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Purcell Elementary, Abilene, TX

CEP schoolPurcell Elementary is a public elementary school in Abilene, part of Abilene ISD. It enrolled 537 students in 2024-25, with 15.8 students per full-time teacher.Listed in NCES data as "PURCELL EL".

Enrollment and teachers

Students
537
Teachers (FTE)
34.0
Students per teacher
15.8
Grades
PK to 5

This school's ratio is 1.0 higher than the district figure of 14.8. The Texas average across schools is 15.1. Ratios count all teachers, including specialists, so they are lower than typical class sizes.

This school15.8
District14.8
Texas15.1
United States15.3

School details

Address
3633 N 14th St, Abilene, TX 79603
Phone
(325)671-4845
District
Abilene ISD
County
Taylor County
Level
Elementary
Type
Regular
Status
Open
Charter
No
Locale
City: Midsize
NCES school ID
480744000024
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

School meals

Counts of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as reported to NCES.
Free lunch
424
Reduced-price lunch
8
Free or reduced-price lunch
43280.4% of enrollment.
Community Eligibility Provision
Yes (CEP school)

Schools in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) serve free meals to all students, so their free lunch counts often reflect direct certification or total enrollment. Free and reduced lunch shares are not comparable between CEP and non-CEP schools.

Related schools

Other elementary schools in Abilene ISD

Elementary schools elsewhere in Abilene

We publish official enrollment and staffing data, not ratings or test scores.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.