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Linden Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4210^th

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Linden Elementary in Linden, TX, serves 299 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District, and while it offers a favorable 12:1 student-to-teacher ratio, it is currently facing significant academic challenges.

The school has experienced a steep decline in state rankings over the past five years, dropping from the 54th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 9th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools. This is particularly concerning when compared to nearby schools like Atlanta Elementary, which remains consistently high at the 72nd percentile, and J.K. Hileman Elementary, which has improved to the 62nd percentile. Math proficiency is critically low, with only 12.5% of 3rd graders meeting state standards in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 44.33% and 72.92% at J.K. Hileman. Even more telling, Jefferson Elementary—a school with similar enrollment (286), a comparable student-to-teacher ratio (11.8:1), and a similar percentage of low-income students—consistently outperforms Linden, ranking in the 35th percentile. This suggests that Linden's struggles are tied to school-specific instructional quality and leadership rather than demographics alone.

Despite spending $11,656 per student—higher than higher-performing peers like Hughes Springs Elementary ($10,624) and Atlanta Elementary ($10,232)—the school is failing nearly all student subgroups, with every group scoring in the bottom 13th percentile or lower statewide. There was a brief bright spot in 5th-grade Science during 2023-2024, when 32.65% of students were proficient (above the state average of 26.29%), but that lead has since evaporated. The school also shows volatile performance with Special Education students, dropping from the 57th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 20th percentile in 2025-2026. Linden Elementary requires urgent, targeted intervention focused on core instruction in Reading and Mathematics, with a particular need to stabilize support for Special Education students.

299

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,851

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

107 S Kaufman St
Linden, TX 75563

(903) 756-5471

District: Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Linden Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mae Luster Stephens J H
High:	Linden-Kildare High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

African American:

18.1%

Hispanic:

13.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 9th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 59 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg31%

Texas avg51%

4,210^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 59 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

767^th of 951Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District 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	16.6	4210 of 4627	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	4451 of 4651	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.2	3327 of 4710	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3328 of 4647	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.5	2127 of 4581	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.9	2038 of 4578	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.6	3490 of 4479	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	2362 of 4359	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.9	2599 of 4329	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	67.5	1392 of 4286	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.2	1257 of 4320	70.9%	★★★★☆
2014	66.1	1420 of 4260	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.2	1117 of 4221	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	85.4	423 of 4206	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	73.5	937 of 4095	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	599 of 3937	84.8%	★★★★☆
2009	72.3	943 of 3884	75.7%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	563 of 3768	85.1%	★★★★☆
2007	64.8	1378 of 3724	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	79.8	425 of 3476	87.8%	★★★★☆
2005	71.4	913 of 3475	73.7%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	533 of 3465	84.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	2100 of 2406	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	1549 of 1905	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1983 of 2443	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2056 of 2443	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.4	404 of 2421	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	514 of 2444	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	7.9	2500 of 2515	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	2455 of 2483	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	2293 of 4461	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	2732 of 4331	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	3898 of 4295	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3695 of 4240	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.9	4161 of 4575	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	3465 of 3744	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3007 of 4658	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	2603 of 4588	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	1853 of 4561	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	2332 of 4499	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	2888 of 4348	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2139 of 4306	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	47.2	2037 of 2980	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.2	1166 of 2958	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	17.4	2666 of 3006	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	2400 of 3184	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	77.7	238 of 3106	92.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.1	4049 of 4413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.4	3153 of 3644	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	73.8	761 of 4376	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	2533 of 4329	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.7	3988 of 4188	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	4042 of 4168	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	4043 of 4520	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	3248 of 3705	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	2760 of 4594	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	3707 of 4521	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	2600 of 4477	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.0	1633 of 4451	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.6	3819 of 4309	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.2	2217 of 4264	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	3999 of 4582	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	3417 of 3739	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2519 of 4647	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	3882 of 4585	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	2370 of 4563	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.6	1759 of 4498	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.8	3859 of 4357	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	2829 of 4319	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	1022 of 1106	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	872 of 1112	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	704 of 1046	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	3435 of 4301	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.0	1683 of 3549	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	1836 of 4292	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	3263 of 4086	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3382 of 3952	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.3	2864 of 3799	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	2567 of 3558	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	2869 of 3006	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	2552 of 2612	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	2444 of 3108	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2771 of 3106	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	2505 of 3082	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	2411 of 3082	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	2366 of 3142	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2063 of 3127	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)49th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)9th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-17 vs state

Mathematics24%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Linden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	107 S Kaufman St	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5471	299	25	12.0	66.2%	168 (56.2%)	54 (18.1%)	40 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (10.4%)	16.6	4210^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.0%		11.2	4451^st of 4651 public elementary schools	4.3%	241	25.0	39.0	46.8	12.5	29.3	28.3	$8,851
Atlanta Elementary	Public	3-5	902 ABC Ln	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-7164	447	29	15.4	60.9%	245 (54.8%)	114 (25.5%)	49 (11.0%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.1%)	65.9	1307^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.8%		65.9	1314^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.7%	7	51.4	58.5	58.6	47.6	64.0	57.5	$9,385
Atlanta Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	505 Rabbit Blvd	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-8115	544	35	15.5	71.3%	278 (51.1%)	159 (29.2%)	59 (10.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.7%)								(n/a)							$7,502
Hughes Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	809 Russell	Hughes Springs	75656	Cass County	Hughes Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 639-3880	531	36	14.7	51.8%	361 (68.0%)	68 (12.8%)	80 (15.1%)	8 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	33.6	3184^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.2%		44.3	2477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	46.7%	707	47.1	33.3	52.5	36.8	37.2	39.8	$7,689
Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-4	301 W Harrison	Jefferson	75657	Marion County	Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 665-2461	286	24	11.8	78.3%	164 (57.3%)	83 (29.0%)	18 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)								(n/a)	46.5			44.9			$12,561
J K Hileman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1013 Houston St	Queen City	75572	Cass County	Queen City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-6304	341	33	10.3	71.8%	256 (75.1%)	36 (10.6%)	19 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.6%)	57.4	1741^st of 4627 public elementary schools	62.4%		49.5	2171^st of 4651 public elementary schools	53.3%	430	55.3	46.7		72.9	35.6		$10,382
Jefferson Pri School	Public	PK-K	304 W Broadway	Jefferson	75657	Marion County	Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 665-2461	149	9	16.5	89.3%	78 (52.3%)	47 (31.5%)	9 (6.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.1%)								(n/a)							$11,654

Frequently Asked Questions about Linden Elementary

How many students attend Linden Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Linden Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Linden Elementary attend?

Students who attend Linden Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mae Luster Stephens J H
High : Linden-Kildare High School

Is Linden Elementary a good school?

Linden Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Linden Elementary?

Students at Linden Elementary are 56% White, 18% African American, 13% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What district is Linden Elementary in?

Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District

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