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Karnes City Elementary

Public Grades 2-5

4282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Roger E Sides Elementary is a public elementary school in Karnes City, Texas, serving 289 students in grades 2-5. The school is part of the Karnes City Independent School District, which is ranked 817 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Roger E Sides Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects. For example, the school's projected proficiency rates for 2024-2025 are around 30% in reading and 27% in math, compared to the state averages of 52% and 45%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly weak in science, with only 6.33% of 5th graders projected to be proficient or better, compared to the state average of 29.57%. However, the school has shown some strength in serving its gifted and talented students, ranking in the top 11% of Texas elementary schools for this subgroup in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, the nearby Pettus Elementary and Falls City Elementary schools, which are in different districts, have significantly higher academic performance and lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students compared to Roger E Sides Elementary. In contrast, the Runge Elementary school, which is also in a different district, has even lower academic performance and a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

296

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,516

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

208 E Mayfield
Karnes City, TX 78118-2919

(830) 780-2321

District: Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Karnes City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Karnes City J H
High:	Karnes City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

White:

14.9%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 21st percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Texas avg47%

4,282^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

817^th of 961Karnes City 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	15.2	4282 of 4651	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	3838 of 4710	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3070 of 4647	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3872 of 4581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3869 of 4578	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2899 of 4479	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3513 of 4359	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.6	2364 of 4329	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	2906 of 4286	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	3392 of 4320	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	2932 of 4260	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.1	1846 of 4221	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	1310 of 4206	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.8	780 of 4095	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	387 of 3937	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.7	284 of 3884	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	276 of 3768	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	77.1	623 of 3724	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	61.3	1461 of 3476	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.7	891 of 3475	74.4%	★★★★☆
2004	76.6	599 of 3465	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	23.1	2138 of 2444	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	4295 of 4461	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3802 of 4331	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3551 of 4295	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	4154 of 4240	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1741 of 2918	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	2527 of 3556	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	3364 of 3487	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	2607 of 3446	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	2220 of 3333	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2278 of 3226	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	3539 of 3744	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3755 of 4658	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3055 of 4588	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3730 of 4561	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3887 of 4499	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2459 of 4348	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3566 of 4306	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	2412 of 2619	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	75.1	334 of 2980	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.6	2112 of 3006	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	2775 of 3184	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2602 of 3106	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	3374 of 3644	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3621 of 4465	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3161 of 4401	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3860 of 4376	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3957 of 4329	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3318 of 4188	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3777 of 4168	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	3591 of 3705	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3743 of 4594	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3262 of 4521	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3822 of 4477	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3935 of 4451	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2894 of 4309	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3528 of 4264	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	3338 of 3739	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3786 of 4647	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3075 of 4585	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3963 of 4563	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3680 of 4498	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3255 of 4357	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3446 of 4319	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	3477 of 3549	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3579 of 4292	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2221 of 4086	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2166 of 3952	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	2940 of 3799	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	2250 of 3684	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	1332 of 3558	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2365 of 2612	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2691 of 3108	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	2009 of 3106	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	2382 of 3082	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	2694 of 3082	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	1102 of 3142	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1379 of 3127	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2021)13th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)9th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading34%-21 vs state

Mathematics26%-20 vs state

Science6%-23 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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Karnes City Elementary	Public	2-5	208 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	296	22	13.2	66.2%	44 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	241 (81.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	15.2	4282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%		24.1	3838^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.5%	444	31.0	32.2	38.0		27.7	27.1	22.8		6.3	$10,516
Karnes City Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	203 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	206	13	15.4	70.9%	33 (16.0%)	2 (1.0%)	167 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)										$11,893
Kenedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	384	24	16.0	85.7%	33 (8.6%)	8 (2.1%)	336 (87.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	38.8	2855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%		25	3776^th of 4710 public elementary schools	19.8%	921	28.3	34.0	52.3		40.4	47.2	36.9		32.3	$9,727
Falls City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 254-3551	258	18	14.6	19.4%	209 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	95.8	151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.3	240^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.9%	89	81.8	84.6	80.6	93.6	78.1	92.3	65.7	90.3	58.3	$7,718
Runge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	102	11	9.4	81.4%	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.7	4524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%		13.4	4390^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.8%	134	22.2	7.7	30.0	10.0	22.2	0.0	20.0	10.0	20.0	$10,023
Poth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Brinkoeter	Poth	78147	Wilson County	Poth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 484-3321	455	34	13.5	33.0%	280 (61.5%)	1 (0.2%)	172 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77.9	840^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%		64.1	1411^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.0%	571	62.5	69.9	57.8		54.2	56.2	73.5		48.2	$8,157
Pettus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Bee St	Pettus	78146	Bee County	Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 375-2296	171	14	12.5	69.6%	67 (39.2%)	1 (0.6%)	103 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.2	3036^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%		48.8	2243^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	52.4%	793	40.9	41.9	54.2		40.9	22.6	45.8		25.0	$9,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Karnes City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Karnes City Elementary?

Students at Karnes City Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Karnes City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Karnes City Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Karnes City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Karnes City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Karnes City J H
High : Karnes City High School

What district is Karnes City Elementary in?

Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)

Is Karnes City Elementary a good school?

Karnes City Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Texas elementary schools.

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