TRAVIS EL

TRAVIS EL is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in PORT ARTHUR, Texas, operated by PORT ARTHUR ISD, caters to 543 students in grades pre-K through 5.

PORT ARTHUR ISD comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,041 students; TRAVIS EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, TRAVIS EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Black, 2% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 71%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, TRAVIS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.6%.

In the surrounding community, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,825 students), TRAVIS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WHEATLEY SCHOOL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TRAVIS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts TRAVIS EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 554 students in 2018 compared to 543 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 60% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for TRAVIS EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.