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Celeste Elementary

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Celeste Elementary ranks 1985 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1985^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Celeste Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in the Celeste Independent School District (Isd) serving 244 students, and it has recently shown a strong upward trend, achieving its highest ranking in three years with a 3-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year. The school’s most notable strength is its exceptional support for Special Education students, consistently ranking in the top 30% of the state and earning a 4-star rating for three consecutive years, a stark contrast to other nearby schools. However, Celeste Elementary reveals a "tale of two genders," with male students significantly outperforming female students each year, and it struggles with volatile math performance, where 3rd graders score 15 points above the state average while 5th graders fall 22 points below, suggesting potential curriculum alignment issues as students progress.

Despite spending significantly less per student ($9,792) than nearby peers like Wolfe City Elementary ($11,915) and Bland Elementary ($11,409), Celeste Elementary achieves a higher overall ranking (57th percentile) than several higher-spending neighbors, indicating strong operational efficiency. The most compelling comparison is with Bland Elementary, located just 6.4 miles away, which consistently outperforms Celeste in nearly every academic metric despite serving a similar demographic profile. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, Bland’s 5th graders scored 71.93% in Reading versus Celeste’s 62.96%, and 61.4% in Math versus Celeste’s 29.63%, highlighting significant room for growth, particularly in upper-grade math and science.

Celeste Elementary offers a low student-teacher ratio of 13.1, providing a more intimate learning environment than many neighbors like Farmersville Intermediate (18.3) and Wolfe City Elementary (17.3), which is a key asset for continued improvement. The school has staged a remarkable rebound from a low of the 20th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 57th percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting recent interventions are yielding results. However, a critical weakness persists in 4th and 5th-grade math and 5th-grade science, where scores have consistently fallen 10 to 20 points below the state average for three years, making this a clear area for targeted intervention to match the performance of high-achieving rural neighbors like Bland Elementary.

244

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,889

Per pupil spending ?

57.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 W Cockrell St
Celeste, TX 75423-0067

(903) 568-4721

District: Celeste Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Celeste Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Celeste J H
High:	Celeste High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Hispanic:

30.7%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Texas median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg50%

Texas avg51%

1,985^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to top 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

