Rice Elementary School
Public elementary school in Tyler, Texas · Tyler ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Rice Elementary School serves 613 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Tyler (Smith County). It is one of 26 schools in Tyler ISD. By enrollment it is the 1514th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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 ÷ 38.85 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 | 484347004946 |
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 | 613 | 18,708 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.8 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61% | 72.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 68% 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.
Rice Elementary School in context
Size
Rice Elementary School is the 7th largest of Tyler ISD's 18 elementary schools; its 613 students are 3.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 500; Rice Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 2 with 107 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 59, against an average of 88 per grade. This year grade 5 has 28% more students than kindergarten (105 against 82). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 40.6% here and 21.7% across Tyler ISD. Black students are next, at 27.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61% 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 38.85 full-time-equivalent teachers for 613 students, Rice Elementary School has 15.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 613 students would have about 41.4 teachers, so Rice Elementary School has 2.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Rice 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 Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in Cumberland Academy. Within 10 miles there are 25 other elementary schools, 14 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 40.6% |
| Black | 27.7% |
| Hispanic | 18.8% |
| Two or more races | 8.6% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 77 |
| Grade 2 | 107 |
| Grade 3 | 96 |
| Grade 4 | 87 |
| Grade 5 | 105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5215 Old Bullard Rd, Tyler, TX 75703
Phone: (903)262-2555
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rice Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary School | Cumberland Academy | 1.1 mi | 392 | 13.1 | 46.4% |
| Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary School | Cumberland Academy | 1.2 mi | 459 | 13 | 59.3% |
| Woods Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 1.8 mi | 810 | 18.3 | 41.9% |
| The Leadership Academy | Cumberland Academy | 2.2 mi | 332 | 10.4 | 19% |
| Birdwell School | Tyler ISD | 2.4 mi | 568 | 18.5 | 68.7% |
| Bell Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 2.9 mi | 540 | 16.4 | 90% |
| Mozelle Brown Elementary School | Whitehouse ISD | 3.0 mi | 575 | 13.5 | 53.7% |
| Clarkston Elementary School | Tyler ISD | 3.2 mi | 394 | 14 | 76.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.