MINERAL WELLS EL

MINERAL WELLS EL is a sizable primary school in MINERAL WELLS, Texas, one of the schools within MINERAL WELLS ISD. The school serves 1,907 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 267% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

MINERAL WELLS ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 5,673 students; MINERAL WELLS EL is among them.

On demographics, MINERAL WELLS EL shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 40% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 120 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Palo Pinto County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, MINERAL WELLS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Palo Pinto County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,674 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Palo Pinto County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,087 students), MINERAL WELLS EL is one campus in the mix.

MINERAL WELLS J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MINERAL WELLS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at MINERAL WELLS EL has expanded 156%, going from 745 students in 2018 to 1,907 in 2024. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 45% to 40%.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.