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Crane Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4347th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Crane Elementary in Crane, TX, is a public school serving 625 students in grades PK-5 and is the only elementary school in the Crane Independent School District (Isd), located in a rural area where 67% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

The school is currently in a state of acute academic crisis, with its statewide rank plummeting from the 29th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 6th percentile in 2025-2026—its lowest point on record. This decline is not limited to one grade or subject; proficiency rates have collapsed across the board. For example, 3rd grade math proficiency dropped from 48.72% to 20.17% in just two years, and 5th grade science proficiency was only 5.88% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 29.57%. The school is falling further behind state averages, with gaps widening by over 26 points in some subjects. Since there are no other elementary schools within 20 miles for comparison, the most telling contrast is with the school's own recent history and state benchmarks.

Several red flags demand immediate attention. Special education students, who ranked in the 75th percentile in 2023-2024, dropped to the 6th percentile by 2025-2026, suggesting a fundamental change in services or assessment. Even the school's Gifted and Talented program is underperforming, ranking in the 28th percentile. The data points to a systemic failure that has accelerated dramatically in the last two school years, affecting all student groups. Parents should seek a deep, data-driven investigation into the root causes of this sudden decline, particularly focusing on changes in curriculum, instructional leadership, or student support services since 2024.

625
Students ?
20.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,845
Per pupil spending ?
67%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 300 W 7th St
       Crane, TX  79731

(432) 558-1050

District: Crane Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Crane Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Crane Middle
High:    Crane High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.4%
White:
9.4%
African American:
2.1%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 51% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg28%
Texas avg51%
4,347th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 17 pts since 2016
From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
875th of 951Crane 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.84347 of 46276.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.24125 of 465111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202432.03343 of 471029.0%★☆☆☆☆
202328.03511 of 464724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202237.72879 of 458137.2%★★☆☆☆
202138.82622 of 457842.7%★★☆☆☆
201926.83534 of 447921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.73538 of 435918.8%★☆☆☆☆
201734.42880 of 432933.5%★★☆☆☆
201630.13282 of 428623.4%★☆☆☆☆
201526.63494 of 432019.1%★☆☆☆☆
201420.13808 of 426010.6%★☆☆☆☆
201341.72774 of 422134.3%★★☆☆☆
201235.63113 of 420626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201149.22459 of 409540.0%★★☆☆☆
201058.11889 of 393752.0%★★★☆☆
200950.82202 of 388443.3%★★☆☆☆
200850.82165 of 376842.5%★★☆☆☆
200738.32761 of 372425.9%★☆☆☆☆
200643.32366 of 347631.9%★★☆☆☆
200535.12658 of 347523.5%★☆☆☆☆
200447.62145 of 346538.1%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.62307 of 24064.1%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202228.73594 of 446119.4%★☆☆☆☆
202129.63397 of 433121.6%★☆☆☆☆
201930.53358 of 429521.8%★☆☆☆☆
201823.23771 of 424011.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202526.72351 of 291819.4%★☆☆☆☆
202434.52542 of 366830.7%★★☆☆☆
202327.72882 of 355619.0%★☆☆☆☆
202238.02312 of 348733.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.82371 of 344631.2%★★☆☆☆
201930.42657 of 333320.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.53047 of 32265.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.54455 of 45752.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.13486 of 37446.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.63123 of 465833.0%★★☆☆☆
202324.23789 of 458817.4%★☆☆☆☆
202227.33599 of 456121.1%★☆☆☆☆
202136.92743 of 449939.0%★★☆☆☆
201929.53355 of 434822.8%★☆☆☆☆
201821.63743 of 430613.1%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202644.82207 of 307528.2%★☆☆☆☆
202534.82114 of 261919.3%★☆☆☆☆
202343.82150 of 298027.9%★☆☆☆☆
202254.71661 of 295843.8%★★☆☆☆
202164.81202 of 300660.0%★★★☆☆
201959.81508 of 318452.6%★★★☆☆
201854.51768 of 310643.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.74146 of 44136.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202515.63420 of 36446.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.03121 of 446530.1%★★☆☆☆
202327.13535 of 440119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202237.52930 of 437633.0%★★☆☆☆
202143.72334 of 432946.1%★★☆☆☆
201926.83471 of 418817.1%★☆☆☆☆
201824.03587 of 416813.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.74066 of 452010.0%★☆☆☆☆
202516.73465 of 37056.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202430.23582 of 459422.0%★☆☆☆☆
202323.93892 of 452113.9%★☆☆☆☆
202236.53054 of 447731.8%★★☆☆☆
202142.52572 of 445142.2%★★☆☆☆
201938.62880 of 430933.2%★★☆☆☆
201825.83622 of 426415.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.93875 of 458215.4%★☆☆☆☆
202522.33157 of 373915.6%★☆☆☆☆
202436.43047 of 464734.4%★★☆☆☆
202334.03137 of 458531.6%★★☆☆☆
202251.62082 of 456354.4%★★★☆☆
202142.52409 of 449846.4%★★☆☆☆
201924.73622 of 435716.9%★☆☆☆☆
201829.33289 of 431923.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.74040 of 43016.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.53275 of 35497.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202463.51068 of 429275.1%★★★★☆
202339.52339 of 408642.8%★★☆☆☆
202273.5559 of 395285.9%★★★★☆
202167.1658 of 379982.7%★★★★☆
201921.33374 of 36848.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201851.81314 of 355863.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.12666 of 300611.3%★☆☆☆☆
202554.81177 of 261254.9%★★★☆☆
202463.61039 of 310866.6%★★★☆☆
202348.41689 of 310645.6%★★☆☆☆
202252.31490 of 308251.7%★★★☆☆
202139.41964 of 308236.3%★★☆☆☆
201933.22317 of 314226.3%★☆☆☆☆
201837.22083 of 312733.4%★★☆☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2026)28th percentile+22 vs school
At Risk (2022)19th percentile-18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2026)15th percentile+9 vs school
White (2026)11th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school
Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school
African American (2026)4th percentile~ school
Female (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading33%-21 vs state
Mathematics23%-24 vs state

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Students who attend Crane Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Crane Middle
High : Crane High School

Students at Crane Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 9% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Crane Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.1% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Crane Elementary.

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