FELTY EL

FELTY EL is a medium-sized elementary school in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, operated by WAXAHACHIE ISD. The school hosts 471 students in grades K through 5.

Within WAXAHACHIE ISD, which oversees 18 schools and 11,196 students, FELTY EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, FELTY EL lists that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 22% Black, 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Ellis County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 26% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Ellis County's rate of about 51%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FELTY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.4%; this one delivers 50.5%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Ellis County shows median household income runs about $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Ellis County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), FELTY EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HOWARD J H, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FELTY EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FELTY EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FELTY EL has ticked down 28%, going from 651 students in 2018 to 471 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 75% to 51%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

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