📍 400 Moreman, Hereford, Deaf Smith County, 79045
Northwest el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hereford, Deaf Smith County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Darama Gaucin. It is part of the Hereford Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northwest el enrolls 456 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% Hispanic or Latino, 9.9% White and 1.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 398 | 87% |
| White | 45 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
368 of the school's 456 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 356 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Northwest el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.
Northwest el is one of 8 schools in HEREFORD ISD, based in HEREFORD, Texas. The district serves 3,964 students district-wide and employs 268 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 456 students, Northwest el is close to the district average of about 496 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant