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Ward El

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3750 Paint Brush, Abilene, TX 79606 · (325) 690-3666 · Part of Abilene Independent School District

Abilene’s School Grade C better than 27% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
502
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Ward El

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 57% of Texas’s public schools
  • Next stop for Abilene kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Abilene kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Ward ElYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency38%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3750 Paint Brush, Abilene

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten85
Grade 181
Grade 294
Grade 384
Grade 490
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
514’20
498’21
494’22
473’23
502’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 39%Hispanic 39%Black 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ward El from Abilene families.

Other schools in Abilene Independent School District

The district →
Austin El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B+
729 students17:1
Long Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Abilene
692 students14:1
Taylor El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B
662 students17:1
Dyess El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
A−
621 students17:1
Bassetti El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
B−
546 students15:1
Purcell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Abilene
C
537 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Abilene’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.