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John G Tower Elementary

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John G Tower Elementary ranks 921 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

John G Tower Elementary in Wichita Falls, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 448 students within the Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd), and it has earned a 4-star rating by ranking in the 80th percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school stands out for its remarkable recent improvement and its ability to help students from all backgrounds succeed. After a dip in performance a few years ago, Tower Elementary has climbed from the 38th percentile to the 80th percentile in just three years, showing a strong and sustained turnaround. The school excels particularly with students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 95th percentile for serving this group—an achievement that is even more impressive when compared to nearby schools like Crockett Elementary (67th percentile overall) or Scotland Park Elementary (11th percentile overall). Tower also performs exceptionally well for Hispanic and African American students, ranking in the 90th and 89th percentiles respectively. Its 4th and 5th-grade test scores in reading and math consistently outpace both district and state averages, and a low student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 allows for more individualized attention than most nearby schools, which average around 15.2:1.

While Tower is a standout in the Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd), it is interesting to compare it to Sheppard Afb Elementary, located just 1.77 miles away. Sheppard Afb is the top-performing school in the area (91st percentile), but it serves a student body with far less economic disadvantage (18.59% free/reduced lunch vs. Tower's 44.64%). This makes Tower's 4-star rating particularly noteworthy, as it achieves high results while serving a more diverse and economically challenged population. The school's primary area for growth is in science, where scores, while above state averages, are not as dominant as in reading and math. Overall, John G Tower Elementary is a school that proves a child's background does not determine their potential for academic success.

448

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,435

Per pupil spending ?

44.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5200 Hooper Dr
Wichita Falls, TX 76306-1400

(940) 855-3221

District: Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend John G Tower Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burkburnett Middle
High:	Burkburnett High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

18.1%

African American:

13.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2016 → 80th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 33 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

921^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to top 20% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

337^th of 951Burkburnett 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	75.6	921 of 4627	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	869 of 4651	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	1513 of 4710	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.2	1288 of 4647	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	38.6	2819 of 4581	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	1873 of 4578	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.0	2285 of 4479	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	2270 of 4359	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	2156 of 4329	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.3	2288 of 4286	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.1	2068 of 4320	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.9	1058 of 4260	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	890 of 4221	78.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	1107 of 4206	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	1056 of 4095	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	1018 of 3937	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	68.2	1218 of 3884	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.2	1520 of 3768	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.3	1179 of 3724	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	77.9	538 of 3476	84.5%	★★★★☆
2005	69.7	1014 of 3475	70.8%	★★★★☆
2004	73.1	801 of 3465	76.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	262 of 2406	89.1%	★★★★☆
2025	79.6	215 of 1905	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	1146 of 2443	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.7	1052 of 2443	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.2	1982 of 2421	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.2	1292 of 2444	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	612 of 2515	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.7	1055 of 2483	57.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.3	4097 of 4461	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3172 of 4331	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2726 of 4295	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.6	1895 of 4240	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.7	977 of 4575	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	594 of 3744	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	1355 of 4658	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	1201 of 4588	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	36.1	3035 of 4561	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.3	2065 of 4499	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	2548 of 4348	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	2337 of 4306	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	1404 of 3075	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	548 of 2619	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	39.1	2285 of 2980	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	63.3	1268 of 3006	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	1448 of 3184	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.7	427 of 4413	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	87.6	239 of 3644	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	474 of 4465	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	808 of 4401	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.4	1737 of 4376	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	1455 of 4329	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	3344 of 4188	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2565 of 4168	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	204 of 4520	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	85.8	229 of 3705	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	62.7	1326 of 4594	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	36.7	3113 of 4521	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3259 of 4477	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	68.0	951 of 4451	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.5	935 of 4309	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	1218 of 4264	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.0	903 of 4582	80.3%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	637 of 3739	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.4	1561 of 4647	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	1372 of 4585	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	41.9	2632 of 4563	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	1760 of 4498	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	1961 of 4357	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	2254 of 4319	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	661 of 1106	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	70.7	244 of 975	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	601 of 1128	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	658 of 1099	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.9	493 of 961	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	631 of 1112	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	742 of 1046	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	1114 of 4301	74.1%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	943 of 3549	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	41.1	2517 of 4292	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	902 of 4086	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	2847 of 3952	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.3	1469 of 3799	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.1	850 of 3684	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	44.0	1760 of 3558	50.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	1411 of 3006	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.3	1055 of 2612	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	1873 of 3108	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.6	1723 of 3106	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	2654 of 3082	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	2112 of 3082	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	2146 of 3142	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2207 of 3127	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)95th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)89th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)80th percentile~ school

