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Stafford Elementary

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Stafford Elementary ranks 2667 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Stafford Elementary in Abilene, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 473 students in a high-poverty area, where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of the Abilene Independent School District (Isd).

Stafford Elementary stands out for its remarkable turnaround and consistent improvement over the past decade. After spending years in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools, the school has stabilized with a 2-star rating for four consecutive years, now ranking in the 42nd percentile. Its biggest strength is exceptional 5th-grade math performance: in the 2025-2026 school year, 55.21% of 5th graders were proficient in math, the highest rate among all 10 comparable schools in the district—far surpassing Purcell Elementary (24.17%) and the district average (35.01%). The school is also particularly effective for Hispanic students, ranking in the 58th percentile for this group. However, 4th-grade reading is a persistent weakness, with only 37.21% proficient, below the district (44.09%) and state (53.04%) averages. The school also struggles with English Language Learners, ranking in the bottom 4% of the state.

Compared to its closest neighbor, Purcell Elementary (0.68 miles away), Stafford outperforms it in overall ranking (42nd vs. 25th percentile) despite having a higher poverty rate. Stafford’s per-student spending ($11,556) is the second-highest among comparable schools, and it translates into better outcomes than Martinez Elementary, which spends more but ranks in the 13th percentile. This suggests Stafford is effectively using its resources to overcome socioeconomic challenges, especially in math, while still needing to address reading gaps and support for English Language Learners.

473

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,965

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1026 N Pioneer Dr
Abilene, TX 79603-4027

(325) 671-4895

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Stafford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mann Middle
High:	Abilene High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

White:

27.1%

African American:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 29 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

Texas avg51%

2,667^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 29 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	40.9	2667 of 4627	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	2628 of 4651	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2597 of 4710	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2701 of 4647	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4072 of 4581	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3477 of 4578	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	4246 of 4479	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.9	3815 of 4359	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	3633 of 4329	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.3	3717 of 4286	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	39.2	2890 of 4320	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	20.7	3790 of 4260	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	3742 of 4221	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.1	3309 of 4206	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.0	2952 of 4095	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	3435 of 3937	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	3093 of 3884	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.1	2803 of 3768	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.8	2553 of 3724	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.4	1982 of 3476	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.4	2050 of 3475	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.7	2487 of 3465	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	1786 of 2406	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	1200 of 1905	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.1	1571 of 2443	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1576 of 2443	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.2	2315 of 2421	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1943 of 2444	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2421 of 2515	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	2262 of 2483	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	3905 of 4461	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3951 of 4331	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3992 of 4295	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	3969 of 4240	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	1584 of 1643	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	1492 of 3556	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	9.6	3299 of 3333	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	3124 of 3226	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.4	2804 of 4575	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.7	2029 of 3744	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2664 of 4658	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	2888 of 4588	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.3	4179 of 4561	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3697 of 4499	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4115 of 4348	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3759 of 4306	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	1612 of 3075	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.7	1799 of 2619	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.2	1692 of 2980	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	1181 of 2958	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.4	2385 of 3184	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2183 of 3106	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	1845 of 4413	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	2251 of 3644	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	1990 of 4465	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2403 of 4401	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.5	3782 of 4376	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	3217 of 4329	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	3936 of 4188	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3779 of 4168	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2597 of 4520	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	1896 of 3705	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	2203 of 4594	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	2607 of 4521	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4048 of 4477	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	3355 of 4451	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4086 of 4309	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	3726 of 4264	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.2	2485 of 4582	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.5	2110 of 3739	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	2591 of 4647	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	2465 of 4585	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3809 of 4563	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2967 of 4498	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	4085 of 4357	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	3778 of 4319	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	854 of 1004	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	922 of 961	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	2869 of 4301	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.3	2577 of 3549	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	2445 of 4292	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	2449 of 4086	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	2901 of 3952	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	1961 of 3799	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3390 of 3684	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	3505 of 3558	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	1773 of 3006	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.1	1732 of 2612	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	2177 of 3108	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	2295 of 3106	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2797 of 3082	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	2803 of 3082	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	2921 of 3142	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2431 of 3127	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile+16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)48th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile~ school

White (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)39th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)33rd percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)15th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)12th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Reading44%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Stafford Elementary

How many students attend Stafford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 473 students attended Stafford Elementary.

What district is Stafford Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Stafford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Stafford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mann Middle
High : Abilene High School

Is Stafford Elementary a good school?

Stafford Elementary ranks 2667^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Stafford Elementary?

Students at Stafford Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 27% White, 13% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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