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West Main Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3577^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Main Elementary in Lancaster, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 601 students within the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd), a district facing significant systemic challenges. While the school’s overall state ranking has fluctuated and recently dropped to the 23rd percentile, it consistently outperforms most of its immediate district peers, making it a relatively stronger option in the area. For example, West Main’s academic results are dramatically better than its nearest neighbor, Pleasant Run Elementary, which ranks in the bottom 2% of Texas schools. Notably, West Main achieves these outcomes while spending less per student ($8,703) than several higher-spending district schools like Rolling Hills Elementary ($10,310) and Belt Line Elementary ($10,987), suggesting efficient use of resources.

The school’s most striking academic strength is in 4th-grade mathematics, where 40% of students were proficient—far exceeding the district average (27.57%) and outperforming every nearby school, including the higher-ranked Woodridge Elementary (59.09% in 4th grade, though Woodridge only goes to 4th grade). This bright spot stands out in a subject where the school otherwise struggles, with only 20.27% of 3rd graders proficient in math compared to 44.33% statewide. However, a critical area of concern is the school’s recent, catastrophic decline in serving special education students, dropping from the 87th percentile (4 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 8th percentile (0 stars) in 2025-2026—a trend not seen in other nearby schools. Additionally, the school shows a significant gender gap, ranking in the 32nd percentile for female students but only the 17th percentile for male students.

West Main’s pandemic recovery appears to be stalling, with an initial climb from the 22nd percentile in 2020-2021 to the 44th percentile by 2023-2024, followed by a steady decline back to the 23rd percentile. This reversal suggests that early gains may have plateaued or new challenges have emerged. For parents considering options, West Main offers a relatively stronger academic environment within the Lancaster ISD, particularly in 4th-grade math, but families should investigate the recent drop in special education support and the gender-based performance gap. Comparing schools like Houston Elementary (26th percentile) and Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary (39th percentile) can provide additional context for decision-making.

601

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,871

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

531 W Main St
Lancaster, TX 75146-3198

(972) 218-1551

District: Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Main Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center
	Lancaster Middle
High:	Lancaster High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.4%

Hispanic:

27.8%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2018 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2018) to 23rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

3,577^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

812^th of 951Lancaster 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	27.8	3577 of 4627	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.3	2820 of 4651	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	2642 of 4710	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	3140 of 4647	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2621 of 4581	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.0	3576 of 4578	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	2256 of 4479	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	1897 of 4359	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.6	1987 of 4329	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	17.9	3829 of 4286	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.2	3195 of 4320	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.8	3677 of 4260	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	3227 of 4221	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.5	3447 of 4206	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	2838 of 4095	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.3	3411 of 3937	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	59.5	1749 of 3884	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	33.9	2956 of 3768	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.4	2976 of 3724	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.7	3297 of 3475	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	21.0	3146 of 3465	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1379 of 2406	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.2	630 of 1905	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	707 of 2443	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	1074 of 2443	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	835 of 2421	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	1493 of 2444	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.9	753 of 2515	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.8	568 of 2483	77.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.5	2196 of 4461	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.7	3303 of 4331	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	1283 of 4295	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	1085 of 4240	74.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	937 of 1643	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.2	833 of 2918	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	1638 of 3668	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1973 of 3556	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	1582 of 3487	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	1262 of 3446	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.6	541 of 3333	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.2	150 of 3226	95.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.0	3124 of 4575	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.0	1698 of 3744	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	1973 of 4658	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	2794 of 4588	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	2307 of 4561	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	3573 of 4499	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2414 of 4348	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.2	1729 of 4306	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	1752 of 3075	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.2	2103 of 2619	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	2562 of 2980	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	2368 of 2958	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	2758 of 3006	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	2767 of 3184	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	2583 of 3106	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2458 of 4413	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	1230 of 3644	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	1091 of 4465	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.2	1919 of 4401	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	1396 of 4376	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	2751 of 4329	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.1	1012 of 4188	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	1128 of 4168	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2959 of 4520	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.5	1556 of 3705	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	1381 of 4594	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.3	2915 of 4521	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.3	1722 of 4477	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.1	3450 of 4451	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.4	1284 of 4309	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.7	918 of 4264	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	3788 of 4582	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.2	2371 of 3739	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	2552 of 4647	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3354 of 4585	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3037 of 4563	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3498 of 4498	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2069 of 4357	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	2110 of 4319	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	3960 of 4301	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	66.4	793 of 3549	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	76.1	570 of 4292	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	33.1	2885 of 4086	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	3877 of 3952	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.7	3783 of 3799	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1561 of 3684	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	958 of 3558	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	47.0	1721 of 3142	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	1531 of 3127	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)51st percentile+8 vs school

