PORT NECHES EL

PORT NECHES EL, a mid-sized unified-grade school in PORT NECHES, Texas, overseen by PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD, works with students from the surrounding community, covering grade M.

PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 5,349 students. PORT NECHES EL is one of those campuses.

On the resource side, The student-to-teacher ratio at PORT NECHES EL logs approximately 13.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 11.7:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Jefferson County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,026 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Across Jefferson County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), PORT NECHES EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PORT NECHES MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PORT NECHES EL.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 5-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 401 students in 2018 compared to 378 in 2023. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 20% to 26% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

On the community side, members of the PORT NECHES EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.