FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY

FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY is a cozy K-5 school in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, overseen by FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY. The school hosts 366 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 29% leaner than typical.

FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY is one of 2 schools operated by FAITH FAMILY ACADEMY, a district that enrolls 3,036 students overall.

On demographics, FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY records that the most-represented group is Black (40%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 38% Hispanic, 17% White, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Ellis County as a whole is about 15% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the surrounding community, census data for Ellis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Ellis County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), of which FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is WAXAHACHIE H S, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY.

FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY operates from a rural location. FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FAITH FAMILY MASTER ACADEMY has ticked up 24%, going from 294 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 29% to 40% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 in 2025.

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