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Frontier Elementary

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Frontier Elementary ranks 2041 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2041^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Frontier Elementary is a PK-5 school in Angleton, TX, serving 430 students within the Angleton Independent School District (Isd).

Frontier Elementary has experienced a significant and concerning decline in recent years, dropping from a top-ranked school in the district to one of the lowest. Once a high-performing school consistently in the 80th and 90th percentiles, its overall rank has fallen to the 56th percentile. This decline is most dramatic in math, where 5th-grade proficiency plummeted from 70% to 39.68% in just three years—now below both the state and district averages. The school's struggles are particularly notable when compared to nearby Westside Elementary, which has remained stable at the 75th percentile, and Rancho Isabella Elementary, located just 0.6 miles away, which has overtaken Frontier in performance. Science has also been a persistent weak point, with only 20% of 5th graders proficient in the subject.

Interestingly, this decline is not due to a lack of resources. Frontier has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.8 and higher per-student spending ($10,984) than top-performing peers like Bess Brannen Elementary. The school also shows a widening gap in serving different student groups, with Gifted and Talented students performing well (78th percentile) while Special Education and low socioeconomic status students have dropped significantly. This suggests the school's challenges may be related to instructional quality or curriculum changes rather than funding or class sizes.

430

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,889

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Airline Dr
Angleton, TX 77515-3799

(979) 864-8005

District: Angleton Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Frontier Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Angleton Junior High School
High:	Angleton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.5%

White:

34.0%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Angleton Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg54%

Texas avg51%

2,041^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Angleton Independent School District (Isd)

597^th of 951Angleton 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	59.7	1596 of 4651	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	1007 of 4710	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	860 of 4647	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	785 of 4581	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	92.0	322 of 4578	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	81.4	651 of 4479	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	653 of 4359	85.0%	★★★★☆
2017	77.3	797 of 4329	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	816 of 4286	81.0%	★★★★☆
2015	87.2	347 of 4320	92.0%	★★★★★
2014	83.3	551 of 4260	87.1%	★★★★☆
2013	87.1	340 of 4221	91.9%	★★★★★
2012	79.1	701 of 4206	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.8	919 of 4095	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	72.5	940 of 3937	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	947 of 3884	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	83.8	266 of 3768	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	85 of 3724	97.7%	★★★★★
2006	82.7	273 of 3476	92.1%	★★★★★
2005	83.2	276 of 3475	92.1%	★★★★★
2004	82.1	299 of 3465	91.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	308 of 1905	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	481 of 2443	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	301 of 2443	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	244 of 2421	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.1	124 of 2444	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	74.0	397 of 2515	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	537 of 2483	78.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	3256 of 4461	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.8	1213 of 4331	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	1810 of 4295	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.5	531 of 4240	87.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	48.7	1745 of 3556	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	1631 of 3487	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	1444 of 3446	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	840 of 3333	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	1313 of 3744	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	744 of 4658	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	909 of 4588	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	900 of 4561	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.7	431 of 4499	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.8	426 of 4348	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	499 of 4306	88.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	773 of 2619	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	469 of 2980	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	189 of 2958	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	474 of 3006	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	1436 of 3184	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	1975 of 3106	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	1462 of 3644	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	1433 of 4465	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.6	2028 of 4401	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.2	2008 of 4376	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	742 of 4329	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	491 of 4188	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.1	904 of 4168	78.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	958 of 3705	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	997 of 4594	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	942 of 4521	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	587 of 4477	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	90.5	147 of 4451	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	75.2	583 of 4309	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	324 of 4264	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	922 of 3739	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	1315 of 4647	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	859 of 4585	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	724 of 4563	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	92.9	249 of 4498	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.1	812 of 4357	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	823 of 4319	80.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	57.5	481 of 1099	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	427 of 1004	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	97.5	3 of 961	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	788 of 3549	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	34.0	2992 of 4292	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.3	951 of 4086	76.7%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	1619 of 3952	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	513 of 3799	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	306 of 3684	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	171 of 3558	95.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	809 of 2612	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	676 of 3108	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	365 of 3106	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	337 of 3082	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	88.4	151 of 3082	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	562 of 3142	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.3	575 of 3127	81.6%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)84th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)56th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)51st percentile-31 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile-56 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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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 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
Frontier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Airline Dr	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8005	430	31	13.8	50.5%	146 (34.0%)	81 (18.8%)	187 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.7%)	51.4	2041^st of 4627 public elementary schools	55.9%		59.7	1596^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.7%	445					53.9	49.3	63.5	46.2	45.2	39.7	$9,889
Rancho Isabella Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Corral Loop	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8007	464	39	12.0	61.4%	159 (34.3%)	71 (15.3%)	211 (45.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	61.6	1535^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.8%		57.5	1696^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.5%	161					62.2	51.9	55.6	60.0	50.0	48.9	$9,434
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Ridgecrest Dr	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8006	479	34	14.2	61.2%	173 (36.1%)	61 (12.7%)	217 (45.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.4%)	56.6	1778^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.6%		65	1351^st of 4651 public elementary schools	71.0%	427					46.4	63.2	58.5	42.1	47.4	53.9	$10,869
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	429 E Locust St	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8004	533	36	15.0	70.0%	163 (30.6%)	74 (13.9%)	261 (49.0%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.3%)	61.9	1520^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.1%		56.3	1759^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.2%	239					57.1	47.8	63.9	55.1	43.5	65.6	$10,255
Westside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Mulberry	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8009	1,029	66	15.5	69.9%	129 (12.5%)	83 (8.1%)	788 (76.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.6%)	69.8	1143^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	75.3%		69.7	1147^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.3%	4	25.0	35.7	44.4	35.7	52.4	63.7	57.7	50.7	65.5	66.3	$9,647
Southside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 Park Ln	Angleton	77515	Brazoria County	Angleton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 864-8008	304	26	11.6	84.2%	105 (34.5%)	34 (11.2%)	157 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	54.8	1876^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.5%		62.5	1463^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.5%	413					40.5	57.1	54.4	42.9	55.1	55.6	$12,701
Danbury Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2530 Hoskins Mound Rd	Danbury	77534	Brazoria County	Danbury Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 922-8787	297	20	14.5	33.3%	214 (72.1%)	2 (0.7%)	70 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	72.5	1032^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	77.7%		79	785^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.1%	247					67.4	71.2	47.8	65.1	50.9	67.4	$11,206
Gladys Polk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	600 Audubon Woods Dr	Richwood	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7200	396	29	13.5	54.8%	140 (35.4%)	38 (9.6%)	188 (47.5%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	78.8	798^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.8%		88.8	417^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.0%	381					45.0	68.2		68.3	77.6		$10,915
Bess Brannen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	802 That Way St	Lake Jackson	77566	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7170	747	47	15.7	38.8%	384 (51.4%)	25 (3.3%)	286 (38.3%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.0%)	85.5	561^st of 4627 public elementary schools	87.9%		87.3	481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.7%	80					58.1	83.4		54.7	75.5		$8,346
Griffith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	101 Lexington St	Clute	77531	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7180	493	38	12.9	63.1%	76 (15.4%)	15 (3.0%)	376 (76.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	58.3	1689^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.5%		65.4	1329^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.4%	360					54.8	54.3		47.3	47.5		$10,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Frontier Elementary

How many students attend Frontier Elementary?

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

Is Frontier Elementary a good school?

Frontier Elementary ranks 2041^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Frontier Elementary in?

Angleton Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Frontier Elementary?

Students at Frontier Elementary are 43% Hispanic, 34% White, 19% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Frontier Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frontier Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Angleton Junior High School
High : Angleton High School

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