📍 1026 N Pioneer Dr, Abilene, Taylor County, 79603
Stafford el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 447 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melissa Scott. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Stafford el enrolls 447 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 219 | 49% |
| White | 123 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 74 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 5.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
394 of the school's 447 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 376 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Stafford el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 71.
Stafford el is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 447 students, Stafford el is close to the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize