📍 200 S 5th St, Wortham, Freestone County, 76693
Wortham el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wortham, Freestone County. The school has 255 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Deanna Whaley. It is part of the Wortham Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wortham el enrolls 255 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 149 | 58% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
154 of the school's 255 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 144 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
Wortham 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 5, state house district 8.
Wortham el is one of 3 schools in WORTHAM ISD, based in WORTHAM, Texas. The district serves 535 students district-wide and employs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 255 students, Wortham el is larger than the district average of about 178 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant