POTH EL

POTH EL is a medium-sized elementary school in POTH, Texas, one of the schools within POTH ISD. The school instructs 455 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within POTH ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 962 students, POTH EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, POTH EL logs that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest consists of 38% Hispanic.

On the resource side, POTH EL shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at POTH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wilson County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, POTH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 50.1%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wilson County) records that median household income runs about $94,565, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. POTH EL is one of 30 public schools in Wilson County (combined enrollment of about 9,458 students).

The closest other public school is POTH J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, POTH EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.

POTH EL operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. POTH EL's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 455). The White share of enrollment climbed from 51% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.