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D−

Travis El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1115 Lakeview Ave, Port Arthur, TX 77642 · (409) 984-4700 · Part of Port Arthur Independent School District

Port Arthur’s School Grade D better than 11% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
543
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Travis El

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Port Arthur kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Port Arthur kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Travis ElYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1115 Lakeview Ave, Port Arthur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten65
Grade 187
Grade 283
Grade 3101
Grade 485
Grade 588
Enrollment over time
551’20
549’21
535’22
523’23
543’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 65%Black 28%White 2%Two or more races 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Travis El from Port Arthur families.

Other schools in Port Arthur Independent School District

The district →
Houston El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
C
689 students13:1
Tyrrell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
D
670 students15:1
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
C−
644 students16:1
Lakeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
C−
535 students14:1
Port Acres El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
D
507 students16:1
Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Port Arthur
380 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Port Arthur’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.