WEDGEWORTH EL

Located at 405 SOLON RD, in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, WEDGEWORTH EL is a reasonably sized elementary campus that caters to 594 students (grades K through 5), run under WAXAHACHIE ISD.

WAXAHACHIE ISD runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 11,196 students. WEDGEWORTH EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, WEDGEWORTH EL lists that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 25% White, 13% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Ellis County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting WEDGEWORTH EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Ellis County's rate of about 51%.

After controlling for student poverty, WEDGEWORTH EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.6%; this one comes in at 28.7%, -17.9 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Ellis County put median household earnings sit near $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ellis County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), WEDGEWORTH EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is COLEMAN J H, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WEDGEWORTH EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 50.5%.

WEDGEWORTH EL operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 13%: 682 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 41% to 25% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the WEDGEWORTH EL community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.