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Itasca Elementary

Q: Is Itasca Elementary a good school?

Itasca Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Itasca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Itasca Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Itasca Elementary?

Students at Itasca Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 30% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Itasca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Itasca Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Itasca Middle High : Itasca High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Itasca Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in the Itasca Independent School District (Isd), serving 276 students in a community where over 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school has shown extreme volatility in performance over recent years, with its overall state ranking swinging dramatically—from the 17th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 45th percentile in 2024-2025, then crashing to the 15th percentile in 2025-2026. This instability is more pronounced than at nearby schools like Adams Elementary or Venus Elementary, which show more gradual trends, suggesting that Itasca’s results are heavily influenced by the specific strengths or weaknesses of individual student cohorts.

A notable bright spot is 5th-grade reading, where 57.78% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—nearly matching the state average of 58.47% and outperforming nearby schools like Venus Elementary (33.13%) and Stafford Elementary (47.92%). However, mathematics is a critical weakness: only 14% of 3rd graders and 17.78% of 4th graders were proficient in math, compared to state averages of 44.33% and 49.28%, respectively. This gap of over 30 percentage points is far worse than at Adams Elementary, where 41.54% of 3rd graders were proficient in math the same year. The school also experienced a dramatic collapse in serving its Hispanic student population, dropping from the 41st percentile in 2024-2025 to the 7th percentile in 2025-2026—one of the lowest in the state.

Despite spending over $10,000 per student—comparable to or higher than neighbors like Venus Elementary ($9,720) and Alvarado Intermediate ($9,967)—Itasca’s academic outcomes are significantly worse. For contrast, Grandview Elementary, just 6.7 miles away, serves a more affluent student body (38.57% free/reduced lunch) and consistently ranks in the 77th percentile. This highlights the steep challenge Itasca faces in overcoming high poverty levels. The school’s support for vulnerable groups is inconsistent: performance for Special Education students fell from the 72nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 14th percentile in 2025-2026, and for Low Socioeconomic Status students from the 58th to the 18th percentile. This volatility suggests the school lacks a stable system for supporting its most at-risk students, making success highly dependent on the specific teachers and students in a given year.

276

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,515

Per pupil spending ?

74.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 N Files
Itasca, TX 76055-2333

(254) 687-2922

District: Itasca Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Itasca Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Itasca Middle
High:	Itasca High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

White:

30.1%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Texas avg51%

3,932^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 39 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

869^th of 951Itasca 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	22.1	3932 of 4627	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	43.2	2555 of 4651	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	3361 of 4710	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	3584 of 4647	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3801 of 4581	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3356 of 4578	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3455 of 4479	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.9	2318 of 4359	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.5	2158 of 4329	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.7	1968 of 4286	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	2324 of 4320	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	76.8	874 of 4260	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.7	981 of 4221	76.8%	★★★★☆
2012	47.2	2444 of 4206	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.6	1278 of 4095	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.9	2177 of 3937	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.4	1585 of 3884	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.6	961 of 3768	74.5%	★★★★☆
2007	85.0	148 of 3724	96.0%	★★★★★
2006	81.9	314 of 3476	91.0%	★★★★★
2005	79.9	463 of 3475	86.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.0	208 of 3465	94.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	39.0	1456 of 2444	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1993 of 2515	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.0	1422 of 2483	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.1	3621 of 4461	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.2	2706 of 4331	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	2665 of 4295	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2593 of 4240	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	1473 of 1643	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.8	1459 of 2918	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	2089 of 3668	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	3349 of 3556	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	2523 of 3487	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	1549 of 3446	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.6	3032 of 3333	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2374 of 3226	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	3912 of 4575	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	2428 of 3744	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2801 of 4658	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3462 of 4588	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3564 of 4561	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3913 of 4499	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3439 of 4348	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	2026 of 4306	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	0.2	3004 of 3006	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	2738 of 3184	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	4107 of 4413	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.7	2166 of 3644	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3265 of 4465	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3417 of 4401	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3890 of 4376	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	3260 of 4329	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.3	3147 of 4188	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.3	1517 of 4168	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	3728 of 4520	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.7	1546 of 3705	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2517 of 4594	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	3600 of 4521	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3685 of 4477	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	3006 of 4451	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	3829 of 4309	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.6	2195 of 4264	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	3839 of 4582	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	50.6	1699 of 3739	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	3803 of 4647	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3597 of 4585	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3946 of 4563	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2595 of 4498	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.0	3077 of 4357	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2619 of 4319	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	3693 of 4301	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.0	1513 of 3549	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	1213 of 4292	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	2019 of 3952	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	1766 of 3799	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.5	2868 of 3684	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.5	722 of 3558	79.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	2193 of 3006	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.9	1394 of 2612	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2622 of 3108	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2733 of 3106	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2842 of 3082	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	2795 of 3082	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	2727 of 3142	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	2475 of 3127	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)40th percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school

