State/Public Elementary Open

Marvin Biomedical Academy

๐Ÿ“ 110 Brown St, Waxahachie, Ellis County, 75165

456
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Marvin Biomedical Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waxahachie, Ellis County. The school has 456 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ashley Gabbard. It is part of the Waxahachie Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Ashley Gabbard
School district
Waxahachie Isd

Enrollment & staffing

Marvin Biomedical Academy enrolls 456 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
232 (51%)
Female students
224 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.5
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 35% White and 24% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino16837%
White16135%
Black or African American10824%
Two or more races194.2%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

342 of the school's 456 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 285 qualify for free lunch and 57 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Title I

Marvin Biomedical Academy 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.

School district: WAXAHACHIE ISD

Marvin Biomedical Academy 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 456 students, Marvin Biomedical Academy is smaller than the district average of about 659 students per school.

11,196
District students
17
Schools
760
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

32%
Reading proficient
27%
Math proficient
29%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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