CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL

CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL operates as a close-knit K-5 school in WICHITA FALLS, Texas, operated by WICHITA FALLS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 437 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL is one of 25 schools operated by WICHITA FALLS ISD, a district that educates 16,226 students overall.

On the student-mix side, CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL lists that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 71% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.8%; this one comes in at 29.0%, -15.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wichita County put median household earnings sit near $63,524, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Wichita County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students), CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

MILAM EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CUNNINGHAM SCHOOL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 437 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 56% to 46%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.