WHARTON EL

WHARTON EL is a primary school of medium-sized scale in WHARTON, Texas, operated by WHARTON ISD, instructing 478 students in grades 2 through 5.

WHARTON ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,767 students; WHARTON EL is among them.

Demographically, WHARTON EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 23% Black, 10% White. The wider county runs roughly 42% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Wharton County runs at roughly 65%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, WHARTON EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 40.1%; WHARTON EL posts 20.8%, -19.3 points below that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Wharton County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,924 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Wharton County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,729 students), WHARTON EL is one campus in the mix.

C G SIVELLS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WHARTON EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 29%: 675 students in 2018 compared to 478 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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