📍 601 Ave G, Farwell, Parmer County, 79325
Farwell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Farwell, Parmer County. The school has 283 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Judd Cathey. It is part of the Farwell Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Farwell el enrolls 283 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 47% White and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 148 | 52% |
| White | 132 | 47% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
158 of the school's 283 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 25 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Farwell 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 31, state house district 86.
Farwell el is one of 3 schools in FARWELL ISD, based in FARWELL, Texas. The district serves 599 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 283 students, Farwell el is larger than the district average of about 200 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant