SHEPPARD AFB EL

SHEPPARD AFB EL, an intimate elementary campus in WICHITA FALLS, Texas, run under WICHITA FALLS ISD, teaches 312 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 40% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

WICHITA FALLS ISD runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 16,226 students. SHEPPARD AFB EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, SHEPPARD AFB EL reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 11% Black. By comparison, Wichita County as a whole is about 71% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Wichita County's rate of about 62%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SHEPPARD AFB EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.8%, the actual is 71.7%, a residual of +5.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Wichita County put median household earnings sit near $63,524, roughly 25% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Wichita County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,047 students), SHEPPARD AFB EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HAYNES HEAD START, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SHEPPARD AFB EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 30.6%.

SHEPPARD AFB EL operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 317 students in 2018 compared to 312 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.