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Perez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4098^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Perez Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Kingsville, TX, serving 364 students within the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 5th percentile statewide. The school currently holds a 1-star rating and ranks in the 11th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year, serving a high-poverty population where about 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch. This marks a significant decline from the 2016-2017 school year, when Perez achieved a 4-star rating and ranked in the 71st percentile.

A key concern is the school's severe weakness in mathematics, where proficiency rates drop dramatically as students progress through grades. For the 2025-2026 school year, 3rd-grade math proficiency was 36.17%, falling to 19.23% in 4th grade and just 14.55% in 5th grade—well below state averages. This pattern contrasts sharply with nearby higher-performing schools like Ricardo Elementary (80th percentile) and Santa Gertrudis School (89th percentile), where math scores remain stable or improve. Despite spending $9,775 per student—higher than the state average and comparable to Santa Gertrudis ($9,654)—Perez significantly underperforms, suggesting resource utilization, not funding, is the challenge.

There are a few notable findings. A bright spot is 5th-grade reading, where 45.45% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, well above the district average of 34.97%. However, science is a universal weak point across the area, with Perez's 5th-grade science proficiency at just 8.7% (vs. 29.57% statewide), a trend shared by district peers like Harrel Elementary (2.08%) and Harvey Elementary (9.76%). Additionally, the performance of White students at Perez has collapsed from the 47th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 1st percentile in 2025-2026, a dramatic decline that warrants immediate investigation.

364

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,072

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1111 E Ailsie
Kingsville, TX 78363-0871

(361) 592-8511

District: Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Perez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gillett Middle
High:	H M King High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

White:

6.9%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 36 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg30%

Texas avg51%

4,098^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)

901^st of 951Kingsville 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	19.0	4098 of 4627	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	4198 of 4651	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	3737 of 4710	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4046 of 4647	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	3814 of 4581	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	2636 of 4578	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1463 of 4479	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	2614 of 4359	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	64.4	1275 of 4329	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	50.8	2267 of 4286	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	69.1	1321 of 4320	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.1	1973 of 4260	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	1782 of 4221	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	44.1	2647 of 4206	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	56.1	2061 of 4095	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.9	3639 of 3937	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	29.2	3228 of 3884	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.4	2885 of 3768	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.7	2926 of 3724	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	50.9	2015 of 3476	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.6	2177 of 3475	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	64.1	1281 of 3465	63.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.7	4076 of 4461	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	38.6	2675 of 4331	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	2522 of 4295	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.3	3879 of 4240	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	19.1	3332 of 3668	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	3303 of 3556	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	2921 of 3487	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	3178 of 3226	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	4201 of 4575	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.5	3427 of 3744	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	3698 of 4658	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3604 of 4588	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	4300 of 4561	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	2617 of 4499	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	1236 of 4348	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	2160 of 4306	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	53.3	1826 of 3106	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3750 of 4413	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	3307 of 3644	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3549 of 4465	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	3767 of 4401	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	3629 of 4376	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.1	1927 of 4329	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	1300 of 4188	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	2481 of 4168	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	4207 of 4520	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	3315 of 3705	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	3926 of 4594	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	4066 of 4521	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3963 of 4477	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.8	1582 of 4451	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	1238 of 4309	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	2523 of 4264	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	3855 of 4582	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	3014 of 3739	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3424 of 4647	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	4127 of 4585	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.6	3022 of 4563	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.8	2623 of 4498	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.0	1824 of 4357	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.2	3360 of 4319	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	3825 of 4301	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	2514 of 3549	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	2325 of 4292	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	2639 of 4086	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	1062 of 3952	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	341 of 3684	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	50.5	1384 of 3558	61.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	2987 of 3006	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	2347 of 2612	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	1646 of 3108	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.1	2799 of 3106	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	2669 of 3082	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.8	368 of 3142	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	55.8	1323 of 3127	57.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)41st percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics23%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1111 E Ailsie	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-8511	364	26	13.8	86.0%	25 (6.9%)	9 (2.5%)	320 (87.9%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	19	4098^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.4%		16.6	4198^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%	100			40.4	33.3	45.5				36.2	19.2	14.6					$9,072
Harvey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 E Kenedy Ave	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-4327	486	31	15.4	88.5%	30 (6.2%)	15 (3.1%)	432 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	11	4446^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.9%		12.7	4385^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.7%	61			39.1	27.4	26.2				25.0	16.1	15.6					$7,407
Jubilee Kingsville	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	201 N 19th St	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Jubilee Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 516-0840	302	21	14.6	85.8%	19 (6.3%)	4 (1.3%)	273 (90.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	27	3628^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.6%		16.9	4188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.0%	560	47.1	72.2	32.3	27.3	44.4	35.7	56.0	47.4	48.4	28.6	37.0	28.6		36.0	26.3	$9,782
Harrel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	925 W Johnston	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-9305	311	21	14.8	90.0%	42 (13.5%)	12 (3.9%)	255 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27.9	3569^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.9%		18.3	4123^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	11.4%	554			32.4	43.9	34.9				37.8	39.0	39.5					$8,918
Santa Gertrudis School	Public	PK, KG-8	803 Santa Rosa	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Santa Gertrudis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 384-5046	433	29	15.1	40.9%	74 (17.1%)	2 (0.5%)	338 (78.1%)	16 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	87.2	500^th of 4627 public elementary schools	89.2%		74.5	944^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.7%	444	100.0		79.0	80.5	78.4	77.1	78.2	88.0	68.4	75.6	51.4	54.2	36.4	55.7	56.0	$9,406
Ricardo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	138 W Cr 2160	Kingsville	78363	Kleberg County	Ricardo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 592-6465	449	30	15.1	51.0%	51 (11.4%)	2 (0.4%)	387 (86.2%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75.8	911^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.3%		73.3	992^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	78.7%	81			59.4	67.2	76.4				54.4	58.5	52.8					$8,057
Bishop Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	705 W Main St	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-2434	258	15	17.4	70.5%	38 (14.7%)	4 (1.6%)	214 (82.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)																$10,400
Bishop Elementary	Public	3-5	200 S Fir	Bishop	78343	Nueces County	Bishop Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 584-3571	232	14	16.0	62.5%	26 (11.2%)	2 (0.9%)	199 (85.8%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	63.4	1438^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.3	1366^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.6%	72			45.5	60.0	62.1				37.9	84.8	51.7					$10,378
Driscoll Elementary & Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	315 W Dragon St	Driscoll	78351	Nueces County	Driscoll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 387-7349	289	26	10.9	94.1%	20 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	267 (92.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	36.4	2989^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.4%		41.5	2673^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.5%	316	86.7		45.8	30.4	52.2	71.4	51.3	64.5	37.5	26.1	34.8	24.1	34.2	43.8	30.0	$11,258
Nanny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Seahawk Dr	Riviera	78379	Kleberg County	Riviera Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 296-3101	143	14	10.4	68.5%	40 (28.0%)	1 (0.7%)	101 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	45	2389^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.4%		20.7	3986^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.3%	1597			73.3	41.2	33.3				60.0	41.2	33.3					$8,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Perez Elementary

Is Perez Elementary a good school?

Perez Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.4% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Perez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Perez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Perez Elementary?

Students at Perez Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Perez Elementary in?

Kingsville Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Perez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Perez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gillett Middle
High : H M King High School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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