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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINONA ISD·NCES 484623005273

WINONA EL

611 WILDCAT DR, WINONA, TX 75792 · (903) 939-4800 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL582 STUDENTS
Enrollment
582
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
531 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
87
Kindergarten
67
Grade 1
71
Grade 2
86
Grade 3
86
Grade 4
91
Grade 5
94
Student demographics
White
21337%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
23140%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 54%
Black
10518%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 13%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
285%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
30252%
Female
28048%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
WINONA ELWINONA MIDDLEWINONA H S
Based on grade levels within WINONA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
16.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
582
+195 (+50%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.2:1
% White
37%
was 51%
% Hispanic
40%
was 29%
% Black
18%
was 16%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WINONA EL

WINONA EL is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in WINONA, Texas, overseen by WINONA ISD, enrolling 582 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within WINONA ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,166 students, WINONA EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, WINONA EL records that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 37% White, 18% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, WINONA EL reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Smith County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, WINONA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.7%, the actual is 21.2%, a residual of -13.5 points.

In the area at large, census data for Smith County shows median household income runs about $74,192, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. WINONA EL is one of 65 public schools in Smith County (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students).

The closest other public school is WINONA H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around WINONA EL. On composite proficiency, WINONA EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

WINONA EL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. WINONA EL's enrollment has climbed 50% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 582). White enrollment moved from 51% to 37% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Smith County at a glance

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Population
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students

Quick facts

School name
WINONA EL
District
WINONA ISD
Address
611 WILDCAT DR, WINONA, TX 75792
Phone
(903) 939-4800
County
Smith County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
582
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
15.7:1
Free/Reduced lunch
531 (91%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
484623005273
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WINONA EL
How large is WINONA EL?
WINONA EL enrolls approximately 582 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does WINONA EL serve?
WINONA EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does WINONA EL have?
WINONA EL employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at WINONA EL?
At WINONA EL, the student body is approximately 37% White, 40% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is WINONA EL public or private?
WINONA EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by WINONA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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