Enrollment
248
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELLMAN-UNION CISD·NCES 484491005114
WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL
501 TERRY AVE, WELLMAN, TX 79378 · (806) 637-4619 · Terry County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
122 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 52% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
248
-65 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.9:1
% White
60%
was 56%
% Hispanic
38%
was 42%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL
Located at 501 TERRY AVE, in WELLMAN, Texas, WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL is a small K-12 campus that enrolls 248 students (grades pre-K through 12), run under WELLMAN-UNION CISD. That puts it 49% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.
WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL sits inside WELLMAN-UNION CISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
In terms of who attends, WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL records that White students make up the majority at 60%; the rest looks like 38% Hispanic. By comparison, Terry County as a whole is about 47% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 49% of students at WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Terry County (around 80%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 52.4%; WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL posts 38.1%, -14.3 points below that line.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Terry County) shows that median household earnings sit near $44,100, about 10% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, Terry County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,086 students), of which WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL is one.
Nearest neighbor: LOOP SCHOOL, around 9.5 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 35.6%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL's enrollment has fell 21% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 248). The White share of enrollment rose from 56% to 60% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL 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.
Terry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,629
Census ACS
Median income
$44,100
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,086 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- LOOP SCHOOL9.5 mi · 150
- SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS10.8 mi · 525
- COLONIAL HEIGHTS EL12.9 mi · 117
- BROWNFIELD EDUCATION CENTER13.0 mi · 29
- BROWNFIELD MIDDLE13.5 mi · 327
- BROWNFIELD H S13.6 mi · 465
Frequently asked questions
About WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOLHow many students attend WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL?
WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL enrolls approximately 248 students in grades PK-12.
Is WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL is approximately 11.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL?
At WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 60% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL public or private?
WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WELLMAN-UNION CISD.
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