215^th of 951Celeste 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	52.5	1985 of 4627	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.9	2501 of 4651	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3249 of 4710	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	2994 of 4647	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	3642 of 4581	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.7	2259 of 4578	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	3179 of 4479	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	2885 of 4359	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.2	3820 of 4329	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.1	2928 of 4286	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.8	2131 of 4320	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.7	1326 of 4260	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.6	1693 of 4221	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	1380 of 4206	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	51.2	2329 of 4095	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	72.2	968 of 3937	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	636 of 3884	83.6%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	899 of 3768	76.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.8	643 of 3724	82.7%	★★★★☆
2006	84.3	204 of 3476	94.1%	★★★★★
2005	79.3	499 of 3475	85.6%	★★★★☆
2004	82.7	267 of 3465	92.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.4	4297 of 4461	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.4	2311 of 4331	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3630 of 4295	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3474 of 4240	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	9.8	3498 of 3556	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	2380 of 4575	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	1691 of 3744	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	3276 of 4658	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	2879 of 4588	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3544 of 4561	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.2	1905 of 4499	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.1	3126 of 4348	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	3690 of 4306	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	54.6	1810 of 3184	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	3828 of 4413	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.0	1716 of 3644	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1321 of 4465	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	35.8	3035 of 4401	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3480 of 4376	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	2844 of 4188	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	1595 of 4520	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.4	1254 of 3705	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	2223 of 4594	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2326 of 4521	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	3357 of 4477	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	3100 of 4451	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3295 of 4309	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	3596 of 4264	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	1585 of 4582	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	1589 of 3739	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1914 of 4647	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	2937 of 4585	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3585 of 4563	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	2582 of 4498	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	2994 of 4357	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	2107 of 4319	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.4	1187 of 4301	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	564 of 3549	84.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	984 of 4292	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	21.5	3707 of 4086	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	3802 of 3952	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	2599 of 3799	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	1175 of 3684	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	906 of 3558	74.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	1572 of 3006	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	1594 of 2612	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2811 of 3108	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	2601 of 3106	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	2854 of 3082	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	2588 of 3082	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2951 of 3142	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	2668 of 3127	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)72nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-44 vs school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)2nd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading59%+5 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 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 Reading 4th 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
Celeste Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 W Cockrell St	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Celeste Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 568-4721	244	19	13.1	57.4%	158 (64.8%)	3 (1.2%)	75 (30.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	52.5	1985^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.1%		43.9	2501^st of 4651 public elementary schools	46.2%	516				50.0	62.9	62.9		59.4	37.1	25.7		$8,889
Bland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5123 Fm 2194	Celeste	75423	Hunt County	Bland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 776-2239	392	30	12.8	75.0%	183 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	192 (49.0%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	55.2	1840^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.2%		71.2	1079^th of 4651 public elementary schools	76.8%	761				50.8	48.0	62.9		42.6	42.0	58.7		$8,322
Leonard Intermediate	Public	4-5	501 E Hackberry St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 587-8303	115	10	11.3	62.6%	87 (75.7%)	2 (1.7%)	23 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)												$12,309
Leonard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	300 Mulberry St	Leonard	75452	Fannin County	Leonard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 587-2316	238	17	13.6	53.4%	160 (67.2%)	5 (2.1%)	55 (23.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.1%)	57.8	1720^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.8%					(n/a)				50.8	54.9	68.9		41.3	49.0	49.2		$9,224
Wolfe City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 W Dallas St	Wolfe City	75496	Hunt County	Wolfe City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 496-2032	329	19	17.3	68.1%	223 (67.8%)	8 (2.4%)	85 (25.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.3%)	26.9	3634^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.5%		37.4	2962^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.3%	672				31.4	34.6	48.2		33.3	15.4	51.8		$9,330
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-4	1316 Wolfe City Dr	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-2684	293	23	12.9	88.1%	86 (29.4%)	41 (14.0%)	147 (50.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.4%)	19.6	4064^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.2%		8.9	4514^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.9%	450				30.7	45.1			24.2	27.5			$12,970
Carver Elementary	Public	K-4	2110 College St	Greenville	75401	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 457-0777	612	36	16.9	93.0%	70 (11.4%)	88 (14.4%)	435 (71.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.3%)	12.8	4393^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	5.1%		17.5	4164^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.5%	229	25.0	23.5	0.0	25.2	35.2			19.9	29.0			$8,223
Blue Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10944 Cr 504	Blue Ridge	75424	Collin County	Blue Ridge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 752-5554	510	33	15.6	55.1%	291 (57.1%)	4 (0.8%)	180 (35.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.1%)	28.4	3533^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.6%		43.1	2565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.9%	968				34.2	52.4	54.8		23.7	30.2	32.9		$7,709
Trenton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 Ballentine St	Trenton	75490	Fannin County	Trenton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 989-2244	276	24	11.5	59.8%	165 (59.8%)	7 (2.5%)	85 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	49.9	2115^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.3%		50.8	2101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	54.8%	14				55.2	44.0			46.6	42.0			$8,047
Farmersville Intermediate	Public	3-6	807 N Main	Farmersville	75442	Collin County	Farmersville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 782-8108	680	37	18.3	55.3%	295 (43.4%)	45 (6.6%)	300 (44.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.6%)	49.4	2149^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		50.7	2108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%	41				52.3	51.1	52.0	48.4	48.9	55.4	40.6	33.0	$7,869

Frequently Asked Questions about Celeste Elementary

How many students attend Celeste Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Celeste Elementary.

Is Celeste Elementary a good school?

Celeste Elementary ranks 1985^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Celeste Elementary in?

Celeste Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Celeste Elementary attend?

Students who attend Celeste Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Celeste J H
High : Celeste High School

What is the racial makeup of Celeste Elementary?

Students at Celeste Elementary are 65% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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