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Anthony Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
3714th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 20% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Anthony Elementary is a public elementary school located in Anthony, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 322 students. The school is part of the Anthony Independent School District, which is ranked 558 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Anthony Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with performance on STAAR assessments significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 46.67% of 3rd graders were proficient in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 52.02%. The school's performance is also lower than the district average, indicating that it is underperforming compared to other schools in the Anthony Independent School District. Anthony Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 81.37% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, the nearby Kohlberg Elementary, Tippin Elementary, and Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School all outperform Anthony Elementary on STAAR assessments and have higher statewide rankings. These schools serve a more diverse student population, with lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students and higher percentages of students meeting proficiency standards. The higher-performing schools also have lower student-teacher ratios and higher per-student spending, suggesting that these factors may contribute to their academic success.

312
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,809
Per pupil spending ?
80.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 610 Sixth St
       Anthony, TX  79821-1279

(915) 886-6510

District: Anthony Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Anthony Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Anthony Middle
High:    Anthony High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.1%
White:
1.3%
Asian:
0.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2024 → 20th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2024)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 47% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)
!Reading scores 16 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school32%
District avg32%
Texas avg47%
3,714th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2015
From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
558th of 961Anthony 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202525.23714 of 465120.1%★☆☆☆☆
202415.04320 of 47108.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202319.94012 of 464713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.13939 of 458114.0%★☆☆☆☆
202117.34057 of 457811.4%★☆☆☆☆
201931.63235 of 447927.8%★☆☆☆☆
201827.93325 of 435923.7%★☆☆☆☆
201737.92660 of 432938.6%★★☆☆☆
201645.52522 of 428641.2%★★☆☆☆
201532.73223 of 432025.4%★☆☆☆☆
201452.82169 of 426049.1%★★☆☆☆
201332.33296 of 422121.9%★☆☆☆☆
201232.33303 of 420621.5%★☆☆☆☆
201116.03848 of 40956.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20106.83875 of 39371.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200914.43678 of 38845.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200819.83439 of 37688.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200728.33128 of 372416.0%★☆☆☆☆
200629.52866 of 347617.5%★☆☆☆☆
200570.1993 of 347571.4%★★★★☆
200455.51735 of 346549.9%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202235.53142 of 446129.6%★☆☆☆☆
202142.62375 of 433145.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.62766 of 429535.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.52921 of 424031.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202421.63219 of 366812.2%★☆☆☆☆
202327.92871 of 355619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202242.42096 of 348739.9%★★☆☆☆
202144.11808 of 344647.5%★★☆☆☆
201940.62084 of 333337.5%★★☆☆☆
201843.71822 of 322643.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202414.04380 of 46586.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202325.73680 of 458819.8%★☆☆☆☆
202219.44038 of 456111.5%★☆☆☆☆
202115.94161 of 44997.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.53303 of 434824.0%★☆☆☆☆
201828.23359 of 430622.0%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202330.82528 of 298015.2%★☆☆☆☆
202271.7650 of 295878.0%★★★★☆
201964.11229 of 318461.4%★★★☆☆
201858.11587 of 310648.9%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202426.83631 of 446518.7%★☆☆☆☆
202324.93674 of 440116.5%★☆☆☆☆
202224.93701 of 437615.4%★☆☆☆☆
202122.23767 of 432913.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.12757 of 418834.2%★★☆☆☆
201832.33104 of 416825.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202426.53821 of 459416.8%★☆☆☆☆
202327.23703 of 452118.1%★☆☆☆☆
202222.83908 of 447712.7%★☆☆☆☆
202120.34014 of 44519.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201946.62305 of 430946.5%★★☆☆☆
201840.82639 of 426438.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202428.13574 of 464723.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.54039 of 458511.9%★☆☆☆☆
202224.03754 of 456317.7%★☆☆☆☆
202124.03599 of 449820.0%★☆☆☆☆
201936.32898 of 435733.5%★★☆☆☆
201828.73325 of 431923.0%★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201965.420 of 9378.5%★★★★☆
201867.524 of 11278.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202448.71989 of 429253.7%★★★☆☆
202317.23905 of 40864.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202244.51950 of 395250.7%★★★☆☆
202125.93122 of 379917.8%★☆☆☆☆
201961.5883 of 368476.0%★★★★☆
201861.7854 of 355876.0%★★★★☆
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)
Migrant (2019)78th percentile+51 vs school
Special Education (2024)54th percentile+45 vs school
At Risk (2022)30th percentile+16 vs school
Male (2024)23rd percentile+15 vs school
Hispanic (2024)19th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)17th percentile+9 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)15th percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+4 vs school
Female (2024)6th percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading38%-16 vs state
Mathematics33%-13 vs state
Science15%-14 vs state

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Anthony Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Anthony Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Anthony Middle
High : Anthony High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 312 students attended Anthony Elementary.

Students at Anthony Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% White.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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