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WARD EL

Virtual

Regular School · ABILENE, TX

WARD EL is a regular school school in ABILENE, Texas, serving grades KG–05 with 502 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
502
Teachers (FTE)
32.7
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 196 39%
White 196 39%
Black or African American 64 13%
Two or more races 23 5%
Asian 20 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3 1%
Total enrollment 502 217M / 285F

English Language Learners: 22 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 38.0% +1.6pp 36.4% 271
Reading Proficiency 40.0% -1.3pp 41.3% 271
Science Proficiency 25-29% 104

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.34 grade levels
Math
-0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
50 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
4
0.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
58
11.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 502 100%

Contact & Location

3750 PAINT BRUSH

ABILENE, TX 79606

Phone: (325)690-3666

http://www.abileneisd.org

District

ABILENE ISD

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,593

District enrollment: 15,253

Other Schools in District

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NCES ID

480744002238

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD