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Deer Creek Elementary

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Deer Creek Elementary ranks 3122 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3122^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Deer Creek Elementary in Crowley, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 647 students within the Crowley Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 16th percentile statewide, and the school itself has seen a steady decline from a 3-star ranking in 2021-2022 to a 2-star ranking in recent years.

This school serves a high-poverty community, with about 75.7% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The most striking finding is the performance gap between Deer Creek and nearby schools in the Burleson Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked in the 70th percentile. For example, 5th-grade Reading proficiency at Deer Creek is 50%, while at nearby Academy At Nola Dunn it is 79.05% and at Judy Hajek Elementary it is 74.19%. This pattern holds across subjects and grades, highlighting how district-level resources and demographics can overshadow individual school efforts. Deer Creek’s performance is more aligned with other Crowley ISD schools like Sidney H Poynter and S H Crowley Elementary, suggesting systemic challenges tied to district policies and the community it serves.

Inside the school, performance varies widely among student groups. Hispanic students are a bright spot, performing above the state average at the 51st percentile. However, the school struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students, with Gifted and Talented students ranking in the 4th percentile. Special Education performance is also inconsistent, swinging from the 63rd to the 25th percentile in recent years. While "At Risk" students performed exceptionally well during the pandemic era, recent data is unavailable, leaving a question mark over whether that success has been maintained. Overall, Deer Creek is a school facing significant headwinds, with pockets of strength but a clear need for improvement to reverse its downward trend.

647

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,491

Per pupil spending ?

75.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

805 S Crowley Rd
Crowley, TX 76036-3699

(817) 297-5880

District: Crowley Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Deer Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard Allie Middle
High:	Crowley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.5%

African American:

20.6%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2016 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg37%

Texas avg50%

3,122^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Crowley Independent School District (Isd)

