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Popham Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4076^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Popham Elementary in Del Valle, TX, is a PK-5 campus in the Del Valle Independent School District (Isd) serving 698 students in a high-poverty area, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Popham Elementary is the lowest-performing school in its immediate peer group within the district, ranking in the 12th percentile statewide. This is dramatically lower than nearby district peers like Newton Collins Elementary (57th percentile) and Smith Elementary (33rd percentile), and far behind Palm Elementary (60th percentile) in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). Math proficiency is a critical weakness, with only 23.71% of 4th graders and 18.27% of 5th graders proficient, roughly half the state average. Science scores are alarmingly low, with just 10.53% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 16.6, larger than most nearby schools, which can challenge individualized instruction.

Despite these challenges, Popham has two notable strengths. Its English Language Learner (ELL) program is a bright spot, with ELL students ranking in the 33rd percentile statewide—a significant improvement from the 14th percentile two years prior. Additionally, the bilingual Spanish program outperforms the standard English curriculum; for example, in 2024-2025 5th Grade Reading, Spanish test takers scored 35.14% proficient versus 28.57% for English test takers. The school has also shown a tentative recovery from a low of the 7th percentile in 2018-2019 to its current 12th percentile, marking the first upward trend in years. Compared to its sister school, Del Valle Elementary, Popham has a slight edge in early grades, outperforming in 5th Grade Reading (41.94% vs. 34.48%) and 3rd Grade Math (32.46% vs. 25.42%).

698

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,823

Per pupil spending ?

90.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7014 Elroy Rd
Del Valle, TX 78617

(512) 386-3750

District: Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Popham Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Del Valle Middle
High:	Del Valle High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

African American:

8.0%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 35th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Texas avg50%

4,076^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)

819^th of 951Del Valle 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	19.4	4076 of 4627	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	4233 of 4651	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	4258 of 4710	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3363 of 4647	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3269 of 4581	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	3689 of 4578	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	4146 of 4479	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4000 of 4359	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	3437 of 4329	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	40.7	2806 of 4286	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.7	3227 of 4320	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	3640 of 4260	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.5	3289 of 4221	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	55.3	1973 of 4206	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.5	2973 of 4095	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	3367 of 3937	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	3232 of 3884	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.4	2695 of 3768	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	48.8	2257 of 3724	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.8	1691 of 3476	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.1	1203 of 3475	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.7	1467 of 3465	57.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	2138 of 2406	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.1	1702 of 1905	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	1784 of 2443	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.4	685 of 2421	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	26.0	2106 of 2515	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	1674 of 2483	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	11.8	981 of 1045	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	850 of 1015	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	845 of 957	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.1	3018 of 4461	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3736 of 4331	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3452 of 4295	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3342 of 4240	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	1107 of 1643	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.7	2518 of 2918	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	2973 of 3668	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	2761 of 3556	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.8	1896 of 3487	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	2678 of 3446	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2062 of 3333	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2068 of 3226	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	4007 of 4575	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.9	3371 of 3744	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4080 of 4658	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	3873 of 4588	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	3543 of 4561	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3695 of 4499	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4113 of 4348	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4079 of 4306	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	2011 of 3075	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.6	2335 of 2619	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	2586 of 2980	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1978 of 2958	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.4	2407 of 3006	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	2905 of 3184	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	2702 of 3106	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	3914 of 4413	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	3299 of 3644	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3889 of 4465	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3140 of 4401	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	3121 of 4376	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3792 of 4329	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	3931 of 4188	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	3885 of 4168	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3896 of 4520	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	3343 of 3705	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	3890 of 4594	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	2685 of 4521	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2526 of 4477	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3345 of 4451	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	3784 of 4309	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	3762 of 4264	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	4010 of 4582	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	3419 of 3739	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	3987 of 4647	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.7	2721 of 4585	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	2887 of 4563	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.3	3568 of 4498	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	3928 of 4357	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	3868 of 4319	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	35.3	780 of 1112	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3020 of 4301	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	2890 of 3549	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3238 of 4292	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	2655 of 4086	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	2382 of 3952	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3142 of 3799	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3023 of 3684	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	2756 of 3558	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	2326 of 3006	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	2555 of 2612	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	2389 of 3082	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)33rd percentile+21 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)30th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)12th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile~ school

