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Friona Elementary

Q: Is Friona Elementary a good school?

Friona Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Friona Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Friona Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Friona Elementary?

Students at Friona Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Friona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Friona Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Friona J H High : Friona High School

Public Grades 2-5

4559^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Friona Elementary is a public elementary school in Friona, Texas, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 295 students. The school is part of the Friona Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 730 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Friona Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 24.05% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in reading, compared to the state average of 52.02%. The school's performance is also lower than the Friona ISD district average, indicating that Friona Elementary is underperforming compared to other schools within the same district. Interestingly, the nearby Bovina Elementary, which is in a different school district, outperforms Friona Elementary in most subject areas and grade levels.

Friona Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.03% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance on STAAR tests is particularly low for subgroups such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status. Additionally, Friona Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from being ranked 2,055 out of 4,286 Texas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to being ranked 4,559 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025, suggesting that the school's academic performance is not improving and may be falling further behind other schools in the state.

283

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,607

Per pupil spending ?

82.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 W 8th
Friona, TX 79035-1416

(806) 250-3340

District: Friona Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Friona Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Friona J H
High:	Friona High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

White:

6.0%

African American:

0.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (18% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 49 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg18%

Texas avg47%

4,559^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 49 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

730^th of 961Friona 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	7.4	4559 of 4651	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	4620 of 4710	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	4402 of 4647	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4116 of 4581	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.2	2948 of 4578	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	2946 of 4479	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2910 of 4359	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.0	2717 of 4329	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.0	2055 of 4286	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.9	2121 of 4320	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	28.2	3483 of 4260	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.3	3597 of 4221	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.5	2912 of 4206	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.0	3391 of 4095	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.9	2832 of 3937	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.1	2786 of 3884	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.4	3103 of 3768	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.0	3109 of 3724	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	41.2	2453 of 3476	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	57.3	1659 of 3475	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.1	1749 of 3465	49.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.1	4193 of 4461	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2668 of 4331	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.4	2297 of 4295	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	2985 of 4240	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	2862 of 2918	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	3566 of 3668	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	3521 of 3556	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	3414 of 3487	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	2666 of 3446	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	2603 of 3333	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2692 of 3226	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	3727 of 3744	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	4567 of 4658	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	4316 of 4588	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	4212 of 4561	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	3212 of 4499	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	3000 of 4348	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	3148 of 4306	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	60.8	1422 of 2980	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	728 of 3184	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	3601 of 3644	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	4384 of 4465	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	4252 of 4401	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	4012 of 4376	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2849 of 4329	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	2815 of 4188	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2832 of 4168	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	3600 of 3705	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	4428 of 4521	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4149 of 4477	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	3057 of 4451	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.5	3366 of 4309	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	2574 of 4264	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	3465 of 3739	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	4543 of 4647	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	4291 of 4585	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	3927 of 4563	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2652 of 4498	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.6	2760 of 4357	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.0	2626 of 4319	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	46 of 49	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.9	20 of 56	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	47 of 93	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	77 of 112	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	3448 of 3549	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	3172 of 4292	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	2615 of 4086	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3715 of 3952	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3045 of 3799	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.0	649 of 3684	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	49.4	1449 of 3558	59.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	28.3	2484 of 3106	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.1	1765 of 3082	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.2	1005 of 3142	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	1297 of 3127	58.5%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)52nd percentile+47 vs school

White (2023)20th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-4 vs school

Migrant (2024)5th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading24%-31 vs state

Mathematics16%-29 vs state

Science6%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Friona Elementary	Public	2-5	200 W 8th	Friona	79035	Parmer County	Friona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 250-3340	283	20	14.4	82.3%	17 (6.0%)	1 (0.4%)	264 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.4	4559^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.0%		7.2	4620^th of 4710 public elementary schools	1.9%	61	24.1	15.4	30.6	8.9	18.8	22.2	5.6	$6,607
Friona Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	300 W 8th	Friona	79035	Parmer County	Friona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 250-3935	217	13	16.7	87.1%	13 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	202 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)								$8,249
Bovina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Halsell St	Bovina	79009	Parmer County	Bovina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 251-1316	198	18	11.0	87.9%	16 (8.1%)	1 (0.5%)	178 (89.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	15.7	4251^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.6%		19.6	4094^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.1%	157	31.3	13.0	39.4	35.5	22.7	26.5	2.9	$9,729

Frequently Asked Questions about Friona Elementary

What schools do graduates of Friona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Friona Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Friona J H
High : Friona High School

Is Friona Elementary a good school?

Friona Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Friona Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Friona Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Friona Elementary?

Students at Friona Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

What district is Friona Elementary in?

Friona Independent School District (Isd)

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