Woodroe Petty Elementary School
Public elementary school in Taft, Texas · Taft ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Woodroe Petty Elementary School serves 390 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Taft (San Patricio County). It is one of 3 schools in Taft ISD. By enrollment it is the 3535th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Taft ISD |
| County | San Patricio County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484206004789 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Taft ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 390 | 812 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 12.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89% | 85.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Woodroe Petty Elementary School in context
Size
Woodroe Petty Elementary School is the only elementary school in Taft ISD. Its 390 students are 48% of the district's 812. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 7.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 466; Woodroe Petty 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 65 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 38, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (57 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 38 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 78.7% here and 83.6% across Taft ISD. White students are next, at 20.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.7% across Taft 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 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 390 students, Woodroe Petty Elementary School has 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 390 students would have about 26.4 teachers, so Woodroe Petty Elementary School has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Woodroe Petty Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Andrews Elementary School, 6.3 miles away in Gregory-Portland ISD. Within 10 miles there are 7 other elementary schools, 0 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 | 78.7% |
| White | 20.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
53.1% of students are girls and 46.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 38 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 58 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 65 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 57 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 Peach Streeet, Taft, TX 78390
Phone: (361)528-2636
Website: taftisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Woodroe Petty Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Elementary School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 6.3 mi | 530 | 14.3 | 55.5% |
| Clark Elementary School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 7.3 mi | 457 | 13.1 | 53.4% |
| Sinton Elementary School | Sinton ISD | 7.5 mi | 458 | 14.6 | 66.2% |
| Austin Elementary School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 7.7 mi | 375 | 12.5 | 54.7% |
| Early Childhood Center | Gregory-Portland ISD | 7.7 mi | 529 | 15.6 | 62.9% |
| Welder Elementary School | Sinton ISD | 7.8 mi | 520 | 16.1 | 71.9% |
| East Cliff Elementary School | Gregory-Portland ISD | 8.0 mi | 474 | 13.5 | 41.6% |
| Odem Elementary School | Odem-Edroy ISD | 11.6 mi | 247 | 15.6 | 63.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Taft ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo L Trevino Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 173 |
| Taft High School | High | 9–12 | 249 |