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Fain Elementary

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Fain Elementary ranks 3240 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3240^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Fain Elementary is a public elementary school in Wichita Falls, Texas, serving 475 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD), which is ranked 619 out of 961 districts in the state.

Fain Elementary has shown a mixed academic performance, with STAAR proficiency rates below the district and state averages in recent years. However, the school's Gifted and Talented students have performed well, ranking in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools. Fain Elementary serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 60-67% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.7 to 15.8 students per teacher, which could be a potential advantage in providing more individualized attention.

Fain Elementary's performance has fluctuated significantly, with its statewide ranking ranging from a high of 908 out of 4,578 Texas elementary schools in 2020-2021 to a low of 4,076 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. When compared to nearby schools, Fain Elementary generally performs below the academic levels of Fowler Elementary and Franklin Elementary, but outperforms some other nearby schools, such as Cunningham School and Zundelowitz Elementary.

430

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,105

Per pupil spending ?

67%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1562 Norman St
Wichita Falls, TX 76302-2899

(940) 235-1148

District: Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Fain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Barwise Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.9%

Hispanic:

30.7%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg40%

Texas avg47%

3,240^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)

619^th of 961Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3240 of 4651	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	4107 of 4710	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2373 of 4647	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.2	1541 of 4581	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	908 of 4578	80.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	1436 of 4479	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.8	1087 of 4359	75.1%	★★★★☆
2017	61.5	1406 of 4329	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.6	1488 of 4286	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.8	1866 of 4320	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	1634 of 4260	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	1454 of 4221	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.2	1582 of 4206	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.6	1846 of 4095	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.2	1742 of 3937	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.2	1419 of 3884	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.1	1351 of 3768	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.9	562 of 3724	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	61.1	1468 of 3476	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.3	1560 of 3475	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.2	1166 of 3465	66.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1513 of 1905	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	2297 of 2443	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1966 of 2443	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1867 of 2421	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	1666 of 2444	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.7	1270 of 2515	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1657 of 2483	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.1	4150 of 4461	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	1660 of 4331	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.8	3599 of 4295	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2730 of 4240	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2956 of 3744	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4063 of 4658	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3057 of 4588	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	1589 of 4561	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	1271 of 4499	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	1509 of 4348	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	1306 of 4306	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1846 of 2619	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	72.9	558 of 2958	81.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	446 of 3006	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	235 of 3184	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	251 of 3106	91.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	2668 of 3644	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4094 of 4465	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2755 of 4401	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	1444 of 4376	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	693 of 4329	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	59.4	1422 of 4188	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.6	981 of 4168	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	3102 of 3705	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	4404 of 4594	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.4	2716 of 4521	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	2039 of 4477	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	1267 of 4451	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	52.7	1856 of 4309	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	1253 of 4264	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.1	2139 of 3739	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.8	4176 of 4647	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.1	1905 of 4585	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	1557 of 4563	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.6	665 of 4498	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	1355 of 4357	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.1	963 of 4319	77.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	858 of 975	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	1053 of 1128	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	813 of 1099	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	833 of 1004	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.1	270 of 961	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	43.1	677 of 1112	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	2891 of 3549	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4143 of 4292	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	2893 of 4086	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	1881 of 3952	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.0	1531 of 3799	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	1026 of 3684	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	666 of 3558	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1853 of 2612	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	2770 of 3108	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	1962 of 3106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.0	1299 of 3082	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	922 of 3082	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.4	1312 of 3142	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.8	916 of 3127	70.7%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile~ school

White (2025)29th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)21st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile-59 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics38%-7 vs state

Science17%-13 vs state

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Fain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1562 Norman St	Wichita Falls	76302	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1148	430	24	18.0	67.0%	163 (37.9%)	72 (16.7%)	132 (30.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.3%)	33.3	3240^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.3%		19.2	4107^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.8%	867								54.1	31.3	40.0	37.7	35.9	41.7	16.7	$8,105
Southern Hills Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3920 Armory Rd	Wichita Falls	76302	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1188	521	31	16.8	82.7%	96 (18.4%)	48 (9.2%)	349 (67.0%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.4%)	13.6	4353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.4%		16.2	4260^th of 4710 public elementary schools	9.6%	93								33.8	21.8	23.0	25.7	32.1	22.1	9.2	$8,658
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2112 Speedway Ave	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1156	442	30	14.8	52.3%	197 (44.6%)	46 (10.4%)	151 (34.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	57.6	1692^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	63.6%		69.1	1169^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.2%	523								53.7	57.5	61.1	41.8	50.0	44.4	30.6	$8,861
Milam Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Boren Ave	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1176	430	31	13.8	61.9%	164 (38.1%)	48 (11.2%)	162 (37.7%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.7%)	56.8	1735^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.7%		44.3	2550^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.9%	815								57.1	50.0	56.9	61.2	50.0	33.9	33.9	$11,097
Zundelowitz Elementary	Public	K-5	1706 Polk	Wichita Falls	76309	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1164	514	33	15.8	90.9%	75 (14.6%)	39 (7.6%)	372 (72.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	13.7	4347^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%		10.1	4531^st of 4710 public elementary schools	3.8%	184		33.3	20.0		66.7	20.0	20.0	28.9	23.9	33.7	17.1	31.5	28.6	8.3	$8,704
Cunningham School	Public	PK, KG-5	4107 Phillips Dr	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1144	437	38	11.5	66.6%	202 (46.2%)	31 (7.1%)	157 (35.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (9.4%)	33.8	3202^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	31.2%		26	3719^th of 4710 public elementary schools	21.0%	517								29.1	49.2	47.9	25.5	34.4	37.5	35.4	$11,863
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	3015 Ave I	Wichita Falls	76309	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1140	477	29	16.5	69.4%	186 (39.0%)	37 (7.8%)	206 (43.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.4%)	59.4	1610^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%		62.3	1486^th of 4710 public elementary schools	68.5%	124								51.2	46.6	52.4	48.2	65.9	53.7	32.9	$8,770
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4628 Mistletoe Dr	Wichita Falls	76310	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1168	322	26	12.4	64.3%	135 (41.9%)	41 (12.7%)	114 (35.4%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.2%)	46.5	2349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.5%		39.3	2881^st of 4710 public elementary schools	38.8%	532								47.5	44.4	59.1	25.8	45.3	52.3	34.1	$11,571
Fowler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5100 Ridgecrest Dr	Wichita Falls	76310	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1152	490	33	14.8	53.3%	246 (50.2%)	44 (9.0%)	146 (29.8%)	18 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.9%)	79.7	758^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.7%		76.1	898^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.9%	140								63.4	74.2	66.7	49.3	69.7	62.8	38.5	$8,780
Scotland Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1415 N 5th St	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1180	542	30	17.8	95.4%	81 (14.9%)	100 (18.5%)	322 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	24.2	3785^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%		27.7	3609^th of 4710 public elementary schools	23.4%	176	33.3			33.3				25.0	32.1	45.5	15.8	25.6	45.5	28.8	$9,477

Frequently Asked Questions about Fain Elementary

What district is Fain Elementary in?

Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Fain Elementary?

Students at Fain Elementary are 38% White, 31% Hispanic, 17% African American, 13% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Fain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Fain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Barwise Middle

How many students attend Fain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 430 students attended Fain Elementary.

Is Fain Elementary a good school?

Fain Elementary ranks 3240^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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