📍 405 Solon Rd, Waxahachie, Ellis County, 75165
Wedgeworth el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waxahachie, Ellis County. The school has 702 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Julianne Denton. It is part of the Waxahachie Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wedgeworth el enrolls 702 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% Hispanic or Latino, 30% White and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 364 | 52% |
| White | 209 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
477 of the school's 702 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 425 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.
Wedgeworth el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 10.
Wedgeworth el is one of 17 schools in WAXAHACHIE ISD, based in WAXAHACHIE, Texas. The district serves 11,196 students district-wide and employs 760 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 702 students, Wedgeworth el is close to the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large