Pewitt El, Omaha TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Pewitt El

Pewitt Elementary sits in Omaha, a small Morris County town where the school district and municipal government are among the few stable employers. The surrounding region's economy has long rested on the steel plant at Lone Star, to the south, which has weathered major layoffs and periods of idling over decades. Within this modest, slowly declining town and county, the elementary serves grades pre-K through five with a student body drawn largely from families with limited household means.

The school's most recent test results show a profile where early grades and language arts are relative strengths, while math proficiency grows as students progress but remains below language arts, and science performance in the tested grade is mixed. Reading and language arts proficiency in grade three stands at a majority level; by grades four and five it remains near that mark. In math, grade three results are lower, improving to something closer to half by grade four and moving higher by grade five. In grade five science, just over half of students met or exceeded the standard. Across all subjects measured, the school sits above the median among the county's districts in overall proficiency. The test data available is from the current school year and represents a snapshot rather than a trend, so a parent may want to ask the school how performance has moved over time.

A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is small, with the grade band split fairly evenly across pre-K through five. Racial composition is predominantly white, with meaningful Black and multiracial representation, and a smaller Hispanic population. Enrollment figures for students in special education and English learner status were not available in the public record.

The district recently passed a significant bond measure approved by voters to build a new elementary school building, replacing the current structure with modernized facilities including a walkway and parking improvements. This project carries a property tax increase estimated at about twenty-six cents per one hundred dollars of home value. At the same time, the district lost its federally funded afterschool program, which had provided care for students whose families depended on it. Parents considering this school should check directly with the district about the timeline and details of the new building project and whether afterschool options have been replaced or are being developed.

Housing values in the ZIP code are modest relative to the state and national benchmarks, with median home values roughly in the lower range for Texas. The 30-year mortgage rate sits in the mid-six percent range, and the ratio of typical home price to median household income is manageable, around two-point-one. This translates to a housing market where entry costs are not high, a consideration for families relocating to the area.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 48%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Grade 560%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 19 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 373%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 27 pts above state median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 570%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Science

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 30 pts above state median

This schoolPEWITT CISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income71%Higher-income76%5 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income68%Higher-income74%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income64%Higher-income78%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income44%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income37%Higher-income74%37 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income48%Higher-income78%30 pp gap