Peete Elementary School
Public elementary school in Tyler, Texas · Tyler ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Peete Elementary School serves 385 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Tyler (Smith County). It is one of 26 schools in Tyler ISD. By enrollment it is the 3581st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 26.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Tyler ISD |
| County | Smith County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484347004944 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Tyler ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 385 | 18,708 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 97.1% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Peete Elementary School in context
Size
Peete Elementary School is the 14th largest of Tyler ISD's 18 elementary schools; its 385 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 529; Peete Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 1 with 74 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 19, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (55 against 49). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 19 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 48.1% here and 48.4% across Tyler ISD. Black students are next, at 43.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
97.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.3% across Tyler ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 26.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 385 students, Peete Elementary School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 385 students would have about 26 teachers, so Peete Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Peete Elementary School is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people, which NCES calls city, midsize. The nearest other elementary school is Caldwell Arts Academy, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 25 other elementary schools, 19 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 48.1% |
| Black | 43.6% |
| White | 4.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.8% of students are girls and 53.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 19 |
| Kindergarten | 49 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 72 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1511 Bellwood Dr., Tyler, TX 75701
Phone: (903)262-2460
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Peete Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Arts Academy | Tyler ISD | 1.0 mi | 618 | 15.8 | 49.8% |
| Birdwell School | Tyler ISD | 1.0 mi | 568 | 18.5 | 68.7% |
| Jones Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.2 mi | 355 | 16.3 | 92.7% |
| Ramey Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.4 mi | 517 | 13.9 | 93.6% |
| Bonner Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.6 mi | 380 | 13.9 | 93.4% |
| T J Austin Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.8 mi | 359 | 14.2 | 98.1% |
| Bell Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 2.1 mi | 540 | 16.4 | 90% |
| Douglas Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 2.1 mi | 591 | 17.3 | 94.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.