PARKWAY EL

PARKWAY EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in LONGVIEW, Texas, part of PINE TREE ISD. The school hosts 674 students in grades 1 through 4. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

PINE TREE ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,439 students. PARKWAY EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PARKWAY EL logs that 38% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 29% White, 22% Black, 9% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 20%.

In terms of school funding signals, PARKWAY EL reports 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PARKWAY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Gregg County shows median household earnings sit near $66,550, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Gregg County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,498 students), PARKWAY EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PINE TREE MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PARKWAY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARKWAY EL at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PARKWAY EL has declined 3%, going from 696 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 33% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.