Enrollment
146
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALCOTT ISD·NCES 484437005066
Walcott Elementary School
4275 HWY 214, HEREFORD, TX 79045 · (806) 289-5222 · Deaf Smith County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL146 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
79 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 37.0% | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 35.0% | 34.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Walcott Elementary School
Walcott Elementary School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walcott Elementary School this school | 146 | 54.1% | 57.3% |
| Early Childhood Development Center CORPUS CHRISTI | 150 | 54.7% | N/A |
| McCamey Primary School MCCAMEY | 197 | 53.3% | 27.7% |
| Roscoe Elementary School ROSCOE | 179 | 54.2% | 41.1% |
| Moreno Montessori EL PASO | 112 | 51.8% | N/A |
| Iraan Elementary School IRAAN | 143 | 51.0% | 30.8% |
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 Walcott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Deaf Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #912 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,357 of 4,466 ▼ 824 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,576 of 4,466 ▲ 69 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #938 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 146 | #4,758 of 4,938 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #3,401 of 4,789 | #6 of 6 |
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
146
+4 (+3%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 79
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 146 | 7.6 | 19.3:1 | 54% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 144 | 5 | 29.0:1 | 49% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 8.9 | 16.7:1 | 57% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 9 | 15.8:1 | 54% (77) |
| 2017-18 | 125 | 9.9 | 12.7:1 | 62% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 139 | 8 | 17.4:1 | 62% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 8 | 15.8:1 | 63% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 146 | 8 | 18.3:1 | 66% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 79 | 5 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walcott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (125 to 146); teachers down 24% (9.9 to 7.6).
About Walcott Elementary School
Walcott Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in HEREFORD, Texas. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 146 students. Enrollment is 72% lower than the average for elementary schools in Texas, which is about 519.
Walcott Elementary School reports to WALCOTT ISD.
At Walcott Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 78% of the student body. The next largest groups are 21% White. County-wide, about 76% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1 at Walcott Elementary School, with 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 19.3:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Deaf Smith County is 80%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 50.6% for Walcott Elementary School. The school posts 57.3%, 6.8 points above the prediction.
Deaf Smith County has these Census figures: the median household income is $60,799, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and about 14% of people live in poverty. In all, Deaf Smith County has 9 public schools and roughly 4,110 students.
The shortest distance from Walcott Elementary School to another public school is about 20.6 miles, to Friona Junior High School. The nearest schools with test data average 32.2%, lower than Walcott Elementary School's 57.3%.
For locale, NCES codes Walcott Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
Walcott Elementary School's enrollment grew from 142 in 2020-21 to 146 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 19.3:1.
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Deaf Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,460
Census ACS
Median income
$60,799
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
4,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEREFORD
- Hereford High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Hereford Junior High SchoolMiddle · 534 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 479 students
- Aikman Elementary SchoolElementary · 464 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 366 students
- West Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 331 students
Other Walcott Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Walcott Elementary. Walcott Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Walcott Elementary SchoolWalcott, IA · 150 students
Nearby schools
- Friona Junior High School20.6 mi · 225
- Friona High School20.7 mi · 291
- Friona Elementary School20.8 mi · 283
- Friona Primary School20.8 mi · 217
- West Central Elementary School23.7 mi · 331
- Hereford Junior High School23.8 mi · 534
Frequently asked questions
About Walcott Elementary SchoolHow large is Walcott Elementary School?
Walcott Elementary School enrolls approximately 146 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Walcott Elementary School serve?
Walcott Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Walcott Elementary School have?
Walcott Elementary School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Walcott Elementary School?
Student demographics at Walcott Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 78% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Walcott Elementary School?
Walcott Elementary School is overseen by WALCOTT ISD in Deaf Smith County.
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