J W LONG EL

As a reasonably sized elementary school in TERRELL, Texas, J W LONG EL serves 681 students from grades K through 5, part of TERRELL ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

Within TERRELL ISD, which oversees 9 schools and 5,283 students, J W LONG EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, J W LONG EL logs that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 16% Black, 16% White, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, J W LONG EL lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Kaufman County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, J W LONG EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 39.2%; actual is 20.5%, a gap of -18.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kaufman County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,485 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Kaufman County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), J W LONG EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is TERRELL H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J W LONG EL at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 4%: 706 students in 2018 compared to 681 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 50% to 63% over that span.

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