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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 514 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURKBURNETT ISD·NCES 481212000711
John G Tower Elementary School
5200 HOOPER DR, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76306 · (940) 855-3221 · Wichita County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
200 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
John G Tower Elementary School→Burkburnett Middle School
Based on grade levels within BURKBURNETT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +43.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 43 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 34.0% | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
55.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 John G Tower Elementary School
John G Tower Elementary School's state test result (55.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John G Tower Elementary School this school | 448 | 44.6% | 55.5% |
| Spring Hill Primary School LONGVIEW | 426 | 44.1% | N/A |
| Trinity Basin Preparatory - West FORT WORTH | 441 | 45.6% | 41.2% |
| Spring Valley Elementary School HEWITT | 476 | 42.0% | 70.0% |
| Margaret Fischer Davis Elementary School TEXARKANA | 494 | 47.4% | N/A |
| Frazier Elementary School BURLESON | 552 | 44.0% | 51.3% |
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 John G Tower Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wichita County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #1,021 of 4,401 | #5 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #918 of 4,466 ▲ 282 | #4 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,001 of 4,466 ▼ 467 | #4 of 19 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #3,033 of 4,938 | #11 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #506 of 4,622 | #4 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #975 of 4,628 | #10 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #3,785 of 4,789 | #19 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #2,056 of 2,838 | #9 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
448
+16 (+4%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 549
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 448 | 36 | 12.4:1 | 45% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 33.5 | 13.0:1 | 52% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 34.6 | 13.4:1 | 44% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 432 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 34% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | 40.6 | 12.2:1 | 42% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 49% (281) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 48% (298) |
| 2000-01 | 695 | 44 | 15.8:1 | 38% (262) |
| 1990-91 | 549 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John G Tower Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (495 to 448); teachers down 11% (40.6 to 36).
About John G Tower Elementary School
John G Tower Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in BURKBURNETT ISD, located in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. A federal count lists 448 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
The district, BURKBURNETT ISD, has 3,213 students enrolled across 7 schools.
White students make up a majority at John G Tower Elementary School, at 54%. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, and 11% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Wichita County is roughly 71% White. John G Tower Elementary School's diversity index is 65%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 45% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in Wichita County, the average is 62%.
allk12 grades John G Tower Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for John G Tower Elementary School is 54.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 55.5%.
In the county around the school, Wichita County, the median household income is $63,524, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Wichita County is home to 53 public schools and about 23,047 public school students.
Haynes Head Start is located about 1.4 miles from John G Tower Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.5% is above the 39.1% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment gain, from 432 in 2020-21 to 448 in 2024-25.
Posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news are welcome on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURKBURNETT ISD
- Burkburnett High SchoolHigh · 901 students
- Burkburnett Middle SchoolMiddle · 743 students
- I C Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Overton Ray Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
- Gateway Student Support CenterHigh · 25 students
- Wichita Co JJAEPHigh · 2 students
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- McNiel Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
Nearby schools
- Haynes Head Start1.4 mi · 282
- Sheppard Afb Elementary School1.8 mi · 312
- City View Junior/Senior High2.9 mi · 646
- Burgess Elementary School3.0 mi · 345
- Hirschi High School3.2 mi · 770
- Hirschi Middle School3.2 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About John G Tower Elementary SchoolHow large is John G Tower Elementary School?
John G Tower Elementary School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
Is John G Tower Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John G Tower Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John G Tower Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John G Tower Elementary School is approximately 12.4:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at John G Tower Elementary School?
At John G Tower Elementary School, the student body is approximately 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is John G Tower Elementary School public or private?
John G Tower Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BURKBURNETT ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.