PEETE EL

Located at 1511 BELLWOOD DR, in TYLER, Texas, PEETE EL is a close-knit elementary campus that serves 385 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by TYLER ISD. That puts it 26% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

TYLER ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 18,708 students. PEETE EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PEETE EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 44% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 97% of students at PEETE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Smith County (around 64%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PEETE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.5%, the actual is 32.5%, a residual of +1.0 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Smith County put the typical household earns roughly $74,192 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which PEETE EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ALVIN V ANDERSON RISE ACADEMY, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PEETE EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 58.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. PEETE EL's enrollment has increased 31% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 385). Hispanic enrollment moved from 60% to 48% across the same window.

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