Wink Elementary School
Public elementary school in Wink, Texas · Wink-Loving ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Wink Elementary School serves 227 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Wink (Winkler County). It is one of 2 schools in Wink-Loving ISD. By enrollment it is the 4435th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 19.65 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Wink-Loving ISD |
| County | Winkler County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 484617005268 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wink-Loving ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 227 | 438 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 9.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Wink Elementary School in context
Size
Wink Elementary School is the only elementary school in Wink-Loving ISD. Its 227 students are 51.8% of the district's 438. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 25.2 miles away and have a median of 639 students, so Wink Elementary 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 grade 4 with 43 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 22, against an average of 28 per grade. This year grade 6 has 11% more students than kindergarten (30 against 27). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 22 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 53.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wink-Loving ISD (52.3%). White students are next, at 42.3%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Wink Elementary School has 19.65 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 227 students would have about 15.3 teachers, so Wink Elementary School has 4.3 more.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Kermit Elementary School, 8.6 miles away in Kermit ISD. There are 0 elementary 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
| Hispanic | 53.7% |
| White | 42.3% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 22 |
| Kindergarten | 27 |
| Grade 1 | 27 |
| Grade 2 | 24 |
| Grade 3 | 29 |
| Grade 4 | 43 |
| Grade 5 | 25 |
| Grade 6 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 N Rosey Dodd, Wink, TX 79789
Phone: (432)527-3880
Website: wlisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wink Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Elementary School | Kermit ISD | 8.6 mi | 631 | 21.2 | 74% |
| Tatom Elementary School | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD | 19.9 mi | 326 | 20.4 | 69.6% |
| George Cullender Kind | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD | 19.9 mi | 259 | 25.9 | 73.4% |
| Parkway Elementary School | Monahans-Wickett-Pyote ISD | 20.1 mi | 646 | 20.8 | 59.4% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD | 30.3 mi | 861 | 14.4 | 63.5% |
| Austin Elementary School | Pecos-Barstow-Toyah ISD | 31.9 mi | 583 | 13.9 | 69.5% |
| Murry Fly Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 37.9 mi | 1,091 | 22 | 86.2% |
| Edward K Downing Elementary School | Ector County ISD | 38.2 mi | 834 | 22.1 | 88.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wink-Loving ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wink High School | High | 7–12 | 211 |