African American (2026)11th percentile~ school

Asian (2024)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics25%-22 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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Popham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7014 Elroy Rd	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3750	698	42	16.6	90.8%	34 (4.9%)	56 (8.0%)	575 (82.4%)	21 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	19.4	4076^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.1	4233^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	9.0%	157	14.3	22.7	28.6		14.3		44.0	30.5	41.9	32.5	23.7	18.3	$10,823
Del Valle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5400 Ross Rd	Del Valle	78617	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3350	726	47	15.4	89.5%	32 (4.4%)	52 (7.2%)	618 (85.1%)	11 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.5%)	21.4	3971^st of 4627 public elementary schools	14.2%		17.3	4169^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%	198	31.3	21.9	31.6	14.8	25.0	0.0	35.2	35.4	34.5	25.4	40.7	33.7	$10,002
Newton Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Apogee Blvd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3900	600	45	13.3	67.3%	113 (18.8%)	23 (3.8%)	423 (70.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	52.5	1986^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.1%		50.9	2085^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.2%	99	11.8	42.3	44.8		33.3	20.0	59.7	49.2	59.2	39.5	45.8	48.0	$11,974
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4209 Smith School Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3850	566	41	13.8	88.9%	31 (5.5%)	42 (7.4%)	469 (82.9%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.3%)	34.6	3113^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.7%		50.4	2125^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.3%	988	37.8	16.7	62.5	14.3		15.4	41.2	45.2	45.6	34.7	48.9	28.3	$11,885
KIPP Paseo Pri	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6800 Metropolis Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 766-3095	560	31	18.2	90.9%	20 (3.6%)	37 (6.6%)	489 (87.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	21.4	3972^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.2%		32.7	3271^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.7%	701							28.0	29.2	35.2	21.3	47.2	38.0	$8,934
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6910 E William Cannon Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3550	376	34	11.0	88.8%	23 (6.1%)	15 (4.0%)	326 (86.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	40.8	2674^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.2%		29.9	3437^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	763	45.8	29.2	42.9				53.3	33.3	51.4	46.3	42.3	37.1	$14,724
Idea Montopolis Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1701 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 646-2800	694	29	24.0	88.8%	33 (4.8%)	38 (5.5%)	612 (88.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	23	3874^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.3%		34.7	3152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%	722	0.0	16.7	13.0			10.0	37.7	38.8	52.1	18.4	28.6	35.2	$9,378
Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7601 Dixie Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-1765	391	38	10.4	94.9%	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.6%)	359 (91.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	16.7	4205^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.5	4393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%	188	0.0	18.2					22.2	16.1	40.0	12.2	26.3	46.5	$17,454
Palm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Dixie Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2545	329	29	11.5	85.1%	19 (5.8%)	12 (3.6%)	289 (87.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	54.9	1866^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.7%		41.5	2678^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	812	37.5	40.0					57.1	51.7	70.3	43.2	41.7	42.5	$14,491
Allison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	515 Vargas Rd	Austin	78741	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2004	362	33	10.8	91.2%	14 (3.9%)	23 (6.4%)	323 (89.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3.1	4614^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.3%		14.9	4293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.7%	321	11.1	25.0	0.0				18.0	15.0	13.5	10.4	9.1	18.0	$14,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Popham Elementary

What district is Popham Elementary in?

Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Popham Elementary?

Students at Popham Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Popham Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 698 students attended Popham Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Popham Elementary attend?

Students who attend Popham Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Del Valle Middle
High : Del Valle High School

Is Popham Elementary a good school?

Popham Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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