798^th of 951Crowley 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	34.5	3122 of 4627	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.6	3083 of 4651	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2753 of 4710	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	2844 of 4647	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	1646 of 4581	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.8	1683 of 4578	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.8	2235 of 4479	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	2291 of 4359	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.4	3002 of 4329	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.4	2694 of 4286	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.5	1984 of 4320	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.3	2249 of 4260	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	2676 of 4221	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.9	1938 of 4206	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	2111 of 4095	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	59.5	1795 of 3937	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.9	2200 of 3884	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.6	2389 of 3768	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	58.0	1795 of 3724	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.7	1745 of 3476	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	61.4	1451 of 3475	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.1	1284 of 3465	62.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	1509 of 2406	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.8	962 of 1905	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	1071 of 2443	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	1058 of 2443	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	1063 of 2421	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	1304 of 2444	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	769 of 2515	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	1469 of 2483	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	73.2	694 of 4461	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	839 of 4331	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.1	2396 of 4295	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	2947 of 4240	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1757 of 2918	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	2101 of 3668	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2314 of 3556	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.5	561 of 3487	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	436 of 3446	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	54.7	1322 of 3333	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	1198 of 3226	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	2966 of 4575	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	2647 of 3744	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2706 of 4658	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.2	2592 of 4588	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	1879 of 4561	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.5	2172 of 4499	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	2270 of 4348	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	2013 of 4306	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	2957 of 3075	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	2176 of 2619	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2294 of 2980	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1920 of 2958	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	1508 of 3006	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	1513 of 3184	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	2319 of 3106	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	2160 of 4413	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.7	2213 of 3644	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	2612 of 4465	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	2738 of 4401	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.7	854 of 4376	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	687 of 4329	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.7	2215 of 4188	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2095 of 4168	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	3153 of 4520	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	2341 of 3705	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	2677 of 4594	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	2528 of 4521	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.0	1000 of 4477	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	64.1	1172 of 4451	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	1885 of 4309	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	2496 of 4264	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3223 of 4582	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	2437 of 3739	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	2836 of 4647	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	2912 of 4585	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	1485 of 4563	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	1317 of 4498	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.4	2230 of 4357	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	2773 of 4319	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	888 of 975	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	930 of 1128	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1092 of 1099	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	760 of 1004	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	940 of 1046	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3213 of 4301	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.7	1325 of 3549	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	2153 of 4292	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3245 of 4086	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3552 of 3952	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	3688 of 3799	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	1230 of 3684	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	1602 of 3558	55.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	2147 of 3006	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	2053 of 2612	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.2	1936 of 3108	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.5	1060 of 3106	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	1150 of 3082	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	1468 of 3082	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	2055 of 3142	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	2029 of 3127	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)84th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)37th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 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 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Deer Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	805 S Crowley Rd	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5880	647	41	15.6	75.7%	77 (11.9%)	133 (20.6%)	398 (61.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (4.9%)	34.5	3122^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	32.5%		35.6	3083^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.7%	39	27.8	30.0	27.3	0.0		41.5	44.4	50.0		42.1	32.1	39.5		$7,491
Judy Hajek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 NE McAlister	Burleson	76028	Tarrant County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3700	628	40	15.8	37.3%	297 (47.3%)	98 (15.6%)	186 (29.6%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	24 (3.8%)	66.3	1293^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.1%		65.1	1340^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.2%	47						50.0	53.3	74.2		55.8	42.1	76.3		$8,751
Frazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1125 Summervrest Blvd	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3000	552	38	14.3	44.0%	292 (52.9%)	63 (11.4%)	145 (26.3%)	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.7%)	68.2	1219^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.7%		60.5	1552^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	66.6%	333						45.2	50.0	67.4		59.5	56.9	67.4		$8,944
Jack Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 N E Alsbury Blvd	Burleson	76028	Tarrant County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3200	536	38	14.2	73.7%	100 (18.7%)	26 (4.9%)	397 (74.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	41.2	2645^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.8	2864^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	219	33.3	33.3		33.3	33.3	53.5	40.8	47.3		52.6	46.1	36.3		$9,199
Bess Race Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	537 S Heights Dr	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5080	647	40	16.0	79.9%	103 (15.9%)	336 (51.9%)	164 (25.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	37 (5.7%)	29.7	3444^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.6%		18.8	4096^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.9%	652						38.1	46.9	36.9		14.3	50.8	35.4		$8,426
Mound Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	205 S W Thomas St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 245-3100	397	32	12.5	52.1%	265 (66.8%)	19 (4.8%)	89 (22.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	70.6	1113^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.9%		66.8	1271^st of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%	158						46.4	55.9	71.2		49.3	60.3	75.7		$9,301
Crowley Montessori Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1101 Bolden Ave	Crowley	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(817) 297-5800	292	17	17.6	50.0%	48 (16.4%)	98 (33.6%)	133 (45.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.8%)	40.3	2718^th of 4627 public elementary schools	41.3%		59.1	1621^st of 4651 public elementary schools	65.1%	1097	50.0					42.9	65.4	60.0	50.0	22.0	26.9	60.0	16.7	$13,627
S H Crowley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10525 McCart Ave	Fort Worth	76036	Tarrant County	Crowley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 297-5960	606	36	16.8	78.4%	90 (14.9%)	277 (45.7%)	184 (30.4%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.6%)	37.4	2923^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	36.8%		37.2	2972^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.1%	49						41.9	45.7	57.5		50.0	30.0	30.9		$8,829
Irene Clinkscale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Blayke St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3900	609	40	15.2	41.1%	323 (53.0%)	79 (13.0%)	154 (25.3%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.2%)	68.3	1216^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.7%		69.2	1166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.9%	50						64.6	61.3	58.7		60.4	57.0	46.8		$8,270
Academy At Nola Dunn	Public	PK, KG-5	201 S Dobson St	Burleson	76028	Johnson County	Burleson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 245-3300	668	42	15.8	14.8%	484 (72.5%)	22 (3.3%)	125 (18.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.1%)	80.7	740^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.0%		80.4	740^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.1%							73.8	60.2	79.1		59.8	49.1	74.3		$7,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Deer Creek Elementary

What schools do graduates of Deer Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Deer Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Richard Allie Middle
High : Crowley High School

What is the racial makeup of Deer Creek Elementary?

Students at Deer Creek Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 21% African American, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Deer Creek Elementary in?

Crowley Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Deer Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended Deer Creek Elementary.

Is Deer Creek Elementary a good school?

Deer Creek Elementary ranks 3122^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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