Whitewright Elementary School

Whitewright Elementary School is a public small elementary school in WHITEWRIGHT, Texas. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 389 students. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.

In WHITEWRIGHT ISD, 3 schools enroll a combined 801 students.

At Whitewright Elementary School, 73% of students are White. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Grayson County at about 76% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Whitewright Elementary School scores 43%.

Whitewright Elementary School has 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 46% at Whitewright Elementary School.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.1%.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Grayson County show that the median household earns about $72,182 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Grayson County, 68 public schools serve about 25,915 students.

Whitewright Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 4. Whitewright Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Enrollment increased 19% over 4 years, reaching 389 in 2024-25.

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