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Dubose Elementary

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Dubose Elementary ranks 2531 st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dubose Elementary is a public elementary school in Alice, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 525 students. The school is part of the Alice Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 557 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Dubose Elementary has struggled in recent years, ranking in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools. In the 2022-2023 school year, it ranked 3976 out of 4647 Texas elementary schools and received a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on STAAR tests is below the state and district averages across multiple grade levels and subjects, particularly in Mathematics and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Dubose students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 46.38% to 54.79%, compared to the state averages of 52.02% to 57.83%.

Compared to nearby schools, Dubose Elementary's academic performance is generally weaker than Noonan Elementary, Saenz Elementary, and Schallert Elementary, all of which are part of the Alice ISD and consistently outperform Dubose on STAAR tests. Additionally, schools outside the Alice ISD, such as Santa Gertrudis School and Orange Grove Elementary, also outperform Dubose on academic measures.

483

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,244

Per pupil spending ?

95%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 N Cameron St
Alice, TX 78332

(361) 664-7512

District: Alice Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dubose Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Adams Middle
High:	Alice High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

White:

7.5%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2023 → 46th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2023

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Alice Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

2,531^st of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 31 pts since 2023

From bottom 14% (2023) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Alice Independent School District (Isd)

557^th of 961Alice 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	43.5	2531 of 4651	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	2272 of 4710	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.5	3976 of 4647	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	2150 of 3744	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	2153 of 4658	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.5	3766 of 4588	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1915 of 3644	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.5	1810 of 4465	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	24.4	3719 of 4401	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	1340 of 3705	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1174 of 4594	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	25.3	3811 of 4521	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	2054 of 3739	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	2181 of 4647	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	20.3	3992 of 4585	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	1378 of 3549	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	923 of 4292	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	39.7	2334 of 4086	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	875 of 2612	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1607 of 3108	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2967 of 3106	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)67th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile~ school

Female (2025)43rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading49%-5 vs state

Mathematics43%~ state avg

Science16%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Dubose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 N Cameron St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 664-7512	483	25	19.5	95.0%	36 (7.5%)	3 (0.6%)	439 (90.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43.5	2531^st of 4651 public elementary schools	45.6%		48.4	2272^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	51.8%	259	46.9	54.8	46.4		37.0	43.8	50.0		15.9	$9,244
Schallert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Jim Wells St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-6361	592	25	24.1	83.8%	47 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	539 (91.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	69.1	1171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	74.8%		67.1	1254^th of 4710 public elementary schools	73.4%	83	79.1	59.1	61.5		70.6	51.1	57.3		18.8	$8,831
Noonan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 W Third St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-7591	523	27	19.0	92.9%	51 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	470 (89.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30.1	3424^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.4%		34.4	3192^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	32.2%	232	36.0	35.3	48.2		32.4	39.3	42.2		14.5	$9,816
Saenz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S Johnson St	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Alice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-4981	471	23	20.8	94.5%	28 (5.9%)	4 (0.8%)	438 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	52	2026^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.4%		46.4	2410^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.8%	384	45.7	51.4	53.9		46.5	47.2	69.2		14.1	$9,257
Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	401 Whitney Dr	Alice	78332	Jim Wells County	Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 664-9568	238	19	12.2	90.3%	24 (10.1%)	1 (0.4%)	213 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.7	1794^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.4%		55.7	1841^st of 4710 public elementary schools	60.9%	47	58.6	39.5	67.9	66.7	37.9	34.2	67.9	33.3	39.3	$9,506
Agua Dulce Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Longhorn Dr	Agua Dulce	78330	Nueces County	Agua Dulce Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 998-2335	178	11	15.9	77.5%	29 (16.3%)	2 (1.1%)	147 (82.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.9	2712^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%		49.5	2196^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.4%	516	51.9	60.0	74.3		25.9	23.3	17.7		20.6	$10,682
Collins-Parr Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Reforma	San Diego	78384	Duval County	San Diego Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 279-3382	688	46	14.8	89.7%	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	678 (98.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.3	2360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.3%		44	2578^th of 4710 public elementary schools	45.3%	218	55.8	52.8	47.7		34.0	58.9	43.8		11.8	$7,984
Orange Grove Elementary	Public	3-5	500 S Eugenia	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-9358	386	26	14.7	58.8%	130 (33.7%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (65.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	68.5	1188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%		74.9	954^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.7%	234	74.8	61.1	64.2		66.1	44.1	48.0		27.6	$8,233
Orange Grove Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	205 Dahme Ave	Orange Grove	78372	Jim Wells County	Orange Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-2316	409	24	17.1	68.5%	131 (32.0%)	0 (0.0%)	270 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)								(n/a)										$7,525
Banquete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5436 Bulldog Ln	Banquete	78339	Nueces County	Banquete Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-4329	336	32	10.5	67.9%	53 (15.8%)	0 (0.0%)	283 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	3073^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.9%		32.8	3285^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.3%	212	48.2	45.3	42.4		33.9	45.3	40.7		13.6	$9,935

Frequently Asked Questions about Dubose Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Dubose Elementary?

Students at Dubose Elementary are 91% Hispanic, 7% White.

Is Dubose Elementary a good school?

Dubose Elementary ranks 2531^st of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dubose Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dubose Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Adams Middle
High : Alice High School

How many students attend Dubose Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 483 students attended Dubose Elementary.

What district is Dubose Elementary in?

Alice Independent School District (Isd)

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