📍 505 7th St, Abernathy, Hale County, 79311
Abernathy el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abernathy, Hale County. The school has 411 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joanna Fullingim. It is part of the Abernathy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Abernathy el enrolls 411 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 48% White and 1.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 202 | 49% |
| White | 197 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 411 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 10 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Abernathy el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 28, state house district 88.
Abernathy el is one of 4 schools in ABERNATHY ISD, based in ABERNATHY, Texas. The district serves 808 students district-wide and employs 71 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 411 students, Abernathy el is larger than the district average of about 202 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant