Enrollment
209
Elementary
DISTRICT 131 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD·NCES 484158021373
West Texas Elementary School
600 S STEWART, STINNETT, TX 79083 · (806) 878-2103 · Hutchinson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
68 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
West Texas Elementary School→West Texas Secondary School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
59.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Texas Elementary School
West Texas Elementary School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Texas Elementary School this school | 209 | 32.5% | 57.3% |
| Irion Elementary School MERTZON | 200 | 29.5% | 56.0% |
| Maypearl Primary School MAYPEARL | 229 | 34.1% | N/A |
| Lago Vista Intermediate School LAGO VISTA | 252 | 29.8% | 40.9% |
| Early Childhood Academy ALEDO | 189 | 28.0% | N/A |
| Olsen Elementary School PORT ARANSAS | 263 | 37.3% | 57.3% |
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 Texas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hutchinson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #920 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,106 of 4,466 ▲ 2 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,069 of 4,466 ▼ 305 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #4,598 of 4,938 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #143 of 4,622 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #2,773 of 4,628 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #4,164 of 4,789 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #247 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
209
-88 (-30%) vs 2020
-21% since 2000-01, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 209 | 18.8 | 11.1:1 | 33% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 22.5 | 11.2:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 265 | 24.5 | 10.8:1 | 48% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 297 | 27 | 11.0:1 | 39% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 25.4 | 13.1:1 | 39% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 292 | 25 | 11.7:1 | 47% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2000-01 | 265 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 68% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Texas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (333 to 209); teachers down 26% (25.4 to 18.8).
About West Texas Elementary School
West Texas Elementary School is a public small elementary school in STINNETT, Texas. The latest federal count shows 209 students in kindergarten through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 60% lower.
Across its 3 schools, PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD enrolls 565 students. West Texas Elementary School is one of those schools.
At 70%, White students outnumber all other groups at West Texas Elementary School combined. It is also 24% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 70% White share among all Hutchinson County residents. By the diversity index, West Texas Elementary School comes in at 45%.
Teachers at the school number 18.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.1:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 33% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in Hutchinson County, the school's rate is lower.
West Texas Elementary School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 59.8% for a school in Texas with West Texas Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. West Texas Elementary School posts 57.3%.
Federal survey data for Hutchinson County show that median household income is about $67,228, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 13 public schools operate in Hutchinson County, serving about 3,718 students.
The nearest other public school, West Texas Secondary School, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, West Texas Elementary School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put West Texas Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 209 was 30% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 297.
Community posts for West Texas Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hutchinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,184
Census ACS
Median income
$67,228
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD
- West Texas Secondary SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Early Learning AcademyElementary · 52 students
Other schools in STINNETT
- West Texas Secondary SchoolHigh · 304 students
- Early Learning AcademyElementary · 52 students
Nearby schools
- West Texas Secondary School0.0 mi · 304
- Early Learning Academy0.0 mi · 52
- Paul Belton Elementary School10.9 mi · 294
- Borger High School11.4 mi · 691
- Crockett Elementary School12.5 mi · 357
- Borger Middle School12.5 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About West Texas Elementary SchoolHow many students attend West Texas Elementary School?
West Texas Elementary School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does West Texas Elementary School serve?
West Texas Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Texas Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Texas Elementary School is approximately 11.1:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Texas Elementary School?
At West Texas Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees West Texas Elementary School?
West Texas Elementary School is overseen by PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD in Hutchinson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.