Female (2026)79th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)54th percentile-26 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-27 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile-40 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+10 vs state

Mathematics59%+12 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	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 Mathematics 3rd 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
John G Tower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5200 Hooper Dr	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 855-3221	448	36	12.4	44.6%	240 (53.6%)	59 (13.2%)	81 (18.1%)	8 (1.8%)	5 (1.1%)	4 (0.9%)	51 (11.4%)	75.6	921^st of 4627 public elementary schools	80.1%		77.3	869^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.3%	52			62.9	63.9	65.1		48.4	65.3	61.9		$12,435
Sheppard Afb Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Anderson Dr	Wichita Falls	76311	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 235-1184	312	21	14.8	18.6%	184 (59.0%)	33 (10.6%)	52 (16.7%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (11.2%)	87.6	477^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.7%		89.2	402^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	91.4%	75			68.6	65.8	70.0	82.4	77.1	73.7	65.0	70.6	$10,254
Burgess Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3106 Maurine St	Wichita Falls	76305	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1136	345	27	12.7	87.5%	80 (23.2%)	114 (33.0%)	111 (32.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.1%)	12.8	4394^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.0%		15.7	4248^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.7%	146			16.7	15.8	36.2		16.7	38.6	29.8		$10,455
City View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 City View Dr	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	City View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 855-2351	504	41	12.3	75.6%	192 (38.1%)	64 (12.7%)	183 (36.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (10.5%)	42.7	2532^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	45.3%		39.3	2817^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.4%	285			42.5	49.4	45.8		43.8	54.6	38.6		$10,109
Scotland Park Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1415 N 5th St	Wichita Falls	76306	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1180	542	30	17.8	95.4%	81 (14.9%)	100 (18.5%)	322 (59.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	18.3	4141^st of 4627 public elementary schools	10.5%		24.2	3785^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	356	16.7	20.0	29.7	25.7	44.9		22.1	32.4	37.7		$9,477
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	3015 Ave I	Wichita Falls	76309	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1140	477	29	16.5	69.4%	186 (39.0%)	37 (7.8%)	206 (43.2%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (8.4%)	61.8	1527^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.0%		59.4	1610^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	83			52.0	55.4	57.5		37.7	65.9	60.0		$8,770
Booker T Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 Harding St	Wichita Falls	76301	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1196	377	23	16.6	95.8%	61 (16.2%)	173 (45.9%)	110 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.5%)	11.4	4437^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.1%		4.8	4619^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.7%	182			17.7	17.4	36.5		19.6	19.6	38.5		$10,027
Zundelowitz Elementary	Public	K-5	1706 Polk	Wichita Falls	76309	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1164	514	33	15.8	90.9%	75 (14.6%)	39 (7.6%)	372 (72.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	12.7	4395^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.0%		13.7	4347^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	48			26.9	33.3	23.4		22.1	38.5	20.2		$8,704
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	2112 Speedway Ave	Wichita Falls	76308	Wichita County	Wichita Falls Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 235-1156	442	30	14.8	52.3%	197 (44.6%)	46 (10.4%)	151 (34.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	61.6	1534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.8%		57.6	1692^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	63.6%	158			45.1	58.5	71.8		45.1	53.1	51.3		$8,861
I C Evans Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1015 S Berry St	Burkburnett	76354	Wichita County	Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 569-3311	568	38	15.1	65.1%	354 (62.3%)	38 (6.7%)	125 (22.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	46 (8.1%)								(n/a)											$9,031

Frequently Asked Questions about John G Tower Elementary

What is the racial makeup of John G Tower Elementary?

Students at John G Tower Elementary are 54% White, 18% Hispanic, 13% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is John G Tower Elementary in?

Burkburnett Independent School District (Isd)

Is John G Tower Elementary a good school?

John G Tower Elementary ranks 921^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of John G Tower Elementary attend?

Students who attend John G Tower Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burkburnett Middle
High : Burkburnett High School

How many students attend John G Tower Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended John G Tower Elementary.

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