WEST TEXAS EL

WEST TEXAS EL operates as a compact elementary campus in STINNETT, Texas, part of PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD. Current enrollment sits at 209 students spanning grades K through 5. That puts it 60% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 565 students. WEST TEXAS EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, WEST TEXAS EL shows that 70% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Hutchinson County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, WEST TEXAS EL shows 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hutchinson County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEST TEXAS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.1%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Hutchinson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $67,228 per year, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. WEST TEXAS EL is one of 13 public schools in Hutchinson County (combined enrollment of about 3,718 students).

WEST TEXAS SECONDARY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, WEST TEXAS EL comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.6%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 37%: 333 students in 2018 compared to 209 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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