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Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WICHITA FALLS ISD·NCES 484578007482
West Foundation Elementary School
5220 LK WELLINGTON PKWY, WICHITA FALLS, TX 76310 · (940) 235-1192 · Wichita County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
151 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 38.0% | 30.0% | 15.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 27.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 68.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 75.0% | 55.0% |
| 2021-22 | 94.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 72.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 West Foundation Elementary School
West Foundation Elementary School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Foundation Elementary School this school | 381 | 39.6% | 62.2% |
| Mathews Elementary School AUSTIN | 366 | 34.7% | 64.7% |
| Snow Heights Elementary School NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 380 | 38.9% | 55.0% |
| Yale Elementary School RICHARDSON | 429 | 31.0% | 58.3% |
| Spring Hill Intermediate School LONGVIEW | 454 | 38.5% | 66.7% |
| Prestonwood Elementary School DALLAS | 474 | 35.2% | 63.9% |
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 West Foundation Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wichita County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #647 of 4,401 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #799 of 4,466 ▲ 47 | #2 of 19 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #857 of 4,466 ▼ 198 | #3 of 19 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,794 of 3,998 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #3,650 of 4,938 | #16 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,200 of 4,622 | #17 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.5% | #928 of 4,628 | #9 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.6% | #3,955 of 4,789 | #22 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.7% | #1,369 of 2,838 | #3 of 15 |
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
381
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 363
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 40% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 26.9 | 14.1:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 38% (162) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 31 | 13.2:1 | 32% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 463 | 32.3 | 14.3:1 | 35% (161) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 27% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 489 | 32 | 15.3:1 | 24% (115) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 26 | 14.0:1 | 21% (76) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Foundation Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (463 to 381); teachers down 26% (32.3 to 24).
About West Foundation Elementary School
West Foundation Elementary School is a small elementary school found in WICHITA FALLS, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 381 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 27% smaller than that.
WICHITA FALLS ISD has 25 schools; together they serve 16,226 students.
White students are the majority at West Foundation Elementary School, with 53% of enrollment. The school is also 21% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 71%. Pick two students at random and there is a 66% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
West Foundation Elementary School counts 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.9 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 15.9:1 here. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Wichita County average 62%.
In Texas, West Foundation Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 62.2% actual against a predicted 56.8%.
Wichita County has these Census figures: the median household income is $63,524, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wichita County has 53 public schools and roughly 23,047 students.
The shortest distance from West Foundation Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to Rider High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, West Foundation Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at West Foundation Elementary School dropped 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 408 to 381 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.9:1.
Discussions about West Foundation Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wichita County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,996
Census ACS
Median income
$63,524
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
23,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS ISD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- McNiel Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
Other schools in WICHITA FALLS
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 1,857 students
- Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,650 students
- Rider High SchoolHigh · 1,569 students
- Wichita Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,243 students
- Barwise Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,164 students
- McNiel Middle SchoolMiddle · 996 students
Nearby schools
- Rider High School1.1 mi · 1,569
- Jefferson Elementary School1.2 mi · 322
- Memorial High School1.5 mi · 1,650
- Cunningham School1.7 mi · 437
- McNiel Middle School1.7 mi · 996
- Fowler Elementary School1.8 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About West Foundation Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Foundation Elementary School?
West Foundation Elementary School enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does West Foundation Elementary School serve?
West Foundation Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does West Foundation Elementary School have?
West Foundation Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
What is the student diversity at West Foundation Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Foundation Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is West Foundation Elementary School in?
West Foundation Elementary School is part of WICHITA FALLS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.