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Dyess Elementary

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Dyess Elementary ranks 2921 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dyess Elementary in Abilene, TX, is a PK-5 campus serving 621 students on Dyess Air Force Base within the Abilene Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 18th percentile statewide. Historically a solid performer, Dyess often ranked in the top half of Texas elementary schools, peaking at the 83rd percentile in 2016-2017, but recent data shows a notable decline to the 37th percentile (2 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year. This drop is sharp compared to nearby peers like Stafford Elementary and Ward Elementary, which remained relatively stable, suggesting a systemic issue at Dyess rather than a district-wide trend.

Dyess stands out for its lower free/reduced lunch rate (66%) compared to other Abilene ISD schools like Bowie Elementary (87%) and Purcell Elementary (80%), likely due to its military-connected families. The school shows relative strength in Reading, outperforming the district average in 3rd and 5th-grade Reading, but struggles in Mathematics across all grades. However, the most dramatic finding is a broad-based decline across all student subgroups between 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, including a plummet from the 77th to the 1st percentile for low socio-economic status students and from the 80th to the 48th percentile for special education students, indicating widespread challenges.

The starkest comparison is with nearby Wylie Independent School District (Isd) schools, like Wylie West Intermediate, located just over 5 miles away in a district ranked in the 90th percentile. In 2025-2026, 72% of Wylie 4th graders were proficient in Reading versus 39% at Dyess, highlighting the profound impact of district resources and community wealth. Dyess also spends less per student ($9,830) than many lower-performing peers like Bassetti Elementary ($10,935) and has a higher student-teacher ratio (16.9), suggesting it operates with fewer resources despite its unique military-base context.

621

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,926

Per pupil spending ?

66%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6733 Jennings Dr
Abilene, TX 79607-1100

(325) 690-3795

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dyess Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Clack Middle
High:	Cooper High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.9%

Hispanic:

33.8%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 37th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg39%

Texas avg51%

2,921^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	37.4	2921 of 4627	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	2625 of 4651	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	1731 of 4710	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	1998 of 4647	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	2391 of 4581	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.5	895 of 4578	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	55.8	1719 of 4479	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.6	1270 of 4359	70.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	751 of 4329	82.7%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	1146 of 4286	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	79.0	795 of 4320	81.6%	★★★★☆
2014	85.5	429 of 4260	89.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.6	443 of 4221	89.5%	★★★★☆
2012	88.0	299 of 4206	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	77.5	644 of 4095	84.3%	★★★★☆
2010	77.2	637 of 3937	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.4	469 of 3884	87.9%	★★★★☆
2008	84.0	259 of 3768	93.1%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	366 of 3724	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	83.4	241 of 3476	93.1%	★★★★★
2005	82.2	331 of 3475	90.5%	★★★★★
2004	87.2	76 of 3465	97.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	1274 of 2406	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	1267 of 1905	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.9	729 of 2443	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.0	1035 of 2443	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	1091 of 2421	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.3	359 of 2444	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	699 of 2515	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	1024 of 2483	58.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	3014 of 4461	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	88.5	194 of 4331	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	25.8	3659 of 4295	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.4	2621 of 4240	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	33.3	2617 of 3556	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1792 of 3226	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.0	3257 of 4575	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	49.6	1762 of 3744	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	1487 of 4658	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	2487 of 4588	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2808 of 4561	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.7	964 of 4499	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	45.0	2348 of 4348	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.7	1601 of 4306	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.0	2001 of 3075	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.5	1390 of 2619	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.9	1292 of 2980	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	1242 of 2958	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	809 of 3006	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	1756 of 3184	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.5	836 of 3106	73.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	3654 of 4413	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	2081 of 3644	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	1535 of 4465	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.4	2087 of 4401	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2594 of 4376	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.7	594 of 4329	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	33.6	3047 of 4188	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.2	1298 of 4168	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	4463 of 4520	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	3027 of 3705	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.5	1062 of 4594	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.1	1645 of 4521	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	3030 of 4477	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	77.3	534 of 4451	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	2157 of 4309	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	883 of 4264	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	2618 of 4582	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.0	1962 of 3739	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	1652 of 4647	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	1672 of 4585	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	2071 of 4563	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	944 of 4498	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	1164 of 4357	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.0	942 of 4319	78.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	808 of 975	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	606 of 1128	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	781 of 1099	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	609 of 1004	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	628 of 1112	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	449 of 1046	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.9	2256 of 4301	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.1	2403 of 3549	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	848 of 4292	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	41.7	2172 of 4086	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	1286 of 3952	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.0	297 of 3799	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	58.3	1016 of 3684	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	41.7	1918 of 3558	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.5	2186 of 3006	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	1697 of 2612	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	1615 of 3108	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1898 of 3106	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	2371 of 3082	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.6	1157 of 3082	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	1587 of 3142	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1603 of 3127	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)47th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)35th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile-15 vs school

Female (2026)29th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)26th percentile-31 vs school

Hispanic (2026)17th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
Ward Elementary	Public	K-5	3750 Paint Brush	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3666	502	33	15.3	57.8%	196 (39.0%)	64 (12.7%)	196 (39.0%)	20 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	43.1	2505^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.9%		51.1	2072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	433	52.1	42.1	58.3	39.6	46.6	33.3	$8,393
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
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
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
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
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
Wylie West Elementary	Public	K-2	7650 Hardwick Rd	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 692-6554	673	43	15.8	24.1%	412 (61.2%)	28 (4.2%)	159 (23.6%)	33 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (5.8%)								(n/a)							$6,320

Frequently Asked Questions about Dyess Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dyess Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dyess Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Clack Middle
High : Cooper High School

What district is Dyess Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Is Dyess Elementary a good school?

Dyess Elementary ranks 2921^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Dyess Elementary?

Students at Dyess Elementary are 41% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% African American, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Dyess Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Dyess Elementary.

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