White (2019)45th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)43rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 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 Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
West Main Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	531 W Main St	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1551	601	39	15.3	80.7%	20 (3.3%)	393 (65.4%)	167 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.0%)	27.8	3577^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.7%		39.3	2820^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.4%	757							39.2	45.4	43.8		20.3	40.0	37.1		$6,871
Pleasant Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	427 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1538	597	38	15.6	87.8%	19 (3.2%)	435 (72.9%)	124 (20.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.8%)	8.7	4525^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.2%		14.8	4301^st of 4651 public elementary schools	7.5%	224							32.2	30.0	36.1		10.3	16.3	16.9		$7,460
Aia Lancaster Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	901 E Beltline Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Accelerated Intermediate Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 227-2105	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Belt Line Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 W Belt Line Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1608	567	37	15.2	83.1%	7 (1.2%)	443 (78.1%)	99 (17.5%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	20.6	4014^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		30.8	3377^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.4%	637							44.0	39.1	34.8		28.0	28.3	26.1		$7,846
Rosa Parks/Millbrook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	630 Millbrook Dr	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1564	416	30	13.8	79.6%	5 (1.2%)	356 (85.6%)	31 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	39.3	2809^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.3%		34.8	3140^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%	331							54.6	45.0	57.1		36.4	23.3	44.6		$7,421
Iltexas Lancaster Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1900 W Pleasant Run Rd	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 862-4237	737	47	15.6	84.8%	16 (2.2%)	304 (41.2%)	379 (51.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	25.1	3752^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.9%		9.6	4498^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.3%	746	0.0			20.0			36.0	45.5	43.4		29.0	35.5	30.4		$9,821
Rolling Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Rolling Hills Pl	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1525	388	27	14.3	89.7%	3 (0.8%)	332 (85.6%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.1%)	18.7	4113^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		20.8	3981^st of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	132							33.3	43.4	51.0		12.3	18.5	28.6		$7,517
Houston Elementary	Public	K-5	2929 Marquis St	Lancaster	75134	Dallas County	Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 218-1512	613	40	15.2	87.3%	3 (0.5%)	242 (39.5%)	358 (58.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	30.2	3413^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		36.4	3027^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.9%	386	22.7	44.4	33.3	14.3	31.3	16.7	34.3	50.6	49.3		28.9	32.3	39.5		$6,375
Life School Lancaster	Public, Charter	K-6	950 S I-35 E	Lancaster	75146	Dallas County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 274-7950	455	26	17.4	73.8%	23 (5.1%)	273 (60.0%)	142 (31.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	16.8	4201^st of 4627 public elementary schools	9.2%		18.9	4089^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%	112							9.0	37.3	32.4	35.4	6.0	47.8	14.1	26.6	$10,180
The Meadows Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1016 The Meadows Pkwy	Desoto	75115	Dallas County	Desoto Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 224-0960	312	15	20.4	75.6%	2 (0.6%)	269 (86.2%)	27 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)	4.8	4589^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.7	4548^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.2%	41							19.7	20.0	31.0		9.0	23.2	11.3		$8,815

Frequently Asked Questions about West Main Elementary

What is the racial makeup of West Main Elementary?

Students at West Main Elementary are 65% African American, 28% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Main Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Main Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : G W Carver 6th Grade Stem Learning Center
Middle : Lancaster Middle
High : Lancaster High School

How many students attend West Main Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 601 students attended West Main Elementary.

Is West Main Elementary a good school?

West Main Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is West Main Elementary in?

Lancaster Independent School District (Isd)

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