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How has PORT ACRES EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORT ARTHUR ISD·NCES 483540004000
Port Acres Elementary School
5900 JADE AVE, PORT ARTHUR, TX 77642 · (409) 984-4960 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
16.5:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
434 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 35 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 42% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 21.0% | 31.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% | 60.0% |
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 | 31.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% 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 →
Schools most like Port Acres Elementary School
Port Acres Elementary School's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Acres Elementary School this school | 507 | 85.6% | 22.1% |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont BEAUMONT | 536 | 86.6% | 33.1% |
| Meadowcreek Elementary School FORT WORTH | 480 | 89.4% | 34.5% |
| Charles Acton Leadershp Academy DALLAS | 537 | 88.1% | 29.6% |
| Ogden Elementary School HOUSTON | 584 | 84.6% | 20.6% |
| Oakmont Elementary School FORT WORTH | 562 | 81.3% | 40.9% |
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 Port Acres Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,197 of 4,401 | #28 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,349 of 4,466 ▲ 74 | #28 of 34 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #4,265 of 4,466 ▲ 26 | #27 of 34 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -20.0pp | #73 of 3,998 | #2 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 507 | #2,471 of 4,938 | #27 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,602 of 4,622 | #25 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.7% | #1,430 of 4,628 | #11 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #1,515 of 4,789 | #22 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.9% | #320 of 1,307 | #6 of 16 |
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
507
+48 (+10%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 356
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 507 | 30.8 | 16.5:1 | 86% (434) |
| 2023-24 | 514 | 31.2 | 16.5:1 | 89% (455) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 33.7 | 14.2:1 | 87% (415) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 86% (397) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 26.2 | 15.5:1 | 82% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 74% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 346 | 24 | 14.4:1 | 80% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 18 | 13.9:1 | 62% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Port Acres Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (406 to 507); teachers up 18% (26.2 to 30.8).
About Port Acres Elementary School
Port Acres Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in PORT ARTHUR, Texas. It teaches 507 students in pre-K through 5.
PORT ARTHUR ISD counts 13 schools and 8,041 students, including Port Acres Elementary School.
About 46% of students at Port Acres Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. Beyond that, enrollment is 43% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 33%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
The school had 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The school's 16.5:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 86%. That is higher than the 71% average for public schools in Jefferson County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Port Acres Elementary School outscored 1%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 22.1%, is 15.0 points below the 37.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census data for Jefferson County show the median household earns about $60,026 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Port Acres Elementary School, Jefferson County has 92 public schools.
Port Acres Elementary School's nearest public school is Memorial High School (about 4.8 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Port Acres Elementary School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Port Acres Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Port Acres Elementary School had a net gain of 48 students, or 10%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.8:1 to 16.5:1 over the same years.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PORT ARTHUR ISD
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Tyrrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
Other schools in PORT ARTHUR
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
- Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Tyrrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Bob Hope School - El CampusElementary · 650 students
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 644 students
Nearby schools
- Memorial High School4.8 mi · 2,140
- Washington Elementary School5.1 mi · 223
- Hillcrest Elementary School5.2 mi · 717
- Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School5.2 mi · 644
- Lincoln Middle School5.2 mi · 619
- Helena Park Elementary School5.3 mi · 760
Frequently asked questions
About Port Acres Elementary SchoolHow large is Port Acres Elementary School?
Port Acres Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-05.
Is Port Acres Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Port Acres Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Port Acres Elementary School have?
Port Acres Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Port Acres Elementary School?
At Port Acres Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 43% Hispanic, 46% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Port Acres Elementary School in?
Port Acres Elementary School is part of PORT ARTHUR ISD.
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