📍 200 W 8th, Friona, Parmer County, 79035
Friona el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Friona, Parmer County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ross Maldonado. It is part of the Friona Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths.
Friona el enrolls 312 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino and 8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 287 | 92% |
| White | 25 | 8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 312 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 229 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Friona el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 86.
Friona el is one of 4 schools in FRIONA ISD, based in FRIONA, Texas. The district serves 1,016 students district-wide and employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Friona el is larger than the district average of about 254 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote