Enrollment
314
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ITALY ISD·NCES 482445002741
STAFFORD EL
301 HARRIS ST, ITALY, TX 76651 · (972) 483-6342 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL314 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
171 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
STAFFORD EL→ITALY H S
Based on grade levels within ITALY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
314
-55 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.0:1
% White
54%
was 52%
% Hispanic
31%
was 30%
% Black
9%
was 14%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About STAFFORD EL
STAFFORD EL is one of the intimate elementary schools in ITALY, Texas, part of ITALY ISD, with 314 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 39% smaller than typical.
Within ITALY ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 597 students, STAFFORD EL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, STAFFORD EL reports that the most-represented group is White (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at STAFFORD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
After controlling for student poverty, STAFFORD EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.1%, the actual is 40.7%, a residual of -9.4 points.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ellis County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $99,595 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Ellis County runs 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), of which STAFFORD EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: ITALY H S, around 0.7 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STAFFORD EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.5%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 15%: 369 students in 2018 compared to 314 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 14% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.
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Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ITALY H S0.7 mi · 283
- MILFORD SCHOOL5.3 mi · 258
- AVALON SCHOOL6.1 mi · 347
- FROST EL8.1 mi · 247
- FROST SECONDARY8.1 mi · 215
- BLOOMING GROVE EL11.2 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About STAFFORD ELHow many students attend STAFFORD EL?
STAFFORD EL enrolls approximately 314 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does STAFFORD EL serve?
STAFFORD EL serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does STAFFORD EL have?
STAFFORD EL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at STAFFORD EL?
Student demographics at STAFFORD EL are roughly 54% White, 31% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees STAFFORD EL?
STAFFORD EL is overseen by ITALY ISD in Ellis County.
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