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Booker T Washington Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

4078^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Booker T Washington Elementary is a public elementary school in Elgin, Texas, serving 763 students in grades KG-4. The school is part of the Elgin Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 902 out of 961 districts in the state.

Booker T Washington Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 41.54% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.02% statewide and 39% for the Elgin ISD. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 86.63% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby Neidig Elementary and Elgin Elementary, both of which are also part of the Elgin ISD, Booker T Washington Elementary performs significantly worse on STAAR tests, with lower proficiency rates in both reading and math. Neidig Elementary, in particular, stands out with higher proficiency rates and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, compared to the 1-star rating for Booker T Washington Elementary. The lower per-student spending and higher student-teacher ratio at Booker T Washington Elementary compared to nearby schools may be contributing factors to the school's underperformance.

638

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,991

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Mlk
Elgin, TX 78621-3032

(512) 281-3411

District: Elgin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Booker T Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Elgin Middle
High:	Elgin High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

White:

7.2%

African American:

2.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 12th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Texas avg48%

4,078^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Elgin Independent School District (Isd)

902^nd of 961Elgin 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
2025	19.0	4078 of 4651	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4129 of 4710	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	4279 of 4647	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	4302 of 4581	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	4223 of 4578	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	4379 of 4479	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	4198 of 4359	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	3969 of 4329	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	3365 of 4286	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	3556 of 4320	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	47.5	2486 of 4260	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	1911 of 4221	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.3	1751 of 4206	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.2	2122 of 4095	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.5	2723 of 3937	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.4	2236 of 3884	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.1	2801 of 3768	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.4	2751 of 3724	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.4	3010 of 3476	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.3	2905 of 3475	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	3249 of 3465	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	16.3	2309 of 2443	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1877 of 2444	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	2463 of 2515	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2315 of 2483	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	3862 of 4461	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	3804 of 4331	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	3877 of 4295	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4014 of 4240	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2703 of 2918	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	3411 of 3668	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	2890 of 3556	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	3231 of 3487	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	3081 of 3446	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	3179 of 3333	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	3007 of 3226	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	3397 of 3744	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	4451 of 4658	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	4215 of 4588	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	4317 of 4561	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	4066 of 4499	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4104 of 4348	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4019 of 4306	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	2554 of 2619	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	2892 of 2980	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.7	2919 of 2958	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	2777 of 3006	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	3098 of 3184	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	2710 of 3106	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	3471 of 3644	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	4221 of 4465	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	3976 of 4401	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	4165 of 4376	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	4073 of 4329	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	4107 of 4188	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	4095 of 4168	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	3462 of 3705	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	4389 of 4594	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	4057 of 4521	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	4236 of 4477	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	4190 of 4451	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	4250 of 4309	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	4187 of 4264	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	3577 of 3739	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	4346 of 4647	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4079 of 4585	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	4268 of 4563	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.1	4185 of 4498	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	4277 of 4357	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	4236 of 4319	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	3145 of 3549	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	4084 of 4292	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	3977 of 4086	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3605 of 3952	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	2511 of 3799	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3413 of 3684	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	2657 of 3558	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	2263 of 2612	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2812 of 3108	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2866 of 3106	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	2501 of 3082	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	2942 of 3082	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	2776 of 3142	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	2284 of 3127	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)13th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2023)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics23%-22 vs state

Reading18%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Booker T Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Mlk	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-3411	638	33	19.6	88.2%	46 (7.2%)	18 (2.8%)	565 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	19	4078^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%		18.8	4129^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.3%	51	10.2	23.8							41.5	37.5					30.0	17.6								$8,991
Elgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1005 W 2nd St	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-3457	673	32	21.1	87.1%	60 (8.9%)	26 (3.9%)	573 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	11.3	4446^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.4%		13.3	4399^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.6%	47	8.9	25.0			0.0				35.9	26.4					21.0	12.5								$8,666
Harvest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	338 Harvest Ridge Blvd	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 281-9864	596	29	20.5	83.2%	60 (10.1%)	70 (11.7%)	430 (72.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0							33.3	40.6					9.2	25.0								$00
Neidig Elementary	Public	K-4	13700 County Line Rd	Elgin	78621	Travis County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-9702	528	32	16.6	78.0%	58 (11.0%)	67 (12.7%)	378 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	34	3188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%		30.7	3420^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.4%	232	45.5	40.0			0.0				45.1	55.4					30.1	26.5								$9,859
Coupland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	620 S Commerce St	Coupland	78615	Williamson County	Coupland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 856-2422	323	29	11.1	68.7%	93 (28.8%)	3 (0.9%)	206 (63.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	53.8	1915^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.8%		32.8	3287^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.2%	1372								84.6	46.0	54.8	51.5	56.1	50.0	48.5	37.8	54.8	48.5	43.9	37.5	25.0	33.3	42.4	9.1	$14,198
McDade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	208	17	12.0	59.1%	80 (38.5%)	1 (0.5%)	118 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	32.3	3291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%		24.7	3792^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	19.5%	501									50.0	27.5	32.1	42.3			62.5	27.5	29.6	53.9			14.3			$10,048
Presidential Meadows Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13252 George Bush St	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4225	571	37	15.4	70.9%	47 (8.2%)	161 (28.2%)	322 (56.4%)	30 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	21.3	3954^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%		21.4	3989^th of 4710 public elementary schools	15.3%	35	10.0								38.9	34.8	45.7				34.4	24.7	25.5				9.6			$8,111
Blake Manor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	18010 Blake Manor Rd	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4200	573	25	22.5	83.6%	43 (7.5%)	40 (7.0%)	474 (82.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	14.8	4308^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.4%		14.5	4344^th of 4710 public elementary schools	7.8%	36	3.5	12.1	12.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0		31.8	40.9	40.0				12.7	19.4	28.1				3.3			$9,091
Manor Rise Academy	Public	PK, KG-7	13300 Fm 973	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 278-4320	512	30	16.8	58.0%	48 (9.4%)	139 (27.1%)	274 (53.5%)	25 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.5%)	47.5	2290^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.8%					(n/a)									57.5	47.4		49.4	20.0	64.3	46.8	36.8		33.7	4.9	27.3				$17,168
Shadowglen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12000 Shadowglen Trace	Manor	78653	Travis County	Manor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 278-4700	639	40	16.0	58.8%	61 (9.5%)	124 (19.4%)	404 (63.2%)	21 (3.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.9%)	14.2	4326^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.0%		19.7	4088^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.2%	238	0.0	13.3	22.2	33.3	26.7	29.4	0.0		25.3	28.5	31.4				33.7	29.3	21.7				5.6			$7,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Booker T Washington Elementary

How many students attend Booker T Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Booker T Washington Elementary.

Is Booker T Washington Elementary a good school?

Booker T Washington Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Booker T Washington Elementary in?

Elgin Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Booker T Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Booker T Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Elgin Middle
High : Elgin High School

What is the racial makeup of Booker T Washington Elementary?

Students at Booker T Washington Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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