Elementary · Texas

Aaron Parker El

Free meals for all

Aaron Parker El, a public elementary school in Powderly, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 246 students, 12.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of North Lamar ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 246
Teachers (FTE): 20.5
Students per teacher: 12.0
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 90% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 92% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

40%proficient

−18.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

68 students tested, grades 3, 4 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

25%proficient

−13.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

68 students tested, grades 3, 4 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: North Lamar ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with North Lamar ISD.

Location

Address: 98 Cr 44112, Powderly, TX 75473
Phone: (903)732-3066
City or town: Powderly
County: Lamar County

Website Quality of life in Powderly Schools in Powderly

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
North Lamar IntFree meals for all	2–5	593	15.3	8.4 mi
W L Higgins ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–1	330	15.8	8.5 mi
Aikin ElFree meals for all	K–4	866	15.6	10.3 mi
Justiss ElFree meals for all	K–4	546	14.1	10.7 mi
Hugo ESFree meals for all	Pre-K–3	415	16.2	12.7 mi
Chisum ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	584	14.9	13.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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