Fort Elliott School
Public school in Briscoe, Texas · Fort Elliott CISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Fort Elliott School serves 141 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Briscoe (Wheeler County). It is the only school in Fort Elliott CISD. By enrollment it is the 265th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 7.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.97 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Fort Elliott CISD |
| County | Wheeler County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 481140000616 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fort Elliott CISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 141 | 141 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 7.4 | 7.4 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Fort Elliott School in context
Size
Fort Elliott School is the only school in Fort Elliott CISD, so its 141 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 27.7 miles away and have a median of 175 students, so Fort Elliott School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 5 with 14 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 5, against an average of 10 per grade. This year grade 12 has 40% more students than kindergarten (7 against 5). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 5 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 82.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.2%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Fort Elliott School has 18.97 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 141 students would have about 12.8 teachers, so Fort Elliott School has 6.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other school is Wheeler School, 9.4 miles away in Wheeler ISD. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 82.3% |
| Hispanic | 14.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 5 |
| Kindergarten | 5 |
| Grade 1 | 6 |
| Grade 2 | 10 |
| Grade 3 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 7 |
| Grade 5 | 14 |
| Grade 6 | 9 |
| Grade 7 | 13 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
| Grade 9 | 12 |
| Grade 10 | 14 |
| Grade 11 | 13 |
| Grade 12 | 7 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
501 E Wilson, Briscoe, TX 79011
Phone: (806)375-2454
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fort Elliott School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler School | Wheeler ISD | 9.4 mi | 372 | 9.3 | 61.3% |
| Kelton ISD | Kelton ISD | 15.9 mi | 129 | 8.6 | 54.3% |
| Miami School | Miami ISD | 21.1 mi | 177 | 9.2 | 31.6% |
| Shamrock ISD | Shamrock ISD | 25.6 mi | 343 | 11.6 | 68.5% |
| McLean School | McLean ISD | 29.8 mi | 182 | 9.7 | 68.7% |
| Lefors School | Lefors ISD | 30.9 mi | 173 | 7.6 | 66.5% |
| Groom School | Groom ISD | 53.4 mi | 130 | 6.9 | 24.6% |
| Hedley School | Hedley ISD | 53.6 mi | 95 | 5.6 | 73.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.