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Port Arthur ISD

Independent School District · Jefferson County · Beaumont area (Region 5)

8,155
Students
15
Campuses
D 64/100
TEA Rating (2024-25)
Dr Mark Porterie View 26–27 Calendar
Superintendent

Boundary map

Boundary from TEA · basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors

Schools in this district (15)

  • Memorial High School Grades 09-12 2,068 students
  • Jefferson Middle Grades 06-08 847 students
  • Houston Elementary Grades PK-05 748 students
  • Tyrrell Elementary Grades PK-05 699 students
  • Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary Grades PK-05 · Magnet 628 students
  • Lincoln Middle Grades 06-08 626 students
  • Lakeview Elementary Grades PK-05 578 students
  • Travis Elementary Grades PK-05 523 students
  • Port Acres Elementary Grades PK-05 514 students
  • Wheatley School Of Early Childhood Programs Grades EE-KG 365 students

Official Texas Education Agency

Texas School Report Card

2024-25 accountability data for Port Arthur ISD · updated 06/01/2026

A–F · txschools.gov
D 64
In Need of Improvement
Overall score 64 / 100
7,899Students
13Campuses
14Students / Teacher
Dr Mark PorterieSuperintendent
★ Postsecondary Readiness

Student Population

Economically Disadvantaged86.6%
Special Education13.4%
Emergent Bilingual / English Learners34.8%

Student Outcomes

91.5%
Attendance Rate
28.7%
Chronic Absenteeism
14%
Grade 8 Algebra I EOC
26.7%
Postsecondary Outcomes

Staff

14Students per Teacher
563.7Full-time Teachers
1,253.8Full-time Staff
$54,781Avg. Teacher Salary

Original report card

The complete official TEA report card page (2024-25). Click to enlarge or download the high-resolution image.

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U.S. Census · NCES ACS-ED

Community & Demographics

American Community Survey estimates (2019-23) for the Port Arthur ISD area

ACS-ED Dashboard
52,677Total population
$42,903Median household income
19,618Total households
85.1%Broadband internet

Race & ethnicity

White14%Hispanic / Latino40%Black / African American42%Asian3%Two or more races1%

Housing type

House 73.6%Apartments / other 26.3%

Homes by year built

2000 & after 22.3%1970–1999 29.3%Before 1970 48.6%

NCES Demographic Dashboard (2019-23)

Full ACS-ED report from the National Center for Education Statistics — includes language, labor-force and educational-attainment charts.

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