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Martinez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4047^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Martinez Elementary is an elementary school located in Abilene, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 391 students. The school is part of the Abilene Independent School District, which is ranked 722 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite spending more per student than some nearby schools like Thomas Elementary and Taylor Elementary, Martinez Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school significantly underperforms the Abilene ISD and Texas state averages on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics and science.

Martinez Elementary faces significant challenges, with 92.07% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district averages of 80.21% for Thomas Elementary and 65.94% for Taylor Elementary. The school's higher student-teacher ratio of 13.4, despite the additional funding, suggests the extra resources may not be effectively targeted towards areas that could directly benefit student learning and achievement.

371

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,302

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Merchant St
Abilene, TX 79603

(325) 794-4160

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Martinez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Craig Middle
High:	Abilene High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.2%

White:

12.1%

African American:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

4,047^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th 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	19.6	4047 of 4651	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4051 of 4710	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4006 of 4647	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	3972 of 4581	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3527 of 4578	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3638 of 4479	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	3275 of 4359	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	3206 of 4329	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.5	3271 of 4286	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.6	3357 of 4320	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	3264 of 4260	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1072 of 1905	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.1	2358 of 2443	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2284 of 2421	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	2071 of 2444	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2328 of 2515	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	1552 of 2483	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	3848 of 4461	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.9	3522 of 4331	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	2845 of 4295	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	2410 of 4240	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.8	2697 of 3668	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	1947 of 3333	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	3235 of 3744	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	3786 of 4658	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	4393 of 4588	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4059 of 4561	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3508 of 4499	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3408 of 4348	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	3110 of 4306	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.4	1805 of 2958	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	2575 of 3184	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	2972 of 3644	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3513 of 4465	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	3394 of 4401	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	3752 of 4376	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	3253 of 4329	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3037 of 4188	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	3325 of 4168	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	3041 of 3705	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	3213 of 4594	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3690 of 4521	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3850 of 4477	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3263 of 4451	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3238 of 4309	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	2825 of 4264	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	2945 of 3739	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3795 of 4647	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	3380 of 4585	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	3894 of 4563	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3459 of 4498	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3647 of 4357	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3377 of 4319	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	2105 of 3549	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	2081 of 4292	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	3386 of 4086	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.9	2425 of 3952	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	2431 of 3799	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	2374 of 3684	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	2507 of 3558	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	2145 of 2612	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	2806 of 3108	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2974 of 3106	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2990 of 3082	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	2584 of 3082	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2833 of 3142	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.2	1887 of 3127	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)44th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile+28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)39th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading35%-20 vs state

Mathematics23%-22 vs state

Science13%-16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	59.5	1602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%		53.2	1978^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.0%	376						46.8	61.8	62.3	46.4	51.2	35.5	43.8	$8,294
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Martinez Elementary

What schools do graduates of Martinez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Martinez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Craig Middle
High : Abilene High School

What is the racial makeup of Martinez Elementary?

Students at Martinez Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 12% White, 10% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Martinez Elementary a good school?

Martinez Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Martinez Elementary in?

Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Martinez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 371 students attended Martinez Elementary.

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