📍 1201 Birdwell Ln, Big Spring, Howard County, 79720
Washington el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Spring, Howard County. The school has 273 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristin Tubb. It is part of the Big Spring Isd school district. It serves grades 3 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Washington el enrolls 273 students across grades 3. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 20% White and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 189 | 69% |
| White | 55 | 20% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
217 of the school's 273 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 207 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.
Washington el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 31, state house district 72.
Washington el is one of 9 schools in BIG SPRING ISD, based in BIG SPRING, Texas. The district serves 3,376 students district-wide and employs 266 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 273 students, Washington el is smaller than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote