Enrollment
372
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHEELER ISD·NCES 484542005168
Wheeler School
1 MUSTANG DR, WHEELER, TX 79096 · (806) 826-5534 · Wheeler County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL372 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Texas public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
40 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
228 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 11 | 3% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 40.0% | 25.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 34.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Wheeler School
Wheeler School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler School this school | 372 | 61.3% | 46.8% |
| Sands Cisd ACKERLY | 232 | 58.6% | 51.0% |
| Rotan K-12 ROTAN | 273 | 58.2% | 38.4% |
| Whiteface School WHITEFACE | 298 | 54.0% | 42.0% |
| Avalon School AVALON | 347 | 67.1% | 33.1% |
| Texline School TEXLINE | 225 | 62.7% | 70.9% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Wheeler School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #85 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #45 of 218 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #53 of 218 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #91 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 372 | #56 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #15 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #48 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.3% | #107 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #17 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
372
-45 (-11%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 372 | 40 | 9.3:1 | 61% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 42 | 9.2:1 | 66% (254) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 41.5 | 9.3:1 | 66% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 39 | 10.7:1 | 56% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 40.5 | 11.5:1 | 48% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 487 | 40 | 12.2:1 | 49% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 40 | 10.6:1 | 50% (212) |
| 2000-01 | 335 | 34 | 9.8:1 | 50% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 33 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wheeler School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (465 to 372); teachers down 1% (40.5 to 40).
About Wheeler School
Wheeler School is a small school serving multiple grade levels serving families in WHEELER, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 12. Enrollment is 372 students. By comparison, combined schools in Texas enroll about 485 students on average.
Wheeler School is a school in WHEELER ISD.
More than half of the students at Wheeler School are Hispanic (52%). The remaining shares are 45% White and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Wheeler County's population at about 25%. The diversity index for Wheeler School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 40 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. Statewide, combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1. Wheeler School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 61%.
Wheeler School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 56% of Texas public K-12 schools.
Wheeler School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.8% and a predicted 47.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Wheeler County show that median household income comes to about $60,167, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Wheeler County counts 6 public schools with about 1,229 students.
About 9.4 miles separate Wheeler School from the closest public school, Fort Elliott School. Other public schools within ten miles: 2. Wheeler School is 2nd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Wheeler School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 11% across 4 years, from 417 in 2020-21 to 372 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.7:1 to 9.3:1.
The Wheeler School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Wheeler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,862
Census ACS
Median income
$60,167
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,229 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Fort Elliott School9.4 mi · 141
- Kelton ISD9.7 mi · 129
- Shamrock ISD16.2 mi · 343
- Shamrock Elementary School16.2 mi · 175
- Shamrock Middle School16.2 mi · 69
- Sweetwater High School20.5 mi · 30
Frequently asked questions
About Wheeler SchoolHow large is Wheeler School?
Wheeler School enrolls approximately 372 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Wheeler School serve?
Wheeler School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many teachers does Wheeler School have?
Wheeler School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
How diverse is Wheeler School?
Wheeler School reports a student body of 45% White, 52% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wheeler School?
Wheeler School is overseen by WHEELER ISD in Wheeler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.