PINEY WOODS EL

PINEY WOODS EL is a roomy primary school in SPLENDORA, Texas, one of the schools within SPLENDORA ISD. The school educates 832 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 60% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SPLENDORA ISD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 5,687 students; PINEY WOODS EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PINEY WOODS EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 46% White, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PINEY WOODS EL records 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, PINEY WOODS EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.3%; PINEY WOODS EL posts 33.7%, -19.6 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household earnings sit near $97,701, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. PINEY WOODS EL is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students).

The closest other public school is SPLENDORA J H, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PINEY WOODS EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 32.3%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. PINEY WOODS EL's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 780 (now 832). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 68% to 46%.

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