PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL

Set in BEAUMONT, Texas, PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL is a roomy K-5 school, one of the schools within BEAUMONT ISD. It works with 1,134 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 118% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

BEAUMONT ISD runs 26 schools in total, collectively educating 16,336 students. PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL lists that 55% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 39% Hispanic, 3% White. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL lists 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Jefferson County (around 71%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 31.8%; actual is 14.6%, a gap of -17.2 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household earnings sit near $60,026, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL is one of 92 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students).

The closest other public school is BINGMAN PK, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL at 5th of 5; the average score across the group is 27.6%.

PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PIETZSCH/MAC ARTHUR EL has climbed 29%, going from 881 students in 2018 to 1,134 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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