TERRELL EL

TERRELL EL operates as a compact elementary-level community in DENISON, Texas, part of DENISON ISD. Current enrollment sits at 432 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Within DENISON ISD, which oversees 10 schools and 4,977 students, TERRELL EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, TERRELL EL shows that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 27% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 12% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 71% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Grayson County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, TERRELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 37.6%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grayson County indicate median household income runs about $72,182, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Grayson County's 68 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,915 students), TERRELL EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PATHWAYS H S, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, TERRELL EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.1%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Five-year trend. TERRELL EL's enrollment has grew 21% since 2018, when it stood at 357 (now 432). The White share of enrollment fell from 52% to 43% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.