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Kelley Elementary

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Kelley Elementary ranks 3317 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 3-5

3317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Kelley Elementary in Denver City, TX, serves 309 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Denver City Independent School District (Isd), a mid-sized school in the Texas Panhandle where about 64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Kelley Elementary has shown significant ups and downs in academic performance over the past decade, with a particularly sharp decline in the most recent school year (2025-2026) that dropped its state ranking from the 51st percentile to the 28th percentile. This drop affected nearly every subject and grade level, including a steep fall in 3rd Grade Reading proficiency from 47% to 29%. The school's performance is highly variable year-over-year, which sets it apart from nearby Plains Elementary (15 miles away). In the 2024-2025 school year, Kelley outperformed Plains in most subjects—for example, 4th Grade Reading was 61% proficient at Kelley versus 33% at Plains—but the following year saw a dramatic reversal, with Kelley's scores plummeting while Plains held steady or improved. Kelley also has a higher student-teacher ratio (15.4:1) compared to Plains (9.3:1) and Young Elementary in Seminole (13.9:1), and it spends less per student ($12,546) than both of those schools.

A persistent weakness at Kelley Elementary is 5th Grade Science, which has declined steadily from 32% proficient in 2022-2023 to just 16% in 2024-2025, well below the state average. The recent decline has also hit all student groups hard, with Special Education students dropping from the 67th percentile to the 10th percentile. Within the same district, Dodson Pri (serving PK-2) has a similar student-teacher ratio but spends less per student ($10,621), suggesting the district may be directing more resources to Kelley to address challenges that emerge in upper elementary grades. This volatility and the widening gaps in performance make it important for parents to ask about recent changes in curriculum, staff, or student support at the school.

309

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,600

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 N Soland
Denver City, TX 79323-2824

(806) 592-5920

District: Denver City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Kelley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	William G Gravitt J H
High:	Denver City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

12.3%

Asian:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

3,317^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 41% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

610^th of 951Denver City 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	31.7	3317 of 4627	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.5	2286 of 4651	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.2	2043 of 4710	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	3180 of 4647	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2510 of 4581	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	2292 of 4578	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.8	2971 of 4479	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	2630 of 4359	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.2	3456 of 4329	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	45.0	2545 of 4286	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	57.3	1940 of 4320	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	49.8	2343 of 4260	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.0	3201 of 4221	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.2	2337 of 4206	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.8	1823 of 4095	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.1	1752 of 3937	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.7	2098 of 3884	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.8	1840 of 3768	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.7	1157 of 3724	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.9	1275 of 3476	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.2	803 of 3475	76.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.4	782 of 3465	77.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.4	2493 of 4461	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.3	1678 of 4331	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.6	3946 of 4295	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	3618 of 4240	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	2132 of 2918	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.8	1986 of 3668	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	3064 of 3556	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	1984 of 3487	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	1573 of 3446	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	16.2	3194 of 3333	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	3070 of 3226	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	3675 of 4575	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.3	2218 of 3744	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	2495 of 4658	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	3293 of 4588	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.2	2573 of 4561	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	2276 of 4499	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2634 of 4348	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2705 of 4306	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1852 of 3075	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	57.1	1414 of 2619	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	2131 of 2980	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.5	1753 of 2958	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	1214 of 3006	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	1741 of 3184	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.7	1355 of 3106	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3431 of 4413	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.9	2151 of 3644	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	1958 of 4465	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	3023 of 4401	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	2441 of 4376	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.5	1963 of 4329	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	2911 of 4188	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	2665 of 4168	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	3191 of 4520	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.6	1604 of 3705	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	1616 of 4594	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	2810 of 4521	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	2420 of 4477	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	2151 of 4451	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.5	2883 of 4309	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	2726 of 4264	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	2790 of 4582	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.0	1872 of 3739	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	1667 of 4647	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	2939 of 4585	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	2498 of 4563	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.0	2263 of 4498	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	3160 of 4357	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	2636 of 4319	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	3885 of 4301	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	44.5	1902 of 3549	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	1427 of 4292	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	2297 of 4086	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	2946 of 3952	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.2	1753 of 3799	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	2350 of 3684	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2421 of 3558	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	1482 of 3006	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.2	995 of 2612	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.3	617 of 3108	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	1785 of 3106	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	1786 of 3082	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	2038 of 3082	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.8	1051 of 3142	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	1632 of 3127	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)51st percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)44th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)40th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)39th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)27th percentile-24 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-7 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Kelley Elementary	Public	3-5	500 N Soland	Denver City	79323	Yoakum County	Denver City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 592-5920	309	20	15.4	64.1%	38 (12.3%)	3 (1.0%)	260 (84.1%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	31.7	3317^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.3%		47.5	2286^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.8%	1031	29.3	45.2	61.3	24.0	30.1	39.6	$11,600
Dodson Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	600 N Soland	Denver City	79323	Yoakum County	Denver City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 592-5931	334	21	15.6	69.5%	45 (13.5%)	3 (0.9%)	281 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)							$9,050
Plains Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Cowboy Way	Plains	79355	Yoakum County	Plains Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 456-7401	201	21	9.3	64.7%	54 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	147 (73.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26	3694^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.2%		18.4	4118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.5%	424	37.0	36.4	33.3	40.7	42.9	33.3	$10,423
Young Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	2100 S W Ave B	Seminole	79360	Gaines County	Seminole Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 758-3637	581	42	13.9	71.4%	195 (33.6%)	3 (0.5%)	378 (65.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)								(n/a)							$12,651

Frequently Asked Questions about Kelley Elementary

How many students attend Kelley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Kelley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Kelley Elementary?

Students at Kelley Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 12% White, 2% Asian.

Is Kelley Elementary a good school?

Kelley Elementary ranks 3317^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kelley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Kelley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : William G Gravitt J H
High : Denver City High School

What district is Kelley Elementary in?

Denver City Independent School District (Isd)

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