to the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant