WESTPHALIA EL

Set in WESTPHALIA, Texas, WESTPHALIA EL is a tiny primary school, run under WESTPHALIA ISD. It enrolls 159 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 69% leaner than typical.

WESTPHALIA EL is a school of WESTPHALIA ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, WESTPHALIA EL logs that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 58%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WESTPHALIA EL lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at WESTPHALIA EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Falls County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WESTPHALIA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.4%; this one delivers 71.2%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Falls County) records that median household income runs about $57,247, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Falls County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,358 students), WESTPHALIA EL is one campus in the mix.

ROSEBUD-LOTT EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.5 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, WESTPHALIA EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.3%.

WESTPHALIA EL operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 156 students in 2018 compared to 159 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 13% to 5%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.