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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEWITT CISD·NCES 483480003901
Pewitt Elementary School
374 COUNTY RD 4318, OMAHA, TX 75571 · (903) 884-2404 · Morris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
14.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
288 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
Based on grade levels within PEWITT CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 42.0% | 18.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 34.0% | 28.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Pewitt Elementary School
Pewitt Elementary School's state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pewitt Elementary School this school | 415 | 69.4% | 57.7% |
| Malakoff Elementary School MALAKOFF | 429 | 69.5% | 55.0% |
| Gw Bradford Primary School RUSK | 379 | 69.7% | N/A |
| Mart Elementary School MART | 352 | 66.5% | 47.1% |
| Street Elementary School COLDSPRING | 424 | 72.2% | N/A |
| Lamar Elementary School DENISON | 425 | 63.5% | 43.5% |
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 Pewitt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #890 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,546 of 4,466 ▼ 585 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #546 of 4,466 ▲ 159 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #991 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #3,368 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,799 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #1,046 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #2,598 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #2,252 of 2,838 |
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
415
+17 (+4%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 69% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 79% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 405 | 35 | 11.6:1 | 78% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 79% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 449 | 33.4 | 13.5:1 | 74% (332) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 33 | 14.8:1 | 73% (357) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 36 | 14.2:1 | 66% (335) |
| 2000-01 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 55% (242) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pewitt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (449 to 415); teachers down 13% (33.4 to 29).
About Pewitt Elementary School
In OMAHA, Texas, part of Morris County, Pewitt Elementary School is an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 415 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
PEWITT CISD is the local district for Pewitt Elementary School. It runs 3 schools with 853 students.
More than half of enrollment at Pewitt Elementary School is White: 53%. The remaining shares are 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, and 13% Black. Morris County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Pewitt Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 0.8 students per teacher. At Pewitt Elementary School, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Morris County is similar, at 72%.
Pewitt Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with Pewitt Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 44.0%. Pewitt Elementary School scores 57.7%, 13.7 points above that line.
Morris County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $58,645, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Morris County's 7 public schools enroll about 1,879 students and include Pewitt Elementary School.
Pewitt Elementary School's nearest public school is Pewitt Junior High School (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.3%; Pewitt Elementary School's is 57.7%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 415 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 398. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 12.1:1 to 14.3:1.
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Morris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,076
Census ACS
Median income
$58,645
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,879 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEWITT CISD
- Pewitt High SchoolHigh · 262 students
- Pewitt Junior High SchoolMiddle · 176 students
Other schools in OMAHA
- Pewitt High SchoolHigh · 262 students
- Pewitt Junior High SchoolMiddle · 176 students
Nearby schools
- Pewitt Junior High School0.6 mi · 176
- Pewitt High School0.6 mi · 262
- Daingerfield Junior High School9.8 mi · 207
- West Elementary School10.4 mi · 260
- Chapel Hill High School11.0 mi · 294
- Chapel Hill Junior High School11.0 mi · 194
Frequently asked questions
About Pewitt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pewitt Elementary School?
Pewitt Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades PK-05.
Is Pewitt Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pewitt Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Pewitt Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Pewitt Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pewitt Elementary School?
At Pewitt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Pewitt Elementary School public or private?
Pewitt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by PEWITT CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.