Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 487 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JASPER ISD·NCES 482463002760
Parnell Elementary School
151 PARK ST, JASPER, TX 75951 · (409) 384-2212 · Jasper County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
364 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 164 | 38% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 29% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JASPER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 18.0% | 28.0% | 45.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 39.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 23.0% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Parnell Elementary School
Parnell Elementary School's state test result (21.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parnell Elementary School this school | 427 | 85.2% | 21.8% |
| Wake Village Elementary School WAKE VILLAGE | 539 | 86.5% | 41.5% |
| Clarkston Elementary School TYLER | 394 | 76.9% | 35.6% |
| Jean C Few Primary School JASPER | 546 | 92.3% | N/A |
| Brandon Elementary School LUFKIN | 386 | 78.2% | 49.1% |
| Parker Elementary School GALVESTON | 436 | 84.2% | 51.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Parnell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.8% | #4,212 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #4,111 of 4,466 ▼ 273 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,764 of 4,466 ▼ 78 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.0pp | #577 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #3,256 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,988 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #713 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #1,544 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.0% | #473 of 1,307 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
427
+128 (+43%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 833
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 10.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 427 | 27.4 | 15.6:1 | 85% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 31.5 | 14.3:1 | 85% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 28.1 | 12.0:1 | 83% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 299 | 28 | 10.7:1 | 80% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 28.8 | 12.6:1 | 82% (297) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 74% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 76% (340) |
| 2000-01 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | 64% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 833 | 53 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parnell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (362 to 427); teachers down 5% (28.8 to 27.4).
About Parnell Elementary School
The public elementary school Parnell Elementary School is located in JASPER, Texas. It educates 427 students in grades 3 through 5.
Besides Parnell Elementary School, JASPER ISD runs 3 other schools. The district enrolls 2,070 students.
Black students form the largest group at Parnell Elementary School, 43% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% White, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Jasper County residents are about 15% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Parnell Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Its 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Jasper County.
allk12 grades Parnell Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 37.3% for Parnell Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 21.8%. The 15.5-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Parnell Elementary School is located in Jasper County, where median household income is about $56,723, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 19% of people live in poverty. Parnell Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Jasper County, which together enroll about 5,411 students.
Jasper Junior High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Parnell Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Parnell Elementary School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Parnell Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Reported enrollment: 299 (2020-21) and 427 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.6:1) than in 2020-21 (10.7:1).
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,727
Census ACS
Median income
$56,723
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,411 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JASPER ISD
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 633 students
- Jean C Few Primary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Jasper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 464 students
Other schools in JASPER
- Jasper High SchoolHigh · 633 students
- Jean C Few Primary SchoolElementary · 546 students
- Jasper Junior High SchoolMiddle · 464 students
- Quest Collegiate Academy - JasperCombined
Nearby schools
- Jasper Junior High School0.2 mi · 464
- Jasper High School1.3 mi · 633
- Jean C Few Primary School1.6 mi · 546
- Brookeland Elementary School15.9 mi · 198
- Brookeland High School15.9 mi · 183
- Newton Elementary School16.0 mi · 359
Frequently asked questions
About Parnell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Parnell Elementary School?
Parnell Elementary School enrolls approximately 427 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Parnell Elementary School serve?
Parnell Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Parnell Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Parnell Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Parnell Elementary School?
At Parnell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 32% White, 16% Hispanic, 43% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Parnell Elementary School?
Parnell Elementary School is overseen by JASPER ISD in Jasper County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.