STAFFORD EL

Set in ABILENE, Texas, STAFFORD EL is a moderately sized elementary-level community, run under ABILENE ISD. It caters to 473 students across grades pre-K through 5.

STAFFORD EL is one of 26 schools operated by ABILENE ISD, a district that instructs 14,536 students overall.

On the student-mix side, STAFFORD EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, STAFFORD EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Taylor County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, STAFFORD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.6%, the actual is 39.2%, a residual of +2.6 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Taylor County put median household income runs about $67,139, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. STAFFORD EL is one of 54 public schools in Taylor County (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students).

Nearest neighbor: PURCELL EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STAFFORD EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STAFFORD EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Five-year trend. STAFFORD EL's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 503 (now 473). Black enrollment moved from 28% to 13% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.