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Big Sandy Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3791^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Big Sandy Elementary is a PK-5 school in the small town of Big Sandy, Texas, serving 320 students within the Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd). The school has historically been a solid, mid-tier performer, but the most recent data shows a dramatic drop to a 1-star rating, a significant departure from its past stability.

The most striking feature of Big Sandy Elementary is its exceptional success with Gifted and Talented (GT) students, ranking 1st out of 2,619 schools statewide for this subgroup. However, this success does not extend to the broader student body, as the school now ranks in the bottom 25th percentile for most other groups. This suggests a potential resource allocation issue or a curriculum that is not effectively serving the majority of its students. The school's math scores show extreme volatility, with 5th-grade math proficiency dropping from 58% to 30.77% in just one year, a decline not seen in nearby schools like Union Grove Elementary (72nd percentile) or Gilmer Elementary (71st percentile), which maintained their strong performance.

Big Sandy Elementary is now performing at a level comparable to Weldon Elementary (14th percentile) and Winona Elementary (4th percentile), a significant fall from its previous mid-tier status. Nearby Harmony Independent School District (Isd) schools serve a similar demographic but consistently rank in the 70th-80th percentile, suggesting the challenges at Big Sandy are school-specific. The school's ability to achieve elite results with its GT students proves high-quality instruction is possible within the building, making the urgent challenge to understand why that success is not being replicated for the majority of its students.

320

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,298

Per pupil spending ?

67.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Wildcat Dr
Big Sandy, TX 75755-0598

(903) 636-5287

District: Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Big Sandy Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Big Sandy J H
High:	Big Sandy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.3%

Hispanic:

16.3%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

3,791^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

608^th of 947Big Sandy 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
2026	24.5	3791 of 4643	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	57.4	1701 of 4651	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2070 of 4710	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	2184 of 4647	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	1948 of 4581	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	1329 of 4578	71.0%	★★★★☆
2019	56.8	1675 of 4479	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	1655 of 4359	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	1526 of 4329	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.8	2163 of 4286	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.7	2766 of 4320	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	46.7	2547 of 4260	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	57.8	1864 of 4221	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	32.0	3321 of 4206	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.9	2474 of 4095	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.8	2839 of 3937	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	3444 of 3884	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.0	3285 of 3768	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.4	2664 of 3724	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	53.6	1843 of 3476	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.5	1797 of 3475	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.3	1944 of 3465	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1253 of 1905	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	795 of 2421	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.3	1221 of 2444	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	1162 of 2515	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.1	2029 of 2483	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.0	3094 of 4461	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	2334 of 4331	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.6	2279 of 4295	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.9	2167 of 4240	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.2	3210 of 3487	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	3730 of 4588	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.6	1672 of 3744	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	1735 of 4658	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2311 of 4588	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	2332 of 4561	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.8	1314 of 4499	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	1232 of 4348	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	1492 of 4306	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1 of 2619	100.0%	★★★★★
2018	77.7	256 of 3106	91.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.8	4111 of 4425	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	49.6	1743 of 3644	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.0	3891 of 4465	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	2939 of 4401	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4014 of 4376	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3172 of 4188	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.4	933 of 4168	77.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.8	3472 of 4535	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	66.7	885 of 3705	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	1907 of 4594	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.3	2029 of 4521	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	1802 of 4477	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	734 of 4451	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	1371 of 4309	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	2221 of 4264	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	3512 of 4597	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	63.5	1144 of 3739	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	2452 of 4647	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2133 of 4585	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1636 of 4563	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	1284 of 4498	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	2326 of 4357	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	1787 of 4319	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	18.4	982 of 1099	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	861 of 1112	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	796 of 1046	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	3647 of 4308	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.1	2127 of 3549	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	1759 of 4292	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	1466 of 4086	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.7	2451 of 3952	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3616 of 3799	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.2	2035 of 3684	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.4	355 of 3558	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	2799 of 3015	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	47.4	1432 of 2612	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.7	1889 of 3108	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	2100 of 3106	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1949 of 3082	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.8	1500 of 3082	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	1988 of 3142	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1946 of 3127	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)100th percentile+37 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-29 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile-27 vs school

Male (2026)24th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)11th percentile-42 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)8th percentile-50 vs school

White (2026)7th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	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	Total
Big Sandy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	320	24	13.3	67.2%	212 (66.3%)	33 (10.3%)	52 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	24.5	3791^st of 4643 public elementary schools	18.4%		57.4	1701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	2090					36.4	50.0	42.3		34.6	16.7	30.8		$8,298
Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Hawk Dr	Hawkins	75765	Wood County	Hawkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 769-0536	378	23	16.3	59.8%	287 (75.9%)	29 (7.7%)	33 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	20.6	4024^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.3%		34.8	3139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%	885					30.9	40.0	35.6		34.6	40.0	17.0		$8,714
Winona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Wildcat Dr	Winona	75792	Smith County	Winona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-4800	582	37	15.6	91.2%	213 (36.6%)	105 (18.0%)	231 (39.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.8%)	11.9	4441^st of 4643 public elementary schools	4.4%		13.1	4369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.1%	72					33.0	33.3	44.0		19.8	11.7	13.3		$8,468
Gladewater Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	100 Gay Ave	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-2254	296	26	11.2	83.1%	137 (46.3%)	67 (22.6%)	55 (18.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.5%)								(n/a)													$10,923
Weldon Elementary	Public	2-5	314 E Saunders	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Gladewater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-6921	485	34	14.1	77.7%	251 (51.8%)	101 (20.8%)	93 (19.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.2%)	20.9	4010^th of 4643 public elementary schools	13.6%		18.1	4133^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%	123					31.1	29.9	47.4		32.4	15.1	37.7		$9,536
Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10920 Union Grove Rd	Gladewater	75647	Gregg County	Union Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 845-3481	376	29	12.8	47.3%	318 (84.6%)	2 (0.5%)	40 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	66	1305^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.9%		70.5	1109^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.2%	196					41.7	71.4	60.3	60.0	46.8	42.9	66.7	61.7	$7,780
Harmony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-5496	263	26	10.1	64.3%	193 (73.4%)	1 (0.4%)	61 (23.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)					52.2				38.8				$8,955
Harmony Intermediate	Public	4-5	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-7077	124	16	8.0	52.4%	95 (76.6%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	61.8	1531^st of 4643 public elementary schools	67.0%		73.3	988^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%	543						55.1	64.9			47.8	56.1		$9,681
Sabine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	645 Access Rd (Cr 3634)	Kilgore	75662	Gregg County	Sabine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 984-5320	618	40	15.4	55.2%	393 (63.6%)	18 (2.9%)	163 (26.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.0%)	38.4	2869^th of 4643 public elementary schools	38.2%		47.2	2306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.4%	563					37.3	57.0			27.5	42.6			$6,963
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	16406 F M 2767	Tyler	75705	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-3530	388	29	13.3	89.9%	35 (9.0%)	76 (19.6%)	259 (66.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)	20.0				42.1				39.0				$9,818

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Sandy Elementary

How many students attend Big Sandy Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Big Sandy Elementary.

Is Big Sandy Elementary a good school?

Big Sandy Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.4% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Big Sandy Elementary in?

Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Big Sandy Elementary attend?

Students who attend Big Sandy Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Big Sandy J H
High : Big Sandy High School

What is the racial makeup of Big Sandy Elementary?

Students at Big Sandy Elementary are 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races.

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