Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 255 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PETROLIA CISD·NCES 483471007214
PETROLIA EL
701 S PRAIRIE AVE, PETROLIA, TX 76377 · (940) 524-3433 · Clay County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
158 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
PETROLIA EL→PETROLIA JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL
Based on grade levels within PETROLIA CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
34.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
277
-5 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.2:1
% White
77%
was 81%
% Hispanic
15%
was 13%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PETROLIA EL
PETROLIA EL is a close-knit elementary campus in PETROLIA, Texas, overseen by PETROLIA CISD. The school educates 277 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 47% leaner than typical.
PETROLIA CISD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 510 students. PETROLIA EL is one of those campuses.
On demographics, PETROLIA EL shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Clay County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at PETROLIA EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PETROLIA EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 49.0%; actual is 30.6%, a gap of -18.4 points.
In the broader community, Clay County reports that the typical household earns roughly $80,114 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Clay County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), PETROLIA EL is one campus in the mix.
PETROLIA JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PETROLIA EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 45.7%.
PETROLIA EL operates from a small-town location.
Trend over the last 7 years. PETROLIA EL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 282 (now 277). White enrollment moved from 81% to 77% across the same window.
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Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,495
Census ACS
Median income
$80,114
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- PETROLIA JUNIOR HIGH/HIGH SCHOOL1.1 mi · 233
- HENRIETTA EL13.5 mi · 402
- HENRIETTA H S13.5 mi · 268
- HENRIETTA MIDDLE13.6 mi · 216
- BOOKER T WASHINGTON EL15.3 mi · 377
- RYAN ES16.0 mi · 171
Frequently asked questions
About PETROLIA ELHow large is PETROLIA EL?
PETROLIA EL enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does PETROLIA EL serve?
PETROLIA EL serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PETROLIA EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PETROLIA EL is approximately 12.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PETROLIA EL?
Student demographics at PETROLIA EL are roughly 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is PETROLIA EL in?
PETROLIA EL is part of PETROLIA CISD.
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