Enrollment
229
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITHARRAL ISD·NCES 484569005193
Whitharral School
201 2ND ST, WHITHARRAL, TX 79380 · (806) 299-1135 · Hockley County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Texas public K-12 schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.5:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
94 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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 11 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 24% smaller than its 8th grade class (21).
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
80.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 48.0% | 17.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 42.0% | 26.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 80.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Whitharral School
Whitharral School's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitharral School this school | 229 | 41.0% | 64.4% |
| Lingleville School LINGLEVILLE | 270 | 40.4% | 42.6% |
| Hermleigh School HERMLEIGH | 258 | 46.1% | 35.0% |
| Valley School TURKEY | 180 | 42.2% | 56.8% |
| Westbrook School WESTBROOK | 220 | 41.8% | 48.2% |
| Bynum School BYNUM | 187 | 46.5% | 47.8% |
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 Whitharral School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hockley County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #16 of 211 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #18 of 218 ▼ 5 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #13 of 218 ▲ 1 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #123 of 280 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #67 of 141 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #45 of 144 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #180 of 226 | N/A |
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
229
+53 (+30%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 229 | 20 | 11.5:1 | 41% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 20.9 | 10.2:1 | 39% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 20.2 | 11.6:1 | 46% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 176 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 49% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 184 | 17 | 10.8:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 17 | 10.8:1 | 33% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 191 | 18 | 10.6:1 | 39% (74) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 | 37% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 164 | 19 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitharral School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (184 to 229); teachers up 17% (17 to 20).
About Whitharral School
Whitharral School is a low-enrollment combined-grade school serving families in WHITHARRAL, Texas. The school enrolls 229 students, from pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.
Whitharral School falls under WHITHARRAL ISD.
At 55%, White students outnumber all other groups at Whitharral School combined. Smaller groups are 41% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 57% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Whitharral School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
Whitharral School operates with 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.5:1. Combined schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 11.7:1. About 41% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Hockley County averages 58%, higher than here.
Measured against Texas public K-12 schools, Whitharral School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Whitharral School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.4% and a predicted 56.2%.
Hockley County has about 21,363 residents, and median household income is about $63,140, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Hockley County number 16 and enroll about 4,633.
Nearest public school: Levelland Academic Beginnings Center, about 9.6 miles away. The ten-mile area around Whitharral School holds 3 other public schools. Nearby schools average 40.0% on proficiency, and Whitharral School is above that at 64.4%.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 229, 30% above the 176 of 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 10.3 in 2020-21 to 11.5 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Whitharral School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hockley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,363
Census ACS
Median income
$63,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Levelland Academic Beginnings Center9.6 mi · 518
- Capitol Elementary School9.6 mi · 285
- Levelland Middle School9.7 mi · 736
- Mullin Mosaic10.4 mi · 20
- Levelland High School10.8 mi · 798
- Anton School10.8 mi · 175
Frequently asked questions
About Whitharral SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Whitharral School?
Whitharral School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades PK-12.
Is Whitharral School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Whitharral School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitharral School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitharral School is approximately 11.5:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Whitharral School?
Student demographics at Whitharral School are roughly 55% White, 41% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Whitharral School in?
Whitharral School is part of WHITHARRAL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.