Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHERMAN ISD·NCES 484008004551
Wakefield Elementary School
400 SUNSET BLVD, SHERMAN, TX 75092 · (903) 891-6595 · Grayson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
250 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 42.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 21.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
28.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Schools most like Wakefield Elementary School
Wakefield Elementary School's state test result (28.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wakefield Elementary School this school | 324 | 77.2% | 28.7% |
| Corrigan-Camden Elementary School CORRIGAN | 397 | 76.6% | 44.3% |
| Houston Elementary School DENISON | 255 | 78.4% | 39.3% |
| Bivins Elementary School AMARILLO | 415 | 75.7% | 43.4% |
| Tatum Primary School TATUM | 328 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Mae Stevens Early Learning Academy COPPERAS COVE | 318 | 70.4% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Wakefield Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #3,778 of 4,401 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,489 of 4,466 ▲ 574 | #16 of 24 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,566 of 4,466 ▲ 1,146 | #12 of 24 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,280 of 3,998 | #12 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #4,052 of 4,938 | #21 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #802 of 4,622 | #6 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.8% | #256 of 4,628 | #1 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #2,134 of 4,789 | #7 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #2,287 of 2,838 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
324
+42 (+15%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 487
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 77% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 27.7 | 11.9:1 | 89% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 27 | 12.0:1 | 98% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 282 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 64% (180) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 60% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 60% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 64% (239) |
| 2000-01 | 524 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 25% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 487 | 27 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wakefield Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (349 to 324); teachers down 11% (28 to 25).
About Wakefield Elementary School
Wakefield Elementary School is a public elementary school run by SHERMAN ISD in SHERMAN, Texas. It enrolls 324 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That is 38% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Wakefield Elementary School is one of the 16 schools that make up SHERMAN ISD (7,788 students in total).
The student body at Wakefield Elementary School has no majority group. White students lead at 40%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 10% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The county population is about 76% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
Wakefield Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 77%. On average, public schools in Grayson County report 53%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 28.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.7%.
In Grayson County, the median household earns about $72,182 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Grayson County, 68 public schools serve about 25,915 students.
Henry W Sory Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 36.9% on proficiency, and Wakefield Elementary School is below that at 28.7%.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 282 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 324 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.3 to 13.0 over 4 years.
This page is set up for the Wakefield Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SHERMAN ISD
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Piner Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other schools in SHERMAN
- Sherman High SchoolHigh · 2,143 students
- Sherman Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
- Piner Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Dillingham Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Henry W Sory Elementary SchoolElementary · 619 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
Other Wakefield Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Wakefield Elementary. Wakefield Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Wakefield ElementaryTurlock, CA · 601 students
- Wakefield ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 520 students
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 493 students
- WAKEFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWAKEFIELD, NE · 341 students
- Wakefield ElemWakefield, KS · 129 students
Nearby schools
- Henry W Sory Elementary School0.6 mi · 619
- Piner Middle School0.9 mi · 831
- Fairview Elementary School1.3 mi · 382
- Washington Elementary School1.5 mi · 464
- Fred Douglass Early Childhood Center1.5 mi · 224
- Crutchfield Elementary School2.5 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Wakefield Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wakefield Elementary School?
Wakefield Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Wakefield Elementary School serve?
Wakefield Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wakefield Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Wakefield Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wakefield Elementary School?
At Wakefield Elementary School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% Black, 6% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Wakefield Elementary School in?
Wakefield Elementary School is part of SHERMAN ISD.
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