TATOM EL

TATOM EL, an intimate primary school in MONAHANS, Texas, one of the schools within MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD, serves 326 students, covering grades 1 through 2. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so TATOM EL sits 37% leaner than that benchmark.

MONAHANS-WICKETT-PYOTE ISD comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 2,181 students; TATOM EL is among them.

On demographics, TATOM EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school lists 25% White, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 56%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, TATOM EL reports 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 70% of students at TATOM EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Ward County runs at roughly 59%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Ward County) logs that median household income runs about $65,952, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ward County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,338 students), TATOM EL is one campus in the mix.

MONAHANS ED CTR is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

TATOM EL operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. TATOM EL's enrollment has declined 43% since 2018, when it stood at 571 (now 326). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 59% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 20.4:1 in 2025.

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