FARWELL EL

FARWELL EL operates as a low-enrollment primary school in FARWELL, Texas, part of FARWELL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 279 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 46% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 3 schools in FARWELL ISD (599 students total), FARWELL EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, FARWELL EL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 45% White. By comparison, Parmer County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully less Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Parmer County runs at roughly 73%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FARWELL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.9%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Parmer County indicate median household income runs about $69,735, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. FARWELL EL is one of 11 public schools in Parmer County (combined enrollment of about 2,164 students).

FARWELL J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, FARWELL EL comes 3rd of 5 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 4%: 267 students in 2018 compared to 279 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.