📍 2030 e Boling Hwy, Wharton, Wharton County, 77488
Wharton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wharton, Wharton County. The school has 476 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dana Gray. It is part of the Wharton Isd school district. It serves grades 2–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wharton el enrolls 476 students across grades 2–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 280 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 123 | 26% |
| White | 54 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
367 of the school's 476 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 349 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wharton el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 18, state house district 85.
Wharton el is one of 4 schools in WHARTON ISD, based in WHARTON, Texas. The district serves 1,767 students district-wide and employs 127 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 476 students, Wharton el is close to the district average of about 442 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe