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Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-8
4578th
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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 1% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary in Beaumont, TX, is a large PK-8 campus in the Beaumont Independent School District (Isd) serving 1,134 students, with over 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 1-2% of all Texas elementary schools for nearly a decade, and its academic performance is significantly below both district and state averages across nearly every subject and grade level. This is particularly stark when compared to nearby Fletcher Elementary, which is only 2.21 miles away and has a nearly identical poverty rate, yet ranks in the 28th percentile and has proficiency rates in 5th-grade Math (56%) and Reading (52%) that are 3-4 times higher than Pietzsch/Mac Arthur's.

A critical differentiator is the school's PK-8 configuration, which reveals a catastrophic collapse in academic performance in the middle school grades. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.33% of 6th graders and 3.38% of 7th graders were proficient in Mathematics, representing near-total failure in core instruction for these grade levels. Performance in Science and Social Studies is also near-zero, with only 5.13% of 5th graders and 7.5% of 8th graders proficient in Science, and just 2.52% of 8th graders proficient in Social Studies. This is significantly worse than even the low-performing district averages and points to a severe lack of curriculum focus or instructional capacity in these content areas.

Despite these challenges, there are a few notable exceptions. The school's performance for Special Education Students in the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years was in the 50th and 52nd percentiles statewide, earning a 3-star rating—a massive outlier compared to every other subgroup. Additionally, the Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 19th percentile, which is notably higher than the performance of general education students. The school's per-student spending ($10,333) is comparable to or higher than many peers, including Dishman Elementary ($9,883) and Blanchette Elementary ($9,668), which have better overall rankings, suggesting that the school's challenges are not primarily a lack of funding but rather how those funds are being utilized for curriculum, instruction, and teacher support.

1,134
Students ?
16.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,700
Per pupil spending ?
96.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4301 Highland Ave
       Beaumont, TX  77705

(409) 617-6475

District: Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

African American:
54.9%
Hispanic:
39.1%
White:
3.1%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (16% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Mathematics scores 34 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school16%
District avg24%
Texas avg49%
Elementary school
4,578th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)
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★★★★★
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Middle school
2,283rd of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2023
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
11th of 14Elementary Schools in the Beaumont Independent School District (Isd)
894th of 951Beaumont 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20265.44578 of 46271.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.74622 of 46510.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.44672 of 47100.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.34575 of 46471.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.04561 of 45810.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.14563 of 45780.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.34464 of 44790.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.64349 of 43590.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201710.34180 of 43293.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.64069 of 42865.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20158.74154 of 43203.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20146.64194 of 42601.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201321.43743 of 422111.3%★☆☆☆☆
201217.33932 of 42066.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201116.93816 of 40956.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201032.03195 of 393718.8%★☆☆☆☆
200921.63514 of 38849.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200840.82627 of 376830.3%★★☆☆☆
200726.13217 of 372413.6%★☆☆☆☆
200624.53039 of 347612.6%★☆☆☆☆
200510.33375 of 34752.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20046.83413 of 34651.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.92365 of 24061.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.01823 of 19054.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.92380 of 24432.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.42351 of 24433.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.92388 of 24211.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.12395 of 24442.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.62495 of 25150.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.82460 of 24830.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20184.2975 of 10053.0%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202217.04195 of 44616.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.83999 of 43317.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201912.44233 of 42951.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.84031 of 42404.9%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.71499 of 16438.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.32748 of 29185.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.63495 of 36684.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.33373 of 35565.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.73385 of 34872.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.93322 of 34463.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.83272 of 33331.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.13117 of 32263.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20265.94536 of 45750.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20255.83715 of 37440.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.84576 of 46581.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.04554 of 45880.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.24538 of 45610.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20219.04460 of 44990.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.84340 of 43480.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.44295 of 43060.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.22503 of 307518.6%★☆☆☆☆
202534.42121 of 261919.0%★☆☆☆☆
20193.73163 of 31840.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20180.03106 of 31060.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.14299 of 44132.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.53501 of 36443.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.84343 of 44652.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.84289 of 44012.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.44286 of 43762.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.94260 of 43291.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.14147 of 41881.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.44074 of 41682.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20265.74493 of 45200.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.53639 of 37051.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.24526 of 45941.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.84432 of 45212.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.84455 of 44770.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.94430 of 44510.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.14294 of 43090.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.84250 of 42640.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.64525 of 45821.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20259.63625 of 37393.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.94604 of 46470.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.84455 of 45852.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20224.34547 of 45630.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.14487 of 44980.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20193.84345 of 43570.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.24306 of 43190.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.64246 of 43011.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202546.61770 of 354950.1%★★★☆☆
202447.52075 of 429251.7%★★★☆☆
202316.03953 of 40863.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.83775 of 39524.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.43563 of 37996.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.33639 of 36841.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.63232 of 35589.2%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20220.63078 of 30820.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.03074 of 31422.2%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.72283 of 23352.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.72302 of 23441.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.02297 of 23723.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.02248 of 23303.5%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202610.51272 of 12951.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.1995 of 9970.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.41265 of 12801.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.21214 of 12734.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.11223 of 12512.2%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202214.82098 of 21823.8%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.91175 of 139015.5%★☆☆☆☆
202511.71399 of 14282.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202420.51573 of 177011.1%★☆☆☆☆
202317.51601 of 17206.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.91612 of 16431.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.92202 of 22401.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.31824 of 18250.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.02191 of 22422.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20238.92166 of 22413.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20226.92197 of 22211.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.81347 of 149710.0%★☆☆☆☆
20230.21481 of 14810.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.41488 of 14880.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.62064 of 21413.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20256.51718 of 17310.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202415.11998 of 21195.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.91987 of 21166.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.72009 of 20773.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.42196 of 22532.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20254.61813 of 18200.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.72209 of 22351.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.72166 of 22513.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.92186 of 22201.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.12214 of 22531.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.61814 of 18180.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.72229 of 22460.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.92182 of 22452.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.42204 of 22281.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.21954 of 19560.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.01559 of 15680.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.91865 of 18911.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.91757 of 18153.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.41630 of 17577.2%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+8 vs school
At Risk (2022)6th percentile+6 vs school
Asian (2018)3rd percentile+3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school
African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school
Male (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school
White (2022)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile+13 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile+8 vs school
At Risk (2022)4th percentile
Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2026)<1st percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading23%-32 vs state
Mathematics11%-34 vs state
Social Studies2%-29 vs state

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Students at Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary are 55% African American, 39% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,134 students attended Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary.

Students who attend Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary usually go on to attend:

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Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Texas elementary schools.

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