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Washington Elementary

Public Grades 3-4
2469th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 47% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Washington Elementary in Big Spring, TX, serves 489 students in grades 3-4 within the Big Spring Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a school that has achieved a remarkable turnaround after years of being among the lowest-performing in the state. Once ranking in the bottom 1-6% of Texas elementary schools for nearly a decade, the school has climbed to the 47th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 2-star rating. This is a dramatic improvement from its 1st percentile ranking in 2012-2013, and it contrasts with nearby Coahoma Elementary, which has seen its ranking decline in recent years.

The school’s strongest academic area is 4th-grade mathematics, where 60.52% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, significantly outperforming the state average of 49.28% and far exceeding nearby schools like Forsan Elementary (26.15%) and Coahoma Elementary (31.52%). However, 3rd-grade math lags behind the state average, suggesting the school’s math instruction is particularly effective for 4th graders. In reading, a similar pattern emerges: 3rd-grade reading proficiency is lower than 4th-grade reading, indicating that intervention programs may be successfully boosting skills during the 3rd-grade year. The school also excels in supporting its Special Education students, who ranked in the 75th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating—a standout achievement for a high-poverty school where nearly 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite overall improvement, performance varies among student groups. The school serves its Hispanic students and English Language Learners well, ranking in the 50th-60th percentiles, but struggles with other groups, ranking in the 27th and 30th percentiles. Washington Elementary spends more per student ($11,420) than district peers like Marcy Elementary ($9,293) and Moss Elementary ($9,678), and its improving state ranking despite high poverty rates highlights the effectiveness of its resource allocation and instructional strategies, particularly in 4th-grade math and Special Education.

489
Students ?
17.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,829
Per pupil spending ?
79.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1201 Birdwell Ln
       Big Spring, TX  79720-0213

(432) 264-4126

District: Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Big Spring J H
High:    Big Spring High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.9%
White:
21.3%
African American:
3.9%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2010 → 47th in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2010
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Reading scores 15 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school44%
District avg44%
Texas avg49%
2,469th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 47%▲ up 44 pts since 2016
From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 47% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.62469 of 462746.6%★★☆☆☆
202539.12833 of 465139.1%★★☆☆☆
201714.04053 of 43296.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20165.44183 of 42862.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.94174 of 43203.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.64111 of 42603.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20133.44190 of 42210.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201210.74081 of 42063.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20114.34058 of 40950.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201015.83716 of 39375.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200920.23549 of 38848.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200832.83010 of 376820.1%★☆☆☆☆
200746.82366 of 372436.5%★★☆☆☆
200660.31519 of 347656.3%★★★☆☆
200527.52926 of 347515.8%★☆☆☆☆
200451.11953 of 346543.6%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.31690 of 240629.8%★☆☆☆☆
202542.71076 of 190543.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.0744 of 164354.7%★★★☆☆
202556.11082 of 291862.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.72794 of 457538.9%★★☆☆☆
202543.12127 of 374443.2%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202664.41167 of 307562.0%★★★☆☆
202568.4811 of 261969.0%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.22126 of 441351.8%★★★☆☆
202549.01788 of 364450.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202647.62301 of 452049.1%★★☆☆☆
202554.11518 of 370559.0%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202647.12304 of 458249.7%★★☆☆☆
202550.51701 of 373954.5%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.1736 of 110633.5%★★☆☆☆
202540.9639 of 97534.5%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202661.41096 of 430174.5%★★★★☆
202578.2411 of 354988.4%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.12201 of 300626.8%★☆☆☆☆
202543.61591 of 261239.1%★★☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2026)75th percentile+28 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile+15 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)55th percentile+8 vs school
Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)50th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile~ school
Female (2026)39th percentile-8 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)33rd percentile-13 vs school
African American (2026)30th percentile-17 vs school
White (2026)27th percentile-20 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Mathematics52%+5 vs state
Reading37%-15 vs state

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Students at Washington Elementary are 70% Hispanic, 21% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 489 students attended Washington Elementary.

Washington Elementary ranks 2469th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Big Spring J H
High : Big Spring High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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