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J R Phillips Elementary

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J R Phillips Elementary ranks 1921 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

1921^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

J R Phillips Elementary in Kaufman, TX, is a 1st-5th grade campus serving 466 students within the Kaufman Independent School District (Isd), and it has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the bottom 20th percentile statewide to the 58th percentile in just four years.

This school stands out for its exceptional support of students who need it most. It ranks in the 90th percentile statewide for Special Education students and the 73rd percentile for students from low-income backgrounds, a significant achievement given that over 80% of its students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This performance outpaces nearby schools like Lucille Nash Elementary and J W Monday Elementary, which have seen inconsistent results. Additionally, J R Phillips excels in 4th grade Mathematics, with a 58.54% proficiency rate that is well above the state average and significantly higher than its Kaufman ISD peers. Its Gifted and Talented program is also a hidden gem, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide.

While the school shows strong momentum, there are areas for growth. A persistent weakness is 5th grade Reading, where only 44.58% of students were proficient, lagging behind state and district averages. The school also shows a gender gap, with male students ranking in the 67th percentile compared to female students at the 48th percentile. Compared to struggling schools in neighboring districts like Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary (Terrell) and W A Martin Elementary (Crandall), J R Phillips is a beacon of stability and improvement, making it a strong educational option in the region.

466

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,340

Per pupil spending ?

80.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Royal Dr
Kaufman, TX 75142

(972) 932-4500

District: Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend J R Phillips Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Norman J H
High:	Kaufman High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

White:

27.9%

Two or more races:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2021 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the Texas median (58th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

1,921^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 13 pts since 2021

From bottom 46% (2021) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)

410^th of 951Kaufman 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	53.8	1921 of 4627	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.7	2515 of 4651	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3172 of 4710	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2968 of 4647	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3837 of 4581	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.2	2487 of 4578	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.2	3365 of 4461	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.1	1754 of 4331	59.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1440 of 2918	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.0	2342 of 3668	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1904 of 3556	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3036 of 3487	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.5	1553 of 3446	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	2387 of 4575	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	2174 of 3744	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3616 of 4658	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3009 of 4588	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	3772 of 4561	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	2520 of 4499	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	412 of 3075	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	62.7	1128 of 2619	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	1938 of 2980	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	2376 of 2958	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.7	1677 of 3006	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	1911 of 4413	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	1618 of 3644	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	2680 of 4465	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	2487 of 4401	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3762 of 4376	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2803 of 4329	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	1223 of 4520	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	53.1	1576 of 3705	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	2936 of 4594	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	2224 of 4521	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	3551 of 4477	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.9	1961 of 4451	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.1	1503 of 4582	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.3	2128 of 3739	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	2865 of 4647	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2816 of 4585	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3903 of 4563	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.8	2450 of 4498	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	83.9	93 of 1128	91.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.5	440 of 4301	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	45.5	1827 of 3549	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	2807 of 4292	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.8	1056 of 4086	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	30.8	2963 of 3952	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.8	1273 of 3799	66.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	1443 of 3006	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	22.6	2265 of 2612	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	3013 of 3108	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2837 of 3106	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2920 of 3082	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	2283 of 3082	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)92nd percentile+59 vs school

Special Education (2026)90th percentile+31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile~ school

White (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)25th percentile+8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading52%-3 vs state

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th 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	Total
J R Phillips Elementary	Public	1-5	1501 Royal Dr	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-4500	466	31	15.0	80.9%	130 (27.9%)	3 (0.6%)	320 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	53.8	1921^st of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		43.7	2515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%	594			53.9	56.8	44.6	41.1	58.5	49.4	$7,340
J W Monday Elementary	Public	1-5	905 S Madison St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-3513	513	33	15.5	75.4%	166 (32.4%)	39 (7.6%)	289 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	45.6	2354^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.1%		48.2	2247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.7%	107			47.9	48.2	60.0	44.0	35.5	44.3	$8,010
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1605 Rand Rd	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-0800	505	30	16.7	78.6%	155 (30.7%)	22 (4.4%)	306 (60.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)								(n/a)									$9,079
Lucille Nash Elementary	Public	1-5	1002 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-6415	604	38	15.8	72.8%	223 (36.9%)	28 (4.6%)	325 (53.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	51.1	2057^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.5%		35.3	3101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	1044			60.8	52.5	56.0	35.8	51.5	39.5	$6,150
Scurry-Rosser Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9511 Silver Creek Dr	Scurry	75158	Kaufman County	Scurry-Rosser Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 452-8823	304	22	13.6	59.2%	177 (58.2%)	2 (0.7%)	110 (36.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	11 (3.6%)								(n/a)			68.3			57.1			$10,556
Noble Reed	Public	PK, KG-6	2020 Wildcat Trail	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6000	800	43	18.8	70.8%	126 (15.8%)	174 (21.8%)	460 (57.5%)	11 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	44.2	2433^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	47.4%		43.6	2519^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.8%	86			52.5	30.4	67.0	44.0	31.2	45.7	$7,214
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	300 S Meadowcreek	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6040	512	34	15.1	59.6%	250 (48.8%)	22 (4.3%)	213 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	26.6	3650^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.1%		38.5	2894^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%	756			42.9	43.3	50.0	30.4	28.3	29.2	$7,759
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 S Rockwall Ave	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1443	671	37	18.0	83.3%	130 (19.4%)	156 (23.2%)	349 (52.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	15.7	4256^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.2	4324^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.0%	68			28.3	28.3	36.4	29.0	35.4	27.3	$8,567
Kemp Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	601 E 8th St	Kemp	75143	Kaufman County	Kemp Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 498-5001	371	28	13.1	80.6%	170 (45.8%)	5 (1.3%)	179 (48.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)								(n/a)									$7,575
W A Martin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	11601 W Hwy 175	Crandall	75114	Kaufman County	Crandall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 427-6020	614	39	15.8	68.1%	139 (22.6%)	31 (5.0%)	432 (70.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	12.1	4415^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		22.2	3905^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.0%	510	37.5	16.7	30.9	26.9	40.5	25.5	17.0	26.3	$9,444

Frequently Asked Questions about J R Phillips Elementary

What schools do graduates of J R Phillips Elementary attend?

Students who attend J R Phillips Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Norman J H
High : Kaufman High School

What district is J R Phillips Elementary in?

Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend J R Phillips Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended J R Phillips Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of J R Phillips Elementary?

Students at J R Phillips Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 28% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is J R Phillips Elementary a good school?

J R Phillips Elementary ranks 1921^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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