Friona Primary School
Public elementary school in Friona, Texas · Friona ISD · Grades Pre-K–1
Friona Primary School serves 217 students in grades Pre-K–1 in Friona (Parmer County). It is one of 4 schools in Friona ISD. By enrollment it is the 4459th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 12.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–1 |
| District | Friona ISD |
| County | Parmer County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481998006704 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Friona ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 217 | 1,016 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.8 | 11.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.1% | 77.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Friona Primary School in context
Size
Friona Primary School is the smallest of Friona ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 217 students are 21.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 21.6 miles away and have a median of 349 students, so Friona Primary School is smaller than most of them.
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 kindergarten with 80 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 61, against an average of 72 per grade. This year grade 1 has 24% fewer students than kindergarten (61 against 80). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Friona ISD (91.2%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.2% across Friona ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Friona Primary School has 12.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 217 students would have about 14.7 teachers, so Friona Primary School has 1.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
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. Friona Elementary School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There is 1 elementary school 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
| Hispanic | 93.1% |
| White | 6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 80 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 W 8th, Friona, TX 79035
Phone: (806)250-3935
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Friona Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friona Elementary School | Friona ISD | 0.0 mi | 283 | 14.4 | 82.3% |
| Bovina Elementary School | Bovina ISD | 12.9 mi | 198 | 11 | 87.9% |
| Walcott Elementary School | Walcott ISD | 20.8 mi | 146 | 19.3 | 54.1% |
| West Central Elementary School | Hereford ISD | 21.2 mi | 331 | 15 | 81.3% |
| Northwest Elementary School | Hereford ISD | 22.0 mi | 479 | 15.5 | 79.3% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School | Hereford ISD | 22.9 mi | 366 | 15.9 | 87.4% |
| Aikman Elementary School | Hereford ISD | 23.3 mi | 464 | 19.5 | 84.3% |
| Richardson Elementary School | Dimmitt ISD | 23.4 mi | 507 | 16.5 | 78.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Friona ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friona Elementary School | Elementary | 2–5 | 283 |
| Friona High School | High | 9–12 | 291 |
| Friona Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 225 |