PETRONILA EL

www.bishopcisd.net

98 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

Petronila Elementary School is a public school located in Robstown, Texas, serving as part of the Bishop Consolidated Independent School District (BCISD). The school functions as a foundational educational facility for the local rural community, focusing on providing core academic instruction to elementary-aged students. As a campus within the Bishop CISD, it operates under the district's broader mission to foster student growth through a structured curriculum that emphasizes essential literacy, mathematics, and social development.

The school is situated in a semi-rural area of Nueces County, reflecting the smaller, close-knit environment typical of the Bishop school district. By maintaining a connection to the district's centralized administrative resources at http://www.bishopcisd.net, Petronila Elementary benefits from coordinated educational standards and support services intended to prepare students for advancement into the district’s middle and high school programs. Its presence in the community serves as a vital hub for early education, aiming to support the academic and personal success of the region's youth.

Total Students

8.8

Full-Time Teachers

11.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

75.5%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PETRONILA EL
Demographic	Student Count
White	20
Hispanic	78

Hispanic
78 (79.6 %)
White
20 (20.4 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	N/A
Shared Time Status:	N/A
District:	BISHOP CISD
Phone:	(361)387-2834
Website:	http://www.bishopcisd.net
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	98
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	8.8
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	72
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* 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 7

Kindergarten 11

Grade 1 15

Grade 2 21

Grade 3 17

Grade 4 15

Grade 5 12