Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 238 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOLFE CITY ISD·NCES 484635005279
Wolfe City Elementary School
501 W DALLAS ST, WOLFE CITY, TX 75496 · (903) 496-2032 · Hunt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
224 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within WOLFE CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 25.0% | 30.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Wolfe City Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfe City Elementary School this school | 329 | 68.1% | 42.5% |
| Winnsboro Elementary School WINNSBORO | 348 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School WINNSBORO | 295 | 65.8% | 36.4% |
| J B Stephens Elementary School BANGS | 366 | 71.9% | 43.0% |
| Whitney Elementary School WHITNEY | 387 | 70.0% | N/A |
| W L Higgins Elementary School PARIS | 330 | 64.8% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Wolfe City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,279 of 4,401 | #6 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,604 of 4,466 ▼ 507 | #11 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,801 of 4,466 ▼ 1,140 | #11 of 14 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #513 of 3,998 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 329 | #4,020 of 4,938 | #12 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #4,008 of 4,622 | #15 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #2,630 of 4,628 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #2,665 of 4,789 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.9% | #1,195 of 1,307 | #12 of 12 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
329
+38 (+13%) vs 2020
+15% since 1990-91, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 329 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 68% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 26.3 | 13.2:1 | 69% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 62% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 67% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 23.9 | 13.5:1 | 67% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 312 | 19 | 16.4:1 | 57% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 57% (196) |
| 2000-01 | 246 | 23 | 10.7:1 | 44% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 287 | 15 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wolfe City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (323 to 329); teachers down 21% (23.9 to 19).
About Wolfe City Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Wolfe City Elementary School serves students in WOLFE CITY, Texas. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 329 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Wolfe City Elementary School is one of the 3 schools that make up WOLFE CITY ISD (713 students in total).
Wolfe City Elementary School's enrollment is 68% White. Next come 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share in Hunt County as a whole is similar, at about 70%. The chance that two students picked at random at Wolfe City Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 47%.
Wolfe City Elementary School employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.3:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 68% in 2024-25.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Wolfe City Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 42.5% actual against 44.6% predicted.
In the county around the school, Hunt County, median household income is about $71,938, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. A total of 45 public schools operate in Hunt County, serving about 20,771 students.
Wolfe City Middle School is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Wolfe City Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Wolfe City Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students grew from 291 to 329 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher rose from 11.6 to 17.3 over 4 years.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WOLFE CITY ISD
- Wolfe City High SchoolHigh · 222 students
- Wolfe City Middle SchoolMiddle · 162 students
Other schools in WOLFE CITY
- Wolfe City High SchoolHigh · 222 students
- Wolfe City Middle SchoolMiddle · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Wolfe City Middle School0.0 mi · 162
- Wolfe City High School0.8 mi · 222
- Fannindel High School8.1 mi · 50
- Celeste Junior High School8.9 mi · 98
- Celeste Elementary School8.9 mi · 244
- Celeste High School9.1 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Wolfe City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wolfe City Elementary School?
Wolfe City Elementary School enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wolfe City Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wolfe City Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Wolfe City Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Wolfe City Elementary School.
How diverse is Wolfe City Elementary School?
Wolfe City Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 26% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Wolfe City Elementary School public or private?
Wolfe City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by WOLFE CITY ISD.
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