Early Childhood Center
Public · Grades Pre-K–K · 462 students
Velma Penny El
1000 Mount Sylvan St, Lindale, TX 75771
Grades
1–3
Elementary
Students
517
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.4 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Lindale ISD
Smith County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Texas elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Velma Penny El
Velma Penny El is a public elementary school in Lindale, Texas, serving grades 1–3. It is part of Lindale ISD. The school is located in a town on the edge of a metro area in Smith County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 517 students were enrolled, with about 14.4 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Texas elementary school (14.4 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 4,259 Texas elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 1–3
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- 1–3
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 517 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.4 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Town — Fringe
- School district
- Lindale ISD
- County
- Smith County
- NCES school ID
- 482751003092
Schools near Velma Penny El
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College Street El
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Orr El
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A W Orr El - Cp
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Promise Academy
Private · Grades K–5 · 64 students
Dixie El
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 619 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.