Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 242 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARCHER CITY ISD·NCES 480861000228
ARCHER CITY EL
602 S ASH ST, ARCHER CITY, TX 76351 · (940) 574-4506 · Archer County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
122 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
ARCHER CITY EL→ARCHER CITY H S
Based on grade levels within ARCHER CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -6.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +2.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
66.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
+23 (+9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.2:1
% White
82%
was 81%
% Hispanic
14%
was 15%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ARCHER CITY EL
ARCHER CITY EL operates as a modestly sized primary school in ARCHER CITY, Texas, part of ARCHER CITY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 278 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ARCHER CITY EL sits 46% below that benchmark.
ARCHER CITY ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 484 students; ARCHER CITY EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, ARCHER CITY EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 44% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Archer County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ARCHER CITY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 54.7%; this one delivers 66.6%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Archer County indicate median household income runs about $72,159, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Archer County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,110 students), of which ARCHER CITY EL is one.
ARCHER CITY H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, ARCHER CITY EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 63.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARCHER CITY EL has edged up 9%, going from 255 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.
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Archer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,867
Census ACS
Median income
$72,159
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ARCHER CITY H S0.1 mi · 206
- WINDTHORST H S11.1 mi · 142
- WINDTHORST EL11.1 mi · 257
- WINDTHORST JH11.1 mi · 107
- HOLLIDAY MIDDLE15.6 mi · 261
- HOLLIDAY H S15.6 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About ARCHER CITY ELWhat is the total enrollment at ARCHER CITY EL?
ARCHER CITY EL enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does ARCHER CITY EL serve?
ARCHER CITY EL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does ARCHER CITY EL have?
ARCHER CITY EL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ARCHER CITY EL?
At ARCHER CITY EL, the student body is approximately 82% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is ARCHER CITY EL public or private?
ARCHER CITY EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARCHER CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.