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What's the most underrated thing about FELTY EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAXAHACHIE ISD·NCES 484473011560
Felty Elementary School
231 PARK PL BLVD, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165 · (972) 923-4616 · Ellis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
124 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +61.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 61 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 40.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like Felty Elementary School
Felty Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Felty Elementary School this school | 471 | 26.3% | 50.3% |
| Merriman Park Elementary School DALLAS | 446 | 33.9% | 52.3% |
| Valley Creek Elementary School MCKINNEY | 498 | 22.1% | 57.8% |
| Mt Peak Elementary School MIDLOTHIAN | 567 | 25.0% | 55.0% |
| T E Baxter Elementary School MIDLOTHIAN | 594 | 31.3% | 56.8% |
| J L Boren Elementary School MANSFIELD | 611 | 27.5% | 68.7% |
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 Felty Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,400 of 4,401 | #10 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,814 of 4,466 ▼ 630 | #13 of 36 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,404 of 4,466 ▲ 347 | #10 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #549 of 3,998 | #5 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 471 | #2,816 of 4,938 | #25 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,468 of 4,622 | #21 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.8% | #1,001 of 4,628 | #13 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.3% | #4,302 of 4,789 | #36 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #636 of 2,838 | #2 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
471
-112 (-19%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 671
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 15.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 471 | 31.4 | 15.0:1 | 26% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 36 | 14.7:1 | 36% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 37.9 | 15.0:1 | 34% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 583 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 26% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 651 | 40.5 | 16.1:1 | 27% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 24% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 671 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 50% (333) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Felty Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (651 to 471); teachers down 22% (40.5 to 31.4).
About Felty Elementary School
Felty Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in WAXAHACHIE, Texas. It reported 471 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
WAXAHACHIE ISD enrolls 11,196 students, and its 18 schools include Felty Elementary School.
At Felty Elementary School, 51% of students are White. The remaining students are 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Ellis County is about 60% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school's 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. At Felty Elementary School, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Ellis County is 51%.
Felty Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.3%, compared with a predicted 62.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Ellis County show that the median household earns about $99,595 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Ellis County, 83 public schools serve about 46,344 students.
Howard Junior High School is about 0.5 miles from Felty Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Felty Elementary School is 2nd among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 471, down from 583 in 2020-21.
The Felty Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAXAHACHIE ISD
- Waxahachie High SchoolHigh · 3,056 students
- Howard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- Finley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Coleman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Wedgeworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Simpson Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other schools in WAXAHACHIE
- Waxahachie High SchoolHigh · 3,056 students
- Life H S WaxahachieHigh · 1,114 students
- Howard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- Finley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Coleman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Wedgeworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Howard Junior High School0.5 mi · 918
- Finley Junior High School0.6 mi · 839
- Waxahachie Global High School1.2 mi · 369
- Simpson Elementary School1.3 mi · 592
- Waxahachie H S of Choice1.4 mi · 56
- Coleman Junior High School1.4 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About Felty Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Felty Elementary School?
Felty Elementary School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-05.
Is Felty Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Felty Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Felty Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Felty Elementary School.
How diverse is Felty Elementary School?
Felty Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 21% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Felty Elementary School?
Felty Elementary School is overseen by WAXAHACHIE ISD in Ellis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.