Enrollment
166
Elementary
DISTRICT 161 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITE DEER ISD·NCES 484545005170
WHITE DEER EL
603 S MAIN, WHITE DEER, TX 79097 · (806) 883-2311 · Carson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
84 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
WHITE DEER EL→WHITE DEER H S
Based on grade levels within WHITE DEER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.
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
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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
166
-56 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.8:1
% White
83%
was 79%
% Hispanic
16%
was 18%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WHITE DEER EL
WHITE DEER EL, an one-room-style elementary school in WHITE DEER, Texas, operated by WHITE DEER ISD, works with 166 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 68% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
WHITE DEER ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 322 students; WHITE DEER EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, WHITE DEER EL shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 51% of students at WHITE DEER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Carson County's rate of about 28%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WHITE DEER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.7%.
In the broader community, Carson County reports that median household income runs about $85,231, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Carson County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,072 students), WHITE DEER EL is one campus in the mix.
WHITE DEER H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WHITE DEER EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 25%: 222 students in 2018 compared to 166 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 79% to 83% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for WHITE DEER EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Carson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,801
Census ACS
Median income
$85,231
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- WHITE DEER H S0.2 mi · 156
- LAMAR EL12.5 mi · 415
- GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS EL12.5 mi · 49
- PANHANDLE H S13.1 mi · 201
- PANHANDLE J H13.2 mi · 129
- PANHANDLE EL13.3 mi · 290
Frequently asked questions
About WHITE DEER ELHow large is WHITE DEER EL?
WHITE DEER EL enrolls approximately 166 students in grades PK-05.
Is WHITE DEER EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
WHITE DEER EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHITE DEER EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHITE DEER EL is approximately 11.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHITE DEER EL?
At WHITE DEER EL, the student body is approximately 83% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is WHITE DEER EL in?
WHITE DEER EL is part of WHITE DEER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.