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Booker T Washington Elementary School

1300 HARDING ST, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301 · (940) 235-1196 · Wichita County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public elementary schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools

Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
361 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K216%
Kindergarten5715%
Grade 16517%
Grade 25715%
Grade 35013%
Grade 46016%
Grade 56718%

This year's kindergarten class (57) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).

Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
6116%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
11029%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
17346%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
328%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
18349%
Female
19451%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
25.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading7.0%18.0%22.0%53.0%
Mathematics8.0%19.0%18.0%55.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

STAAR results by year

School yearReadingMathematics
2025-2625.0%27.0%
2024-2522.0%9.0%
2023-2415.0%19.0%
2022-2313.0%13.0%
2021-2221.0%14.0%
2020-210.0%8.0%
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Booker T Washington Elementary School

Booker T Washington Elementary School's state test result (15.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Booker T Washington Elementary School this school37795.8%15.2%
Crockett Elementary School
CROCKETT
37791.8%16.1%
Hearne Elementary School
HEARNE
37795.0%19.0%
Ned E Williams Elementary School
LONGVIEW
35294.0%43.5%
Jones Elementary School
TYLER
35592.7%36.1%
Como Elementary School
FORT WORTH
42295.0%35.9%
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Booker T Washington Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Wichita County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
15.2%#4,367 of 4,401#19 of 19
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#4,125 of 4,466
▲ 324
#18 of 19
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#4,402 of 4,466
▲ 2
#18 of 19
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+13.0pp#1,097 of 3,998#4 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
377#3,691 of 4,938#17 of 23
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.7:1#3,739 of 4,622#19 of 22
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.1%#790 of 4,628#7 of 22
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
95.8%#410 of 4,789#3 of 23
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+31.8%#232 of 1,307#1 of 6
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
377
+84 (+29%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2537722.616.7:196% (361)
2023-2435329.312.0:194% (331)
2022-2329626.611.1:195% (280)
2020-212932910.1:191% (267)
2017-18286338.7:197% (277)
2015-162872611.0:194% (270)
2010-113423011.4:191% (312)
2000-015924214.1:156% (334)
1990-916232822.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Booker T Washington Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 32% (286 to 377); teachers down 32% (33 to 22.6).

About Booker T Washington Elementary School

Booker T Washington Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 377 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 27% smaller than that.

WICHITA FALLS ISD has a total of 25 schools and 16,226 students, Booker T Washington Elementary School among them.

Enrollment at Booker T Washington Elementary School is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 16% White, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Wichita County's population at about 11%. Booker T Washington Elementary School has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

Teachers at Booker T Washington Elementary School total 22.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%. Among public schools in Wichita County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.

allk12 grades Booker T Washington Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Booker T Washington Elementary School is -17.6 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.2%, and the predicted rate is 32.8%.

Wichita County has these Census figures: median household income is about $63,524, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. The public schools of Wichita County number 53 and enroll about 23,047.

Wichita County Juvenile Justice AEP is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Booker T Washington Elementary School is Rural: Fringe.

Booker T Washington Elementary School had 293 students in 2020-21 and 377 in 2024-25, a 29% increase. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.1:1 to 16.7:1 over the same years.

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Wichita County at a glance

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Population
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students

Quick facts

School name
Booker T Washington Elementary School
District
WICHITA FALLS ISD
Address
1300 HARDING ST, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76301
Phone
(940) 235-1196
County
Wichita County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
377
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
16.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
361 (96%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
484578005222
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Booker T Washington Elementary. Booker T Washington Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Booker T Washington Elementary School
How many students attend Booker T Washington Elementary School?
Booker T Washington Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Booker T Washington Elementary School serve?
Booker T Washington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Booker T Washington Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Booker T Washington Elementary School.
How diverse is Booker T Washington Elementary School?
Booker T Washington Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 29% Hispanic, 46% Black, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Booker T Washington Elementary School?
Booker T Washington Elementary School is overseen by WICHITA FALLS ISD in Wichita County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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