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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
46.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
372
-93 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.5:1
% White
45%
was 39%
% Hispanic
52%
was 59%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WHEELER SCHOOL
As a small multi-level school in WHEELER, Texas, WHEELER SCHOOL teaches 372 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by WHEELER ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so WHEELER SCHOOL sits 23% leaner than that benchmark.
WHEELER SCHOOL sits inside WHEELER ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
Looking at the student body, WHEELER SCHOOL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 45% White, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Wheeler County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the income-and-resources front, WHEELER SCHOOL logs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WHEELER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.7%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Wheeler County indicate median household income runs about $60,167, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. WHEELER SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Wheeler County (combined enrollment of about 1,229 students).
Nearest neighbor: FORT ELLIOTT SCHOOL, around 9.4 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WHEELER SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 20%: 465 students in 2018 compared to 372 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 59% to 52% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the WHEELER SCHOOL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 EL16.2 mi · 175
- SHAMROCK ISD16.2 mi · 343
- SHAMROCK MIDDLE16.2 mi · 69
- SWEETWATER HS20.5 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.
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