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The highest-poverty public schools in Ellis County, Texas

69 public schools in Ellis County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 57.6% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Ellis County, Texas

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

57.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY	WAXAHACHIE, TX	FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY	Elementary	366	99.7%
2	HAZEL INGRAM EL	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	Elementary	335	86.9%
3	G W CARVER EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	407	82.6%
4	LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	Elementary	641	79.4%
5	LEE LONGINO EL	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	Elementary	436	78.4%
6	HOUSTON EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	363	76.3%
7	FERRIS J H	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	Middle	658	75.5%
8	FERRIS H S	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	High	940	74.5%
9	TURNER PREKINDERGARTEN ACADEMY	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	256	73.4%
10	DAVID S CROCKETT EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	479	72.4%
11	AUSTIN EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	394	70.1%
12	RUSSELL P SCHUPMANN EL	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	756	69.0%
13	TRAVIS EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	280	68.6%
14	MARVIN BIOMEDICAL ACADEMY	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	535	68.0%
15	AVALON SCHOOL	AVALON, TX	AVALON ISD	Combined	347	67.1%
16	CLIFT EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	449	66.8%
17	DUNAWAY EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	525	65.9%
18	JACK LUMMUS INT	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	515	65.6%
19	RED OAK EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	491	65.4%
20	NORTHSIDE EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	480	65.2%
21	MILFORD SCHOOL	MILFORD, TX	MILFORD ISD	Combined	258	64.7%
22	DORIE MILLER INT	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	447	64.4%
23	WOODEN EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	508	64.4%
24	BOWIE EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Elementary	506	64.0%
25	EASTRIDGE EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	530	63.8%
26	RED OAK MIDDLE	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	Middle	1,488	62.7%
27	WEDGEWORTH EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	594	62.5%
28	J A VITOVSKY EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	658	62.0%
29	ALAMO MIDDLE	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Middle	457	60.8%
30	LIFE MIDDLE WAXAHACHIE	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	Middle	551	60.4%
31	ENNIS J H	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	Middle	908	59.8%
32	ENNIS H S	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	High	1,887	59.7%
33	SHIELDS EL	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	RED OAK ISD	Elementary	625	59.2%
34	IRVIN EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Elementary	611	58.6%
35	RED OAK H S	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	High	2,297	57.6%
36	LIFE SCHOOL RED OAK	RED OAK, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	Elementary	1,045	56.0%
37	STAFFORD EL	ITALY, TX	ITALY ISD	Elementary	314	54.5%
38	PALMER EL	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	Elementary	525	53.9%
39	PALMER MIDDLE	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	Middle	423	53.9%
40	MANSFIELD HERITAGE EL	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Elementary	460	53.7%
41	FRANK SEALE MIDDLE	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	Middle	726	53.3%
42	MANSFIELD HERITAGE MIDDLE	GRAND PRAIRIE, TX	INTERNATIONAL LEADERSHIP OF TEXAS (ILTEXAS)	Middle	138	52.9%
43	LIFE H S WAXAHACHIE	WAXAHACHIE, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	High	1,114	52.2%
44	HOWARD J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	918	50.2%
45	FINLEY J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	839	49.9%
46	RAY EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Elementary	386	49.7%
47	COLEMAN J H	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	Middle	775	47.4%
48	PALMER H S	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	High	403	46.7%
49	WAXAHACHIE H S	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	High	3,056	44.4%
50	ITALY H S	ITALY, TX	ITALY ISD	High	283	44.2%

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