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Alba-Golden Elementary

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Alba-Golden Elementary ranks 2121 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2121^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 54% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alba-Golden Elementary is a PK-5 campus in the rural community of Alba, TX, serving 383 students within the top-rated Alba-Golden Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its exceptional performance in 5th-grade STEM subjects. In the most recent testing, 5th-grade math proficiency reached 58.18%, well above the state average and significantly higher than nearby schools like Rains Intermediate (25%) and Yantis Elementary (12.5%). The previous year, 5th-grade science proficiency was 46.81%, a remarkable 17 percentage points above the state average and the highest among comparable regional schools. This strength in upper elementary STEM suggests a targeted and effective instructional focus. Additionally, the school has shown a powerful turnaround for its Hispanic student population, jumping from the 36th percentile to the 89th percentile in just one year. A low student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1 provides a more intimate learning environment than most neighbors, including Rhodes Elementary (16.6:1) and Grand Saline Elementary (15:1).

While the school is on a strong upward trajectory, performance in 3rd and 4th-grade reading and math remains at or below state averages, indicating an opportunity to build a stronger foundation in the lower grades. A key area for growth is serving its White student population, where the school currently ranks in the bottom 20% of the state. The most striking comparison is with Rains Elementary and Rains Intermediate, which serve a similar demographic but have very different outcomes. While Alba-Golden is improving, Rains Intermediate ranks in the bottom 11% of the state and has been declining. This contrast shows that a similar socioeconomic profile does not predetermine results, and Alba-Golden’s recent strategies are clearly yielding better outcomes.

383

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,267

Per pupil spending ?

62.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1373 Cr 2377
Alba, TX 75410-9706

(903) 768-2472

District: Alba-Golden Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alba-Golden Elementary usually attend:

High:

Alba-Golden High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.8%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2016 → 54th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

2,121^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 45% (2016) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

223^rd of 951Alba-Golden 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	49.9	2121 of 4627	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	1703 of 4651	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	2687 of 4710	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	2827 of 4647	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3027 of 4581	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.1	1827 of 4578	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	3335 of 4479	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2764 of 4359	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	53.3	1791 of 4329	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.7	2370 of 4286	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.5	2038 of 4320	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.6	2226 of 4260	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	63.1	1547 of 4221	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.5	1665 of 4206	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.6	1661 of 4095	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.6	2079 of 3937	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	61.5	1625 of 3884	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.6	1561 of 3768	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.1	1859 of 3724	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	44.7	2299 of 3476	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.1	2302 of 3475	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.3	2299 of 3465	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.3	3961 of 4461	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	2728 of 4331	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	3595 of 4295	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.1	3889 of 4240	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	1774 of 4575	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	791 of 3744	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	2780 of 4658	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	2923 of 4588	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	3012 of 4561	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	1909 of 4499	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.0	3779 of 4348	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	3003 of 4306	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	1985 of 3075	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.8	848 of 2619	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	1330 of 2980	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.1	2744 of 3106	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	1254 of 4413	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	400 of 3644	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	38.5	2878 of 4465	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	2204 of 4401	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	2246 of 4376	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	2149 of 4329	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.8	4117 of 4188	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	3981 of 4168	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2053 of 4520	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	1568 of 3705	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.8	3146 of 4594	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.3	2721 of 4521	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	3529 of 4477	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.7	1700 of 4451	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	2798 of 4309	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2771 of 4264	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	2409 of 4582	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.1	1623 of 3739	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	2828 of 4647	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	2646 of 4585	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3004 of 4563	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.5	1766 of 4498	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	2582 of 4357	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	2666 of 4319	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	2128 of 4301	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.0	2355 of 3549	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.3	3629 of 4292	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	1149 of 4086	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	34.5	2692 of 3952	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3451 of 3799	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	2088 of 3684	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	2394 of 3006	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	1766 of 2612	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	2680 of 3108	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2693 of 3106	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2779 of 3082	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	2376 of 3082	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.4	2849 of 3142	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	2650 of 3127	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)61st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-34 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics47%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Alba-Golden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1373 Cr 2377	Alba	75410	Wood County	Alba-Golden Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 768-2472	383	30	12.6	62.7%	321 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	49.9	2121^st of 4627 public elementary schools	54.2%		57.4	1703^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	418	52.7	50.0	49.1	43.6	42.0	58.2	$9,267
Mineola Intermediate	Public	4-5	1555 W Loop 564	Mineola	75773	Wood County	Mineola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 569-2466	252	19	13.4	56.3%	141 (56.0%)	9 (3.6%)	76 (30.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.1%)	49.9	2124^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.1%		61.3	1517^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.4%	607		45.4	52.4		48.5	56.4	$7,475
Mineola Pri	Public	PK, KG-3	232 NE Loop 564	Mineola	75773	Wood County	Mineola Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 569-5488	621	45	13.9	61.2%	365 (58.8%)	20 (3.2%)	189 (30.4%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)								(n/a)	44.4			43.5			$7,969
Grand Saline Intermediate	Public	3-5	200 Stadium Dr	Grand Saline	75140	Van Zandt County	Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 962-5515	244	17	14.0	52.9%	171 (70.1%)	2 (0.8%)	64 (26.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	68	1228^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.5%		63.1	1431^st of 4651 public elementary schools	69.2%	203	55.2	60.0	56.0	52.1	62.4	58.7	$7,835
Grand Saline Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	405 Stadium Dr	Grand Saline	75140	Van Zandt County	Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 962-7526	299	20	15.0	62.9%	214 (71.6%)	4 (1.3%)	74 (24.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)							$9,935
Quitman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	902 E Goode St	Quitman	75783	Wood County	Quitman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 763-5000	580	43	13.4	60.2%	447 (77.1%)	13 (2.2%)	91 (15.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	52.6	1983^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	57.1%		63.4	1413^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.6%	570	44.3	66.3	65.9	44.3	36.1	42.9	$8,113
Yantis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	105 W Oak	Yantis	75497	Wood County	Yantis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 383-2463	155	14	11.4	71.6%	102 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (30.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	16.4	4225^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.7%		36.2	3034^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%	1191	25.9	39.3	37.5	22.2	39.3	12.5	$7,812
Hallie Randall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	131 Vzcr 1901	Fruitvale	75127	Van Zandt County	Fruitvale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 896-4466	209	20	10.6	67.5%	168 (80.4%)	3 (1.4%)	27 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	49.1	2167^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.2%		52	2027^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.4%	140	44.4	38.2	68.2	50.0	41.2	59.1	$9,619
Rains Intermediate	Public	3-5	409 Fm 3299	Emory	75440	Rains County	Rains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 473-2222	360	24	15.0	64.2%	256 (71.1%)	9 (2.5%)	74 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	16 (4.4%)	18.3	4139^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.5%		32.1	3304^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.0%	835	30.0	44.8	46.8	19.2	26.4	25.0	$8,909
Rains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	372 Fm 3299	Emory	75440	Rains County	Rains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 473-2222	438	31	14.3	67.4%	307 (70.1%)	4 (0.9%)	86 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3 (0.7%)	29 (6.6%)								(n/a)							$9,178

Frequently Asked Questions about Alba-Golden Elementary

How many students attend Alba-Golden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 383 students attended Alba-Golden Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alba-Golden Elementary?

Students at Alba-Golden Elementary are 84% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Alba-Golden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alba-Golden Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Alba-Golden High School

Is Alba-Golden Elementary a good school?

Alba-Golden Elementary ranks 2121^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Alba-Golden Elementary in?

Alba-Golden Independent School District (Isd)

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