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West Central Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3848^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

West Central Elementary is a public elementary school in Hereford, Texas, serving 328 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Hereford Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 706 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Central Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.33% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.02% statewide and 42.28% for the Hereford ISD. The school's performance is particularly weak in mathematics, with only 23.33% of 3rd graders, 31.75% of 4th graders, and 33.33% of 5th graders achieving proficiency or better. West Central Elementary also has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (81.4%) and English Language Learners, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools for these student subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby Bluebonnet Elementary and Aikman Elementary schools, also part of the Hereford ISD, significantly outperform West Central Elementary on STAAR tests, with higher proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, Aikman Elementary had 66.67% of 3rd graders proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to only 23.33% at West Central Elementary. Addressing the underlying issues at West Central Elementary will require a comprehensive approach to improve educational outcomes for its students.

331

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,002

Per pupil spending ?

81.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

120 Campbell St
Hereford, TX 79045-4901

(806) 363-7690

District: Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend West Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hereford J H
	Hereford Preparatory Academy
High:	Hereford High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.1%

White:

5.7%

American Indian:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2018 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 17th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg39%

Texas avg47%

3,848^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

706^th of 961Hereford 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	23.1	3848 of 4651	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	3890 of 4710	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3550 of 4647	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	4390 of 4581	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3453 of 4578	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	4212 of 4479	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	4244 of 4359	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	4155 of 4329	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	27.0	3429 of 4286	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.0	3062 of 4320	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	30.0	3399 of 4260	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	81.2	598 of 4221	85.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	846 of 4206	79.9%	★★★★☆
2011	61.9	1698 of 4095	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	1802 of 3937	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	30.6	3167 of 3884	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.2	2986 of 3724	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.2	2887 of 3476	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.2	2781 of 3475	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.3	2962 of 3465	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.0	4250 of 4461	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.9	2345 of 4331	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.5	3676 of 4295	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	4004 of 4240	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	2643 of 2918	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	2627 of 3668	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.8	2029 of 3556	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	2685 of 3487	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.2	1166 of 3446	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	2825 of 3333	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	3194 of 3226	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	3082 of 3744	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	3743 of 4658	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3248 of 4588	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4069 of 4561	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2872 of 4499	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4046 of 4348	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4143 of 4306	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	10.3	2865 of 2980	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	2828 of 3644	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3328 of 4465	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	3282 of 4401	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	3301 of 4329	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	3928 of 4188	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	4069 of 4168	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	2277 of 3705	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	3096 of 4594	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.0	3220 of 4521	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	4199 of 4477	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3340 of 4451	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4071 of 4309	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4138 of 4264	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	2452 of 3739	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3441 of 4647	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	3731 of 4585	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	4501 of 4563	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	3800 of 4498	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	4139 of 4357	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	4218 of 4319	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	33 of 45	26.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.5	44 of 44	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	48 of 49	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1087 of 3549	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	2076 of 4292	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	3109 of 4086	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	3912 of 3952	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3581 of 3799	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	3610 of 3684	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	29.9	2412 of 3106	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.0	1575 of 3082	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+17 vs school

Migrant (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2023)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)5th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2023)4th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading36%-18 vs state

Mathematics29%-16 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
West Central Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Campbell St	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7690	331	22	15.0	81.3%	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	308 (93.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23.1	3848^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.3%		23.2	3890^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.4%	42			23.3	46.0	40.4	23.3	31.8	33.3	18.8	$8,002
Northwest Elementary	Public	K-5	400 Moreman	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7660	479	31	15.4	79.3%	38 (7.9%)	3 (0.6%)	431 (90.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	10.7	4460^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.1%		24	3846^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.3%	614	0.0	0.0	30.4	20.0	33.8	21.3	24.4	17.7	7.4	$7,083
Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	K-5	221 16th St	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7650	366	23	15.9	87.4%	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	349 (95.4%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	54.3	1889^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.4%		34.8	3159^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.9%	1270			45.5	38.3	50.9	56.4	41.9	54.2	47.5	$7,987
Aikman Elementary	Public	K-5	900 Ave K	Hereford	79045	Deaf Smith County	Hereford Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 363-7640	464	24	19.4	84.3%	18 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	439 (94.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	73.1	999^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.5%		74.4	968^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.4%	31			66.7	61.3	63.6	44.3	77.4	54.6	38.2	$6,468
Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	708 W Stinson St	Dimmitt	79027	Castro County	Dimmitt Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 647-4131	507	31	16.4	78.9%	46 (9.1%)	3 (0.6%)	454 (89.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.9	4295^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.7%		23.4	3872^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	17.8%	423			30.7	31.4	34.2	17.7	34.3	21.1	10.5	$7,024

Frequently Asked Questions about West Central Elementary

What is the racial makeup of West Central Elementary?

Students at West Central Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 6% White.

What schools do graduates of West Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hereford J H
Middle : Hereford Preparatory Academy
High : Hereford High School

What district is West Central Elementary in?

Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

Is West Central Elementary a good school?

West Central Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.3% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend West Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended West Central Elementary.

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