📍 308 S Bosque, Whitney, Hill County, 76692
Whitney el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Whitney, Hill County. The school has 393 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Martinez. It is part of the Whitney Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Whitney el enrolls 393 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 5.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 92 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.3% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 393 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 266 qualify for free lunch and 26 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.
Whitney el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-60, state senate district 22, state house district 8.
Whitney el is one of 6 schools in WHITNEY ISD, based in WHITNEY, Texas. The district serves 1,454 students district-wide and employs 117 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 393 students, Whitney el is larger than the district average of about 242 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant