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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at BRADFORD EL this year?
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Enrollment
450
Elementary
DISTRICT 464 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA PARK CISD·NCES 482426002702
BRADFORD EL
800 S TEXOWA, IOWA PARK, TX 76367 · (940) 592-5841 · Wichita County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL450 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
187 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within IOWA PARK CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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
450
+45 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.2:1
% White
88%
was 80%
% Hispanic
9%
was 15%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRADFORD EL
Located at 800 S TEXOWA, in IOWA PARK, Texas, BRADFORD EL is a mid-sized primary school that educates 450 students (grades 3 through 5), run under IOWA PARK CISD.
Across the 5 schools in IOWA PARK CISD (1,904 students total), BRADFORD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, BRADFORD EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 71%.
Looking at school resources, BRADFORD EL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Wichita County's rate of about 62%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRADFORD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.
Around the school, Wichita County reports that median household income runs about $63,524, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Wichita County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students), BRADFORD EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: W F GEORGE MIDDLE, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRADFORD EL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.6%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Trend over the last 7 years. BRADFORD EL's enrollment has increased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 405 (now 450). White enrollment moved from 80% to 88% across the same window.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in IOWA PARK CISD
- IOWA PARK H SHigh · 545 students
- KIDWELL ELElementary · 478 students
- W F GEORGE MIDDLEMiddle · 430 students
- IOWA PARK JJAEPHigh · 1 students
Other schools in IOWA PARK
- IOWA PARK H SHigh · 545 students
- KIDWELL ELElementary · 478 students
- W F GEORGE MIDDLEMiddle · 430 students
Nearby schools
- W F GEORGE MIDDLE0.7 mi · 430
- KIDWELL EL1.7 mi · 478
- IOWA PARK H S2.4 mi · 545
- MEMORIAL H S5.8 mi · 1,650
- CITY VIEW JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH6.1 mi · 646
- CITY VIEW EL6.3 mi · 504
Frequently asked questions
About BRADFORD ELHow large is BRADFORD EL?
BRADFORD EL enrolls approximately 450 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does BRADFORD EL serve?
BRADFORD EL serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRADFORD EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRADFORD EL is approximately 15.3:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRADFORD EL?
At BRADFORD EL, the student body is approximately 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees BRADFORD EL?
BRADFORD EL is overseen by IOWA PARK CISD in Wichita County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.