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WAKE VILLAGE EL
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WAKE VILLAGE EL
WAKE VILLAGE EL is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in WAKE VILLAGE, Texas, overseen by TEXARKANA ISD, with 539 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Within TEXARKANA ISD, which oversees 13 schools and 7,269 students, WAKE VILLAGE EL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, WAKE VILLAGE EL shows that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 27% White, 12% multiracial, 12% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Bowie County's rate of about 68%.
After controlling for student poverty, WAKE VILLAGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.4%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bowie County) shows that median household earnings sit near $59,803, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bowie County's 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students), WAKE VILLAGE EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is WESTLAWN EL, roughly 1.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WAKE VILLAGE EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAKE VILLAGE EL at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 33.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 16%: 639 students in 2018 compared to 539 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 39% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
On allk12, members of the WAKE VILLAGE EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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