Annie Purl Elementary

Annie Purl Elementary is a PK-5 school in Georgetown, TX, serving 690 students within the Georgetown Independent School District (Isd), where over 72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, a rate significantly higher than most nearby schools.

Annie Purl has been ranked in the bottom 12% of Texas elementary schools for seven of the last eight years, making it the most consistently low-performing school in the district. Its most critical challenge is a profound achievement gap for students from low-income backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 4% of the state—the worst performance among all its student groups. In contrast, the school ranks in the top 43% for Gifted and Talented students, suggesting resources may be unevenly distributed. Math scores are alarmingly low: only 23.46% of 3rd graders and 21.21% of 5th graders were proficient, roughly half the state average. While nearby Pat Cooper Elementary has similar demographics and low rankings, it shows more balanced performance and stronger Spanish-language test scores. Meanwhile, Wolf Ranch Elementary, just 2.66 miles away, consistently ranks in the top 25-40% of the state.

Despite spending $12,520 per student—the highest among all GISD elementary schools and significantly more than Wolf Ranch ($10,355)—Annie Purl has not translated that funding into improved outcomes. There is one bright spot: 5th Grade Reading proficiency improved from 11% in 2022-2023 to 30.53% in 2025-2026, suggesting recent interventions may be helping. However, the school’s bilingual program shows inconsistent results, with Spanish test scores sometimes higher than English scores in math but much lower in reading. Overall, Annie Purl faces significant challenges related to high poverty, and its persistent low performance points to a need for a fundamental instructional overhaul, particularly in mathematics and targeted support for its economically disadvantaged students.