WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY

Located at 2999 W US HWY 287 BUS, in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY is a cozy elementary campus that teaches 437 students (grades K through 5), part of WAXAHACHIE ISD.

WAXAHACHIE ISD runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 11,196 students. WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY logs that White students make up the majority at 61%. Beyond that, the school records 28% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Ellis County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY shows 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ellis County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 52.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Ellis County shows median household income runs about $99,595, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Ellis County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,344 students), WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WAXAHACHIE H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.4%.

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