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J A VITOVSKY EL
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About J A VITOVSKY EL
J A VITOVSKY EL is one of the medium-sized elementary schools in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas, operated by MIDLOTHIAN ISD, with 658 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 27% above typical.
Within MIDLOTHIAN ISD, which oversees 14 schools and 11,356 students, J A VITOVSKY EL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, J A VITOVSKY EL shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 28% White, 21% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
Looking at school resources, J A VITOVSKY EL shows 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 62% of students at J A VITOVSKY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
With demographic context factored in, J A VITOVSKY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 42.3%.
Across the wider county, Ellis County reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,595 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Ellis County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), of which J A VITOVSKY EL is one.
T E BAXTER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J A VITOVSKY EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.1%.
J A VITOVSKY EL operates from a town-based location.
Looking at the recent track record. J A VITOVSKY EL's enrollment has ticked up 10% since 2018, when it stood at 599 (now 658). Over the same period, the Black share increased from 5% to 21%.
Inside the community feed, the feed for J A VITOVSKY EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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