VIVIAN FOWLER EL

Located at 503 N O'TYSON, in MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas, VIVIAN FOWLER EL is a compact primary school that serves 388 students (grades K through 4), operated by MOUNT PLEASANT ISD. That puts it 25% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

MOUNT PLEASANT ISD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,153 students; VIVIAN FOWLER EL is among them.

Demographically, VIVIAN FOWLER EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Black, 7% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 45%.

Looking at school resources, VIVIAN FOWLER EL shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 86% of students at VIVIAN FOWLER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Titus County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, VIVIAN FOWLER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 36.2%; this one delivers 49.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Titus County put the typical household earns roughly $58,425 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. VIVIAN FOWLER EL is one of 15 public schools in Titus County (combined enrollment of about 6,972 students).

Nearest neighbor: CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), VIVIAN FOWLER EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.8%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. VIVIAN FOWLER EL's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 388).

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