PANHANDLE EL

PANHANDLE EL operates as a low-enrollment primary school in PANHANDLE, Texas, operated by PANHANDLE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 290 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 44% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

Across the 3 schools in PANHANDLE ISD (620 students total), PANHANDLE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PANHANDLE EL lists that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Carson County (around 28%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PANHANDLE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.8%; this one delivers 67.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Carson County put median household income runs about $85,231, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PANHANDLE EL is one of 6 public schools in Carson County (combined enrollment of about 1,072 students).

The closest other public school is PANHANDLE J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PANHANDLE EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 56.9%.

PANHANDLE EL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 341 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

On allk12, members of the PANHANDLE EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.