WOLFE CITY EL

WOLFE CITY EL is a K-5 school of close-knit scale in WOLFE CITY, Texas, operated by WOLFE CITY ISD, caters to 329 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so WOLFE CITY EL sits 37% smaller than that benchmark.

WOLFE CITY EL is one of 3 schools operated by WOLFE CITY ISD, a district that educates 713 students overall.

In terms of who attends, WOLFE CITY EL shows that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. Compared to Hunt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, WOLFE CITY EL has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, WOLFE CITY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.1%; this one delivers 46.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Hunt County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,938, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hunt County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,771 students), of which WOLFE CITY EL is one.

The closest other public school is WOLFE CITY MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WOLFE CITY EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 47.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 323 students in 2018 compared to 329 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 15% to 26%. Class-load math has widened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.