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Bonham Elementary

Q: Is Bonham Elementary a good school?

Bonham Elementary ranks 3004 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Bonham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Bonham Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Bonham Elementary?

Students at Bonham Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 33% White, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Bonham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Craig Middle High : Abilene High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bonham Elementary in Abilene, TX, serves 481 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a community where about 78% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and the school is showing a promising upward trend after years of lower rankings.

Bonham is a school on the rise, with recent data showing its highest ranking in several years—climbing to the 35th percentile. A standout strength is 5th-grade reading, where 62% of students are proficient, which beats both the Abilene Independent School District (Isd) average (48%) and the state average (58%). The school also excels in supporting male students, who rank in the 52nd percentile statewide, and Special Education students, who rank in the 51st percentile. In math, Bonham is on a clear turnaround trajectory: 4th-grade math proficiency jumped from 28% to 42% over recent years, now outperforming the district average. This progress is especially notable when compared to nearby Ortiz Elementary, which has a higher poverty rate and ranks in the bottom 3% of the state—Bonham’s 5th-grade reading score is more than double Ortiz’s. Even against the more affluent Austin Elementary, Bonham’s 5th-grade reading outperforms Austin’s (62% vs. 51%).

While Bonham’s overall performance is improving, there are areas to watch. The school struggles more with female students (22nd percentile) and has historically faced challenges with at-risk students. However, the consistent gains in 5th grade and math suggest that recent strategies are working. For parents, Bonham offers a school that is actively improving, with specific bright spots in reading and math that rival or exceed nearby schools like Stafford Elementary, which has a similar poverty rate but lower 5th-grade reading scores. This is a school worth watching for its upward momentum.

481

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,293

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

717 Buccaneer Dr
Abilene, TX 79605-2727

(325) 690-3745

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Craig Middle
High:	Abilene High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.5%

White:

32.8%

African American:

11.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg39%

Texas avg51%

3,004^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

780^th of 951Abilene 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	36.2	3004 of 4627	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	2867 of 4651	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3675 of 4710	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	3876 of 4647	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3702 of 4581	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2850 of 4578	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3917 of 4479	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3843 of 4359	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.4	3243 of 4329	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.6	3353 of 4286	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	3354 of 4320	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.8	3413 of 4260	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.6	3224 of 4221	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	3371 of 4206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.5	2922 of 4095	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	3344 of 3937	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.1	2788 of 3884	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	51.3	2124 of 3768	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	69.4	1107 of 3724	70.3%	★★★★☆
2006	69.9	1026 of 3476	70.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.1	807 of 3475	76.8%	★★★★☆
2004	82.7	269 of 3465	92.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	2218 of 2406	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.1	1275 of 1905	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2235 of 2443	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	39.9	1457 of 2443	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.7	2207 of 2421	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	2382 of 2444	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2323 of 2515	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	2413 of 2483	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	4021 of 4461	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	3624 of 4331	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4080 of 4295	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4169 of 4240	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	3552 of 4575	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	2984 of 3744	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3550 of 4658	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	3761 of 4588	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	3924 of 4561	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	2956 of 4499	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	3980 of 4348	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	3742 of 4306	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	1705 of 3075	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.0	1327 of 2619	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2237 of 2980	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.7	1789 of 2958	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	1403 of 3006	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	589 of 3184	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	65.4	1178 of 3106	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.0	2273 of 4413	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.8	3016 of 3644	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3411 of 4465	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	3929 of 4401	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3844 of 4376	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	2928 of 4329	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3791 of 4188	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4076 of 4168	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2644 of 4520	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.3	2393 of 3705	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3702 of 4594	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4009 of 4521	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	3766 of 4477	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.4	2900 of 4451	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3936 of 4309	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3967 of 4264	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.8	2196 of 4582	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	2113 of 3739	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3583 of 4647	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3960 of 4585	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3290 of 4563	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	2681 of 4498	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3563 of 4357	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	3848 of 4319	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	1.6	1111 of 1112	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.9	1043 of 1046	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	2098 of 4301	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.1	2295 of 3549	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	3099 of 4292	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	2817 of 4086	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	2695 of 3952	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3438 of 3799	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	1529 of 3684	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.8	1476 of 3558	58.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2003 of 3006	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.9	1495 of 2612	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	2596 of 3108	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2833 of 3106	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	2517 of 3082	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	2279 of 3082	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2811 of 3142	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	2636 of 3127	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)22nd percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)8th percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)<1st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Bonham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	717 Buccaneer Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3745	481	34	14.0	77.8%	158 (32.8%)	56 (11.6%)	243 (50.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	36.2	3004^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.1%		38.7	2867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	137						40.0	38.0	62.2	27.1	42.3	44.6	$10,293
Stafford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1026 N Pioneer Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4895	473	30	15.6	85.4%	128 (27.1%)	62 (13.1%)	257 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	40.9	2667^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.4%		42.2	2628^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.5%	39						44.6	37.2	50.5	39.1	40.7	55.2	$9,965
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2341 Greenbriar Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3920	729	43	17.1	52.8%	367 (50.3%)	51 (7.0%)	259 (35.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	43.3	2500^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.0%		59.5	1602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%	898						45.2	58.9	50.8	38.3	36.2	44.3	$8,294
Purcell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3633 N 14th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4845	537	34	15.6	80.4%	118 (22.0%)	83 (15.5%)	310 (57.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	29.3	3471^st of 4627 public elementary schools	25.0%		36.7	3004^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	467						44.3	46.2	45.1	33.0	39.7	24.2	$7,964
Bowie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2034 Jeanette St	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4770	473	35	13.4	86.9%	149 (31.5%)	42 (8.9%)	260 (55.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.6%)	14.8	4308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		21.8	3926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.6%	382						25.6	29.9	42.2	23.0	31.0	28.9	$9,893
Bassetti Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5749 Hwy 277 S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3720	546	36	15.1	71.6%	175 (32.1%)	85 (15.6%)	215 (39.4%)	18 (3.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	26.5	3657^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.0%		40.4	2744^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.0%	913						25.3	57.5	49.3	23.3	34.2	30.4	$8,679
Martinez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Merchant St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 794-4160	371	26	14.4	89.8%	45 (12.1%)	36 (9.7%)	279 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$11,302
Alcorta Elementary	Public	K-5	2650 S 32nd St	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3602	410	24	17.2	67.3%	168 (41.0%)	50 (12.2%)	166 (40.5%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.9%)	23.3	3861^st of 4627 public elementary schools	16.6%		39.1	2829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%	1032						32.9	49.3	40.0	24.3	30.8	36.0	$9,391
Dyess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6733 Jennings Dr	Abilene	79607	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3795	621	37	16.9	66.0%	254 (40.9%)	77 (12.4%)	210 (33.8%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	64 (10.3%)	37.4	2921^st of 4627 public elementary schools	36.9%		42.2	2625^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.6%	296						47.8	39.4	55.3	40.0	36.4	38.2	$7,926
Ortiz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Vogel	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4945	523	36	14.6	91.0%	35 (6.7%)	63 (12.0%)	408 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	10.2	4479^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.2%		13.8	4341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.7%	138	20.0	22.2	24.1	8.3	0.0	27.3	32.2	29.6	23.2	22.6	22.6	$9,388

Frequently Asked Questions about Bonham Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bonham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bonham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Craig Middle
High : Abilene High School

What is the racial makeup of Bonham Elementary?

Students at Bonham Elementary are 51% Hispanic, 33% White, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Is Bonham Elementary a good school?

Bonham Elementary ranks 3004^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bonham Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Bonham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Bonham Elementary.

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