Travis Elementary School
Public elementary school in Port Arthur, Texas · Port Arthur ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Travis Elementary School serves 543 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Port Arthur (Jefferson County). It is one of 12 schools in Port Arthur ISD. By enrollment it is the 2104th 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 ÷ 37.37 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Port Arthur ISD |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483540004011 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Port Arthur ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 543 | 8,041 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 13.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.1% | 86.7% | 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.
Travis Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 8 elementary schools in Port Arthur ISD, Travis Elementary School is the 4th largest, with 6.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 611; Travis 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 3 with 101 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 34, against an average of 78 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (88 against 65). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 34 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 65.4% here and 54.1% across Port Arthur ISD. Black students are next, at 27.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 86.7% across Port Arthur 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 37.37 full-time-equivalent teachers for 543 students, Travis Elementary School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 543 students would have about 36.7 teachers, so Travis 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
Travis Elementary School is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people, which NCES calls city, small. The nearest other elementary school is Lakeview Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 19 other elementary schools, 11 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 | 65.4% |
| Black | 27.8% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1.1% |
47% of students are girls and 53% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 34 |
| Kindergarten | 65 |
| Grade 1 | 87 |
| Grade 2 | 83 |
| Grade 3 | 101 |
| Grade 4 | 85 |
| Grade 5 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1115 Lakeview Ave, Port Arthur, TX 77642
Phone: (409)984-4700
Website: paisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Travis Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 0.9 mi | 535 | 13.7 | 88.2% |
| Tyrrell Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 1.3 mi | 670 | 15.3 | 93.4% |
| Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies | Tekoa Academy of Accelerated Studies STEM School | 1.3 mi | 236 | 15.7 | 94.9% |
| Bob Hope School - El Campus | Bob Hope School | 1.5 mi | 650 | 21 | 83.5% |
| Groves Primary School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 2.1 mi | 613 | 13.9 | 55.6% |
| Groves Intermediate School | Port Neches-Groves ISD | 2.2 mi | 609 | 14.9 | 53.7% |
| Dequeen Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 2.2 mi | 232 | 9.8 | 92.2% |
| Houston Elementary School | Port Arthur ISD | 2.3 mi | 689 | 13.2 | 88.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Port Arthur ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dequeen Elementary School | Elementary | 3–5 | 232 |
| Houston Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 689 |
| Jefferson Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 857 |
| Lakeview Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 535 |
| Lincoln Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 619 |
| Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 2,140 |
| Port Acres Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 507 |
| Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 644 |
| Tyrrell Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 670 |
| Washington Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 223 |
| Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs | Pre-K | Pre-K | 380 |