Farwell Elementary School
- Elementary school in Farwell ISD
- Farwell, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Farwell ISD: N/A
Total students
285
Avg. teacher experience
15 years
Farwell ISD: 15.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Farwell ISD: 100%
Statewide: 90.3%
Farwell Elementary School is an elementary school in Farwell, TX, in the Farwell ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 285 students. 43.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $51,235, which is $11,239 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 15 years of experience.
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Website
Address
601 Ave GFarwell, TX 79325-0235
Office phone number
Principal
- Judd Cathey
- jcathey@farwellschools.org
- (806) 481-9131
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Farwell Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
285
African American
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.4%)
Farwell ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
154 (54%)
Farwell ISD: 55.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
128 (44.9%)
Farwell ISD: 43.4%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
2 (0.7%)
Farwell ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
43.2 %
Farwell ISD: 40%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
62.8 %
Farwell ISD: 61.4%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
14.7 %
Farwell ISD: 15.3%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
14.7 %
Farwell ISD: 15.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
0.7 %
Farwell ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
11.9 %
Farwell ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Farwell ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Farwell ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Farwell ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Farwell ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
4.1 %
Farwell ISD: 4.4%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Farwell ISD: Masked
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Farwell ISD: Masked
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Farwell ISD: N/A
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
5.8 %
Farwell ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Farwell ISD: N/A
Statewide: 23.7%
White
1 %
Farwell ISD: 3.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Farwell ISD: Masked
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
24.5
African American
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
2 (8.2%)
Farwell ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
22.5 (91.8%)
Farwell ISD: 92.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
17.5 (71.4%)
Farwell ISD: 76.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (28.6%)
Farwell ISD: 23.6%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Farwell ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
11.6
Farwell ISD: 9.5
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
15 years
Farwell ISD: 15.2 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$51,235
Farwell ISD: $53,151
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$38,910
Farwell ISD: $38,224
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$40,170
Farwell ISD: $41,536
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$48,853
Farwell ISD: $49,991
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$53,892
Farwell ISD: $56,468
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$61,161
Farwell ISD: $65,985
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$64,033
Farwell ISD: $64,386
Statewide: $74,014