WESTLAWN EL

WESTLAWN EL, a modestly sized elementary campus in TEXARKANA, Texas, one of the schools within TEXARKANA ISD, works with 317 students, covering grades 3 through 5. That puts it 39% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 13 schools in TEXARKANA ISD (7,269 students total), WESTLAWN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, WESTLAWN EL reports that nearly all students (81%) are Black. The remainder breaks down as 9% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 25% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 94% of students at WESTLAWN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bowie County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WESTLAWN EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 33.0%; WESTLAWN EL posts 7.9%, -25.1 points below that line.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bowie County put median household earnings sit near $59,803, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bowie County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 17,523 students), of which WESTLAWN EL is one.

The closest other public school is OPTIONS EARLY GRADUATION H S, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WESTLAWN EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 41.6%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 9%: 347 students in 2018 compared to 317 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 86% to 81% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.