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Alkek Elementary

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Alkek Elementary ranks 2699 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alkek Elementary is a public elementary school in Bandera, Texas, serving 616 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Bandera Independent School District (ISD). While the school's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state average, it outperforms the nearby Center Point Elementary in the Center Point ISD.

Alkek Elementary's proficiency rates in reading and math are lower than the Bandera ISD and Texas state averages, with the largest gaps in 4th grade reading and 3rd grade math. However, the school performs better than the district average in 5th grade science. Additionally, Alkek Elementary has a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students and English Language Learners, which may contribute to the lower academic performance compared to the state.

Despite these challenges, Alkek Elementary's Gifted and Talented program has shown promising results, with the school ranking 740 out of 3,006 Texas elementary schools in 2020-2021 and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This suggests opportunities for growth and targeted interventions to better support student success at the school.

574

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,043

Per pupil spending ?

59.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1798 Hwy 173 S
Bandera, TX 78003-0727

(830) 460-3900

District: Bandera Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Alkek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bandera Middle
High:	Bandera High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

Hispanic:

44.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 29th percentile in 2022 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2025) from a 29th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

2,699^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Bandera Independent School District (Isd)

587^th of 961Bandera 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	41.2	2699 of 4651	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2500 of 4710	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2770 of 4647	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3251 of 4581	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	2170 of 4578	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	2307 of 4479	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2618 of 4359	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.3	1845 of 4329	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	1694 of 4286	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.6	2235 of 4320	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.7	2550 of 4260	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.4	2443 of 4221	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.7	2410 of 4206	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	2141 of 4095	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.0	2059 of 3937	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.7	2467 of 3884	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.5	1385 of 3768	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	63.4	1457 of 3724	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	1653 of 3476	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.5	1550 of 3475	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.6	1835 of 3465	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	3657 of 4461	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3561 of 4331	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	2654 of 4295	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	2222 of 4240	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	2882 of 2918	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	3251 of 3668	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.7	1696 of 3556	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.4	2645 of 3487	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.2	2341 of 3446	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	1949 of 3333	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.6	1720 of 3226	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	2503 of 3744	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	2836 of 4658	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2838 of 4588	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	3131 of 4561	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	2010 of 4499	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	2106 of 4348	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.2	2350 of 4306	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	770 of 2619	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.2	1281 of 2980	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	1931 of 2958	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	73.5	740 of 3006	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	54 of 3184	98.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	2515 of 3644	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	3275 of 4465	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	3487 of 4401	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	3816 of 4376	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	3644 of 4329	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3390 of 4188	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3789 of 4168	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	2853 of 3705	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	3118 of 4594	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	3526 of 4521	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3951 of 4477	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	2627 of 4451	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	2420 of 4309	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	3041 of 4264	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	1835 of 3739	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	2186 of 4647	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	2617 of 4585	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	3342 of 4563	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	2386 of 4498	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2529 of 4357	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2875 of 4319	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	2196 of 3549	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	3526 of 4292	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	2760 of 4086	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	2659 of 3952	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	3292 of 3799	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	2481 of 3684	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	2831 of 3558	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1936 of 2612	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	2142 of 3108	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	2388 of 3106	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	2646 of 3082	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	1852 of 3082	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.5	1929 of 3142	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2107 of 3127	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile+29 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)26th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile-19 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Science43%+14 vs state

Reading43%-11 vs state

Mathematics37%-8 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The administration has a 'better than you' attitude. The staff leave no doubt that THEY are the experts, you are the mere parent, drop your child off at the door if you must (riding the bus is preferred)and leave the rest to them; after all they know best how to educate your child. Dare to disagree with them on any matter, be it an academic subject, school bullying, or disipline issue, and you will instantly find yourself belittled, your concerns minimized, and even rejected as unfounded. The only reason I don't give Alkek 1 star, is because as far as I know there have been no reports of drugs, alcohol, or serious threats at this school. So, there are worse schools in America, I'm just not sure there are worse schools in RURAL America. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (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 Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th 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
Alkek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1798 Hwy 173 S	Bandera	78003	Bandera County	Bandera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 460-3900	574	42	13.6	59.2%	298 (51.9%)	2 (0.3%)	254 (44.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	41.2	2699^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%		45.1	2500^th of 4710 public elementary schools	46.9%	199								41.8	35.1	52.5	31.7	34.7	44.4	43.4	$7,043
Hill Country Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6346 Fm 1283	Pipe Creek	78063	Bandera County	Bandera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 460-3901	446	34	13.1	57.2%	285 (63.9%)	2 (0.4%)	139 (31.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	31.8	3323^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	28.6%		21.5	3980^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.5%	657								44.8	35.1	52.4	29.9	31.6	36.5	22.2	$8,234
Center Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	215 China	Center Point	78010	Kerr County	Center Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 353-8134	269	18	14.9	66.5%	86 (32.0%)	1 (0.4%)	177 (65.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	32.7	3270^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.7%		32.5	3314^th of 4710 public elementary schools	29.6%	44								43.8	50.0	40.5	30.3	57.1	26.2	11.9	$9,111
Fabra Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	723 Johns Rd	Boerne	78006	Kendall County	Boerne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 357-4200	697	48	14.6	32.0%	384 (55.1%)	9 (1.3%)	282 (40.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	84.7	584^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.4%		86.4	522^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	88.9%	62	28.6	57.1	0.0	42.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	77.1	68.4	74.8	75.3	64.7	58.3	38.3	$8,212

Frequently Asked Questions about Alkek Elementary

How many students attend Alkek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 574 students attended Alkek Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Alkek Elementary?

Students at Alkek Elementary are 52% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Alkek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Alkek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bandera Middle
High : Bandera High School

What district is Alkek Elementary in?

Bandera Independent School District (Isd)

Is Alkek Elementary a good school?

Alkek Elementary ranks 2699^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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