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Abernathy Elementary

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Abernathy Elementary ranks 1641 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1641^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Abernathy Elementary in Abernathy, TX, serves approximately 400 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in the small, rural Abernathy Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked in the top 28% of districts statewide.

This school stands out for its exceptional science performance, with 42.42% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025—far exceeding the state average of 29.57% and dramatically outperforming nearby Lubbock ISD schools like Wolffarth Elementary (5.71%) and Carmona-Harrison Elementary (8.96%). Only Legacy Elementary in Frenship ISD outperforms it in this subject. The school also benefits from a low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, which is more favorable than most neighboring schools, including Shallowater Intermediate (14.3:1) and Idalou Elementary (14.3:1). While the school has a moderate level of economic disadvantage (51.25% free/reduced lunch), this is significantly lower than Lubbock ISD schools, which range from 82% to 95%.

Despite these strengths, Abernathy Elementary shows uneven performance across subjects. Reading scores consistently meet or exceed state averages, but 3rd-grade math proficiency is a concern at just 32.89%, well below the state average of 44.33%. The school has also shown a dramatic improvement in serving economically disadvantaged students, jumping from the 16th percentile to the 64th percentile in recent years. However, it continues to face challenges with special education students, who rank in the bottom 5% of the state. Overall, Abernathy Elementary offers a strong, stable option with clear science strengths and efficient resource allocation, though it has plateaued after a remarkable turnaround from a low point in 2016-2017.

400

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,753

Per pupil spending ?

51.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

505 7th St
Abernathy, TX 79311-3318

(806) 298-4930

District: Abernathy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Abernathy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Abernathy Middle
High:	Abernathy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

48.8%

African American:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg53%

Texas avg51%

1,641^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

262^nd of 951Abernathy 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
2026	59.3	1641 of 4627	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.7	1543 of 4651	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	1823 of 4710	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1783 of 4647	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	1349 of 4581	70.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	866 of 4578	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	879 of 4479	80.4%	★★★★☆
2018	44.7	2258 of 4359	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.1	3086 of 4329	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.9	2158 of 4286	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.2	1666 of 4320	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	47.0	2527 of 4260	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.3	2579 of 4221	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.5	3026 of 4206	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.3	2510 of 4095	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.6	2198 of 3937	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.3	2776 of 3884	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.9	2333 of 3768	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.1	1792 of 3724	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.8	2102 of 3476	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.2	1920 of 3475	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.5	1661 of 3465	52.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	3437 of 4461	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.1	2174 of 4331	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.3	1554 of 4295	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.3	3481 of 4240	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	1745 of 4575	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	1592 of 4658	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	1574 of 4588	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	1231 of 4561	73.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	950 of 4499	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.3	770 of 4348	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	43.6	2390 of 4306	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	2316 of 3075	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.3	1863 of 2980	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	2099 of 2958	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.3	1131 of 3006	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	1744 of 3184	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	2522 of 3106	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2435 of 4413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	3663 of 4465	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	3553 of 4401	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	2880 of 4376	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	1335 of 4329	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.1	872 of 4188	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	33.9	2996 of 4168	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	1625 of 4520	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	3519 of 4594	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3800 of 4521	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2975 of 4477	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.2	1164 of 4451	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	1156 of 4309	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	33.7	3130 of 4264	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.2	1597 of 4582	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	2160 of 4647	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	1976 of 4585	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	1598 of 4563	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	815 of 4498	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	1017 of 4357	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	2257 of 4319	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	3039 of 4301	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	4093 of 4292	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	3882 of 4086	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.8	2214 of 3952	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.0	2410 of 3799	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.2	525 of 3558	85.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1313 of 3006	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.7	993 of 3108	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	1070 of 3106	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	80.5	360 of 3082	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	387 of 3082	87.4%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	801 of 3142	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	50.4	1562 of 3127	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)65th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile~ school

Female (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)45th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile-35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)25th percentile-40 vs school

At Risk (2022)23rd percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+4 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Abernathy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	505 7th St	Abernathy	79311	Hale County	Abernathy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 298-4930	400	32	12.6	51.3%	197 (49.3%)	5 (1.3%)	195 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	59.3	1641^st of 4627 public elementary schools	64.5%		60.7	1543^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.8%	98						57.9	53.5	63.8				32.9	53.5	58.0					$7,753
New Deal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	312 S Monroe Ave	New Deal	79350	Lubbock County	New Deal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 746-5849	272	24	11.4	62.1%	112 (41.2%)	2 (0.7%)	152 (55.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	32.8	3236^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.1%		19	4076^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.4%	840						41.3	52.0					30.4	32.0						$7,994
Shallowater Intermediate	Public	3-5	1009 Ave N	Shallowater	79363	Lubbock County	Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 832-4531	382	27	14.3	35.3%	250 (65.4%)	3 (0.8%)	120 (31.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	71.7	1069^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.9%		77.9	836^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.0%	233						57.4	64.6	63.7				51.9	62.7	54.8					$6,687
Shallowater Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1108 Ave J	Shallowater	79363	Lubbock County	Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 832-4531	428	26	16.5	37.9%	278 (65.0%)	3 (0.7%)	137 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)								(n/a)																			$6,450
Idalou Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	601 S Walnut	Idalou	79329	Lubbock County	Idalou Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 892-1900	412	29	14.3	35.7%	244 (59.2%)	1 (0.2%)	159 (38.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	78	836^th of 4627 public elementary schools	81.9%		79.7	762^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	83.6%	74						57.7	73.1					49.4	70.5						$7,493
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 N Utica	Lubbock	79416	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7800	523	34	15.3	82.0%	76 (14.5%)	94 (18.0%)	314 (60.0%)	16 (3.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.3%)	24.6	3774^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.4%		20.3	4007^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%	233						40.8	39.3	41.3				27.6	34.5	36.0					$7,709
Wolffarth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 Erskine	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-7600	282	21	13.4	94.0%	15 (5.3%)	45 (16.0%)	211 (74.8%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	21.8	3951^st of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		31.3	3349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.0%	602						41.5	31.7	40.0				26.8	40.0	27.5					$10,586
Carmona-Harrison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 Cesar E Chavez Dr	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-8400	578	38	15.2	95.5%	34 (5.9%)	73 (12.6%)	453 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	10.4	4465^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.5%		23	3854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.1%	611						32.9	31.0	36.1				18.4	21.8	16.9					$8,093
Rise Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	207 N Martin Luther King Blvd	Lubbock	79403	Lubbock County	Rise Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 744-0438	307	18	16.9		3 (1.0%)	198 (64.5%)	93 (30.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	90.2	361^st of 4627 public elementary schools	92.2%		75.7	910^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%	549						80.0	85.7	68.8	70.0	83.3	92.3	64.0	92.9	81.3	60.0	75.0	84.6	46.2	$8,981
McWhorter Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2711 First	Lubbock	79415	Lubbock County	Lubbock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 219-6100	527	40	13.1	90.7%	17 (3.2%)	15 (2.8%)	482 (91.5%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	33.1	3214^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.5%		39.9	2777^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.3%	437	22.2	57.9	69.2	0.0	0.0	41.7	42.9	49.1				33.9	44.9	33.3					$8,882

Frequently Asked Questions about Abernathy Elementary

What schools do graduates of Abernathy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Abernathy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Abernathy Middle
High : Abernathy High School

How many students attend Abernathy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Abernathy Elementary.

What district is Abernathy Elementary in?

Abernathy Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Abernathy Elementary?

Students at Abernathy Elementary are 49% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% African American.

Is Abernathy Elementary a good school?

Abernathy Elementary ranks 1641^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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