PARNELL EL

PARNELL EL is one of the tight-knit K-5 schools in JASPER, Texas, part of JASPER ISD, with 427 students on its rolls from grades 3 through 5.

JASPER ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,070 students. PARNELL EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PARNELL EL reports that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 32% White, 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 15% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PARNELL EL has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jasper County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PARNELL EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 36.7%; this one comes in at 13.5%, -23.2 points off the demographic line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household income runs about $56,723, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 19%. PARNELL EL is one of 15 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 5,411 students).

JASPER J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PARNELL EL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 35.9%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 18%: 362 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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