CENTRAL EL

630 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 4th

School Overview

CENTRAL EL is a public elementary school and part of the PLAINVIEW ISD school district, located in PLAINVIEW, TX with 630 students offering grade levels from PK to 04. Student demographics can be found below.

With 40 teachers, CENTRAL EL has a student/teacher ratio of about 15.7:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.

630

Total Students

40.1

Full-Time Teachers

15.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

64.8%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for CENTRAL EL
Demographic	Student Count
White	115
Hispanic	487
Black	19
Asian	1
Two or More	6
American Indian	2

Hispanic
487 (77.3 %)
White
115 (18.3 %)
Black
19 (3.0 %)
Two or More
6 (1.0 %)
American Indian
2 (0.3 %)
Asian
1 (0.2 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	New
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	PLAINVIEW ISD
Phone:	(806)293-6000
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 4th
Total Students:	630
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	40.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	402
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	6

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 137

Kindergarten 93

Grade 1 89

Grade 2 102

Grade 3 101

Grade 4 108