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Taylor Elementary

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Taylor Elementary ranks 2322 nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2322^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Taylor Elementary is a public elementary school located in Abilene, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 640 students. The school is part of the Abilene Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 722 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Taylor Elementary has shown inconsistent performance on STAAR tests, with some grades and subjects performing better than others. While the school's 3rd grade reading proficiency is higher than the district and state averages, its 4th grade reading and mathematics proficiency are lower. However, Taylor Elementary's 5th grade science proficiency is significantly higher than the district and state. The school's student population is diverse, and there are significant disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, with African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Low Socioeconomic Status students performing significantly worse than their peers.

When compared to nearby schools, Taylor Elementary's performance challenges are similar to those of Alcorta Elementary and Bonham Elementary, which are also part of the Abilene ISD. However, Ortiz Elementary and Martinez Elementary, also in the Abilene ISD, have even lower performance. In contrast, Wylie East Intermediate, which is part of the higher-performing Wylie ISD, outperforms Taylor Elementary and the other Abilene ISD schools on STAAR tests.

662

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,735

Per pupil spending ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1719 E N 10th St
Abilene, TX 79601

(325) 671-4970

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Taylor Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Craig Middle
High:	Abilene High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

40.9%

Hispanic:

34.6%

African American:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 34th percentile in 2022 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 50th (2025) from a 34th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

2,322^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 13Elementary Schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

722^nd of 961Abilene 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
2025	46.9	2322 of 4651	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	3041 of 4710	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	2395 of 4647	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	3028 of 4581	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	1644 of 4578	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.3	2797 of 4479	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2636 of 4359	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.9	2125 of 4329	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.1	2650 of 4286	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.2	1837 of 4320	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	1971 of 4260	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	1596 of 4221	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	1383 of 4206	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	45.1	2686 of 4095	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.4	1217 of 3937	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.7	850 of 3884	78.1%	★★★★☆
2008	68.9	1125 of 3768	70.1%	★★★★☆
2007	75.5	735 of 3724	80.3%	★★★★☆
2006	76.8	607 of 3476	82.5%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	769 of 3475	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	72.6	830 of 3465	76.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1226 of 1905	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	2020 of 2443	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1700 of 2443	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	2156 of 2421	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.1	980 of 2444	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.4	2336 of 2515	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	1948 of 2483	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	1.4	1001 of 1009	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	4202 of 4461	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	3814 of 4331	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	3657 of 4295	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.0	3563 of 4240	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1388 of 2918	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.1	2555 of 3333	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.0	981 of 3226	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	2032 of 3744	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3299 of 4658	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2864 of 4588	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3456 of 4561	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	65.3	1260 of 4499	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	34.1	3063 of 4348	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	2888 of 4306	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	1864 of 2619	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.9	1749 of 2980	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	2308 of 2958	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.0	1587 of 3006	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	2280 of 3184	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	2014 of 3106	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	2024 of 3644	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	3383 of 4465	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3915 of 4401	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3648 of 4376	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	2729 of 4329	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.1	3284 of 4188	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	3611 of 4168	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	2861 of 3705	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3441 of 4594	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	3966 of 4521	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3836 of 4477	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	2707 of 4451	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3779 of 4309	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3660 of 4264	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	1537 of 3739	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	2174 of 4647	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	1971 of 4585	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	2559 of 4563	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.2	2014 of 4498	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.1	2514 of 4357	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2416 of 4319	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	873 of 975	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	958 of 1128	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	537 of 1099	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	9.5	974 of 1004	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	805 of 961	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	795 of 1112	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.6	295 of 1046	71.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1776 of 3549	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.2	1430 of 4292	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	2430 of 4086	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	1121 of 3952	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.2	1875 of 3799	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.5	795 of 3684	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	26.7	2934 of 3558	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.9	1248 of 2612	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	1803 of 3108	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.9	1323 of 3106	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.2	1933 of 3082	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	1232 of 3082	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	1572 of 3142	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.4	1880 of 3127	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)59th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile~ school

White (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)36th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)29th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-40 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-28 vs school

Asian (2019)1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Science43%+14 vs state

Mathematics38%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Taylor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1719 E N 10th St	Abilene	79601	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 671-4970	662	39	17.1	63.7%	271 (40.9%)	112 (16.9%)	229 (34.6%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.7%)	46.9	2322^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	50.1%		36.7	3041^st of 4710 public elementary schools	35.4%	719						52.3	42.5	54.8	46.9	29.2	37.4	43.5	$7,735
Thomas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1240 Lakeside Dr	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4995	378	28	13.4	74.6%	75 (19.8%)	141 (37.3%)	143 (37.8%)	8 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	26.8	3619^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.2%		31.8	3358^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.7%	261						22.4	36.0	48.3	20.7	26.0	40.0	30.0	$9,969
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%)	19.6	4047^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.0%		20.4	4051^st of 4710 public elementary schools	14.0%	4						24.6	51.7	28.9	10.8	36.7	23.1	13.5	$11,302
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%)	13.8	4341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.7%		12	4465^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.2%	124	11.5	28.6	14.3	11.1	20.0	33.9	29.1	20.3	28.4	31.8	10.1	7.4	$9,388
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%)	21.8	3926^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.6%		23.4	3869^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.9%	57						33.3	35.2	40.3	34.3	24.4	30.7	19.4	$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%)	36.7	3004^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%		20.2	4059^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.8%	1055						55.6	48.9	50.0	40.5	28.9	27.9	13.2	$7,964
Wylie East Intermediate	Public	4-5	4709 Oldham Ln	Abilene	79602	Taylor County	Wylie Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(325) 437-2340	384	22	17.4	23.7%	235 (61.2%)	16 (4.2%)	100 (26.0%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)	77.4	866^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		75.5	926^th of 4710 public elementary schools	80.3%	60							58.5	67.9		49.7	67.5	55.0	$6,903
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%)	39.1	2829^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.2%		47.5	2337^th of 4710 public elementary schools	50.4%	492						40.3	39.4	50.0	29.6	38.0	54.7	29.7	$9,391
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%)	38.7	2867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%		26.7	3675^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.0%	808						33.8	51.4	54.7	21.6	45.8	38.7	28.0	$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%)	42.2	2628^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.5%		43.8	2597^th of 4710 public elementary schools	44.9%	31						41.3	47.1	41.7	35.0	56.3	36.1	30.6	$9,965

Frequently Asked Questions about Taylor Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Taylor Elementary?

Students at Taylor Elementary are 41% White, 35% Hispanic, 17% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Taylor Elementary attend?

Students who attend Taylor Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Craig Middle
High : Abilene High School

How many students attend Taylor Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Taylor Elementary.

What district is Taylor Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Is Taylor Elementary a good school?

Taylor Elementary ranks 2322^nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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