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Ortiz Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4479^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ortiz Elementary is a PK-5 school in Abilene, TX, serving 523 students within the Abilene Independent School District (Isd), where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a very high level of economic disadvantage.

Academically, Ortiz Elementary faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 5-7% of Texas elementary schools over the past four years and earning a 0-star rating. Test scores in Reading, Math, and Science are well below both district and state averages. For example, 5th-grade Science proficiency was just 7.35% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 27.93% for the district. Math scores have also shown a troubling decline, with 5th-grade proficiency dropping from 29.69% in 2023-2024 to 10.14% in 2024-2025. While the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1—better than higher-performing nearby schools like Austin Elementary (17.1:1) and Taylor Elementary (17.1:1)—this does not translate into academic success, suggesting challenges are rooted in factors beyond class size.

Despite these struggles, there are notable nuances. African American students at Ortiz rank in the 31st percentile statewide, a relative bright spot compared to the school's overall 3rd percentile ranking. However, the school's performance is worse than its closest neighbor, Martinez Elementary (1.21 miles away), which also serves a high-poverty population but ranked in the 13th percentile in 2024-2025 versus Ortiz's 7th. Additionally, Stafford Elementary, with a similarly high poverty rate (85.41%), performs significantly better, ranking in the 42nd percentile. This indicates that while poverty is a major factor, Ortiz faces more acute challenges than other high-poverty schools in the district.

523

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,388

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2550 Vogel
Abilene, TX 79603-2233

(325) 671-4945

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ortiz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mann Middle
High:	Abilene High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.0%

African American:

12.0%

White:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg39%

Texas avg50%

4,479^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 3% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

780^th of 951Abilene 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	10.2	4479 of 4627	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	4341 of 4651	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	4465 of 4710	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	4506 of 4647	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	4347 of 4581	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	3937 of 4578	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	4124 of 4479	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	3895 of 4359	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	3562 of 4329	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.4	3671 of 4286	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.7	4016 of 4320	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.9	3924 of 4260	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.3	3788 of 4221	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	3674 of 4206	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.1	3500 of 4095	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.9	3166 of 3937	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.7	2658 of 3884	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.7	2735 of 3768	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	65.8	1312 of 3724	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.0	1072 of 3476	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.1	809 of 3475	76.7%	★★★★☆
2004	76.4	609 of 3465	82.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	1650 of 2406	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.7	1288 of 1905	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	2054 of 2443	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2177 of 2443	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2204 of 2421	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	2018 of 2444	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	2116 of 2515	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2076 of 2483	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.0	4112 of 4461	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3217 of 4331	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3215 of 4295	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	2841 of 4240	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	1607 of 1643	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	2702 of 2918	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	3385 of 3668	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	2794 of 3556	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	2859 of 3487	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2122 of 3446	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.5	1912 of 3333	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1784 of 3226	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	4445 of 4575	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.8	3593 of 3744	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	4448 of 4658	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	4446 of 4588	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	4385 of 4561	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	3861 of 4499	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	4129 of 4348	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3765 of 4306	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	2972 of 3075	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	59.4	1303 of 2619	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	1531 of 3006	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.2	2998 of 3184	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	2406 of 3106	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	4256 of 4413	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.0	3491 of 3644	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	4316 of 4465	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	4290 of 4401	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4152 of 4376	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3335 of 4329	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3692 of 4188	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3594 of 4168	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	4292 of 4520	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	3581 of 3705	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	4391 of 4594	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	4356 of 4521	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4167 of 4477	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3746 of 4451	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3937 of 4309	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3656 of 4264	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	4353 of 4582	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	3493 of 3739	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	4538 of 4647	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	4439 of 4585	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4238 of 4563	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3895 of 4498	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	3844 of 4357	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3903 of 4319	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	7.3	1086 of 1112	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.0	4237 of 4301	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	3429 of 3549	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	4252 of 4292	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	3846 of 4086	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3710 of 3952	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	2676 of 3799	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3097 of 3684	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	2868 of 3558	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.0	2904 of 3006	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	2570 of 2612	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	3023 of 3106	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2886 of 3082	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	2978 of 3082	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	2942 of 3142	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2552 of 3127	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)31st percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)5th percentile~ school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)2nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-24 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Ortiz Elementary

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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)			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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Ortiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Vogel	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4945	523	36	14.6	91.0%	35 (6.7%)	63 (12.0%)	408 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	10.2	4479^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.8	4341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.7%	138	20.0	22.2	24.1	8.3	0.0	27.3	32.2	29.6	23.2	22.6	22.6	$9,388
Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Merchant St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 794-4160	371	26	14.4	89.8%	45 (12.1%)	36 (9.7%)	279 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$11,302
Purcell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3633 N 14th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4845	537	34	15.6	80.4%	118 (22.0%)	83 (15.5%)	310 (57.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	29.3	3471^st of 4627 public elementary schools	25.0%		36.7	3004^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	467						44.3	46.2	45.1	33.0	39.7	24.2	$7,964
Stafford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1026 N Pioneer Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4895	473	30	15.6	85.4%	128 (27.1%)	62 (13.1%)	257 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	40.9	2667^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.4%		42.2	2628^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.5%	39						44.6	37.2	50.5	39.1	40.7	55.2	$9,965
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 Buccaneer Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3745	481	34	14.0	77.8%	158 (32.8%)	56 (11.6%)	243 (50.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	36.2	3004^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.1%		38.7	2867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	137						40.0	38.0	62.2	27.1	42.3	44.6	$10,293
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1719 E N 10th St	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4970	662	39	17.1	63.7%	271 (40.9%)	112 (16.9%)	229 (34.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	34.6	3114^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.7%		46.9	2322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.1%	792						43.9	45.7	51.4	38.6	37.1	33.3	$7,735
Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Lakeside Dr	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4995	378	28	13.4	74.6%	75 (19.8%)	141 (37.3%)	143 (37.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)								(n/a)												$9,969
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2034 Jeanette St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4770	473	35	13.4	86.9%	149 (31.5%)	42 (8.9%)	260 (55.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	14.8	4308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		21.8	3926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.6%	382						25.6	29.9	42.2	23.0	31.0	28.9	$9,893
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2341 Greenbriar Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3920	729	43	17.1	52.8%	367 (50.3%)	51 (7.0%)	259 (35.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	43.3	2500^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		59.5	1602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%	898						45.2	58.9	50.8	38.3	36.2	44.3	$8,294
Alcorta Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 S 32nd St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3602	410	24	17.2	67.3%	168 (41.0%)	50 (12.2%)	166 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	23.3	3861^st of 4627 public elementary schools	16.6%		39.1	2829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%	1032						32.9	49.3	40.0	24.3	30.8	36.0	$9,391

Frequently Asked Questions about Ortiz Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ortiz Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ortiz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mann Middle
High : Abilene High School

What is the racial makeup of Ortiz Elementary?

Students at Ortiz Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 12% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Ortiz Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Ortiz Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 523 students attended Ortiz Elementary.

Is Ortiz Elementary a good school?

Ortiz Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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