Wortham Elementary School
Public elementary school in Wortham, Texas · Wortham ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Wortham Elementary School serves 238 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Wortham (Freestone County). It is one of 3 schools in Wortham ISD. By enrollment it is the 4399th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.3 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 ÷ 14.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Wortham ISD |
| County | Freestone County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484647005289 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Wortham ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 238 | 535 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.3 | 13.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.1% | 59.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Wortham Elementary School in context
Size
Wortham Elementary School is the only elementary school in Wortham ISD. Its 238 students are 44.5% of the district's 535. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 16.8 miles away and have a median of 407 students, so Wortham 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 3 with 47 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 20, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% more students than kindergarten (34 against 28). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 20 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 53.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Wortham ISD (55.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 33.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.1% across Wortham ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Wortham Elementary School has 14.62 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 238 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Wortham Elementary School has 1.5 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, 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 R Q Sims Intermediate School, 6.5 miles away in Mexia ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 53.4% |
| Hispanic | 33.2% |
| Two or more races | 8.4% |
| Black | 5% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 20 |
| Kindergarten | 28 |
| Grade 1 | 35 |
| Grade 2 | 39 |
| Grade 3 | 47 |
| Grade 4 | 35 |
| Grade 5 | 34 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 S 4th St, Wortham, TX 76693
Phone: (254)765-3523
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wortham Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Q Sims Intermediate School | Mexia ISD | 6.5 mi | 428 | 13.5 | 79.9% |
| A B McBay Elementary School | Mexia ISD | 6.6 mi | 498 | 13.3 | 83.9% |
| Coolidge Elementary School | Coolidge ISD | 11.4 mi | 147 | 9.8 | 82.3% |
| Teague Elementary School | Teague ISD | 15.7 mi | 483 | 14.1 | 63.6% |
| Fairfield Intermediate School | Fairfield ISD | 17.9 mi | 348 | 12.9 | 61.2% |
| Mildred Elementary School | Mildred ISD | 18.0 mi | 385 | 15 | 48.1% |
| Fairfield Elementary School | Fairfield ISD | 18.2 mi | 348 | 14 | 69.8% |
| H O Whitehurst Elementary School | Groesbeck ISD | 19.2 mi | 470 | 16 | 75.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Wortham ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wortham High School | High | 9–12 | 165 |
| Wortham Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 132 |