At Risk (2022)19th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)<1st percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-12 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Itasca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Files	Itasca	76055	Hill County	Itasca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 687-2922	276	23	11.8	74.3%	83 (30.1%)	17 (6.2%)	162 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.3%)	22.1	3932^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		43.2	2555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.1%	1377					28.0	41.3	57.8		14.0	17.8	37.8		$7,515
Grandview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Zebra Pkwy	Grandview	76050	Johnson County	Grandview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 866-4600	643	47	13.6	38.6%	464 (72.2%)	13 (2.0%)	139 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (3.9%)	64.9	1354^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.7%		71.7	1060^th of 4651 public elementary schools	77.2%	294					50.0	64.7	63.6		48.5	46.1	61.2		$8,111
Hillsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1601 Abbott Ave	Hillsboro	76645	Hill County	Hillsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-8585	649	39	16.5	75.3%	119 (18.3%)	63 (9.7%)	424 (65.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.4%)								(n/a)	10.0			16.7	45.6				42.1				$7,297
Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1024 Fourth St	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 435-1010	342	19	18.0	32.5%	227 (66.4%)	5 (1.5%)	101 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	59.6	1629^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.8%		53.4	1941^st of 4651 public elementary schools	58.3%	312					43.4	55.8			40.3	76.6			$6,827
Maypearl Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	400 Panther Ln	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 435-1099	229	14	16.8	34.1%	141 (61.6%)	4 (1.7%)	71 (31.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)								(n/a)													$7,102
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 S Cleburne Whitney Rd	Rio Vista	76093	Johnson County	Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 760-0762	507	30	17.1	50.3%	372 (73.4%)	2 (0.4%)	106 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	34.3	3134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.3%		48.1	2252^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%	882					39.7	37.4	52.9		32.9	42.7	43.0		$7,948
Stafford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	301 Harris St	Italy	76651	Ellis County	Italy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 483-6342	314	24	12.9	54.5%	171 (54.5%)	28 (8.9%)	98 (31.2%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.8%)	31	3371^st of 4627 public elementary schools	27.1%		45.6	2406^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.3%	965					39.4	26.3	47.9	54.6	36.4	21.1	33.3	40.0	$9,068
Alvarado Intermediate	Public	3-5	1000 E Davis	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 783-6825	792	50	15.7	65.8%	309 (39.0%)	25 (3.2%)	419 (52.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.5%)								(n/a)													$7,777
Alvarado El-South	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 E Davis	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 783-6825	386	24	16.1	70.5%	136 (35.2%)	11 (2.8%)	218 (56.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	42.3	2574^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.4%					(n/a)	29.4	28.6	20.0		32.3	34.9	63.1		35.1	36.1	60.2		$8,270
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1492 Is Grove Rd	Cleburne	76031	Johnson County	Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 202-2000	379	28	13.5	66.8%	197 (52.0%)	11 (2.9%)	145 (38.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.8%)	16 (4.2%)	35.3	3064^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.8%		15.4	4263^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	8.3%	1199					42.4	43.1			41.5	34.5			$10,974

Frequently Asked Questions about Itasca Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Itasca Elementary?

Students at Itasca Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 30% White, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Itasca Elementary attend?

Students who attend Itasca Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Itasca Middle
High : Itasca High School

How many students attend Itasca Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 276 students attended Itasca Elementary.

What district is Itasca Elementary in?

Itasca Independent School District (Isd)

Is Itasca Elementary a good school?

Itasca Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Texas elementary schools.

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