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Lindsay Elementary

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Lindsay Elementary ranks 1205 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1205^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Lindsay Elementary is a small, high-performing school serving 268 students in grades PK through 6 in the rural community of Lindsay, TX, and is part of the top-ranked Lindsay Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its exceptionally low poverty rate (only 7.09% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch) and a very favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, creating a resource-rich environment. Academically, Lindsay Elementary consistently outperforms its neighbors on state assessments, with 6th-grade students achieving an 80.95% proficiency rate in Reading and an 83.33% rate in Math—far above state averages. The school also excels in supporting its most vulnerable students, with its Special Education program ranking in the 91st percentile statewide. However, a persistent area of concern is early math, with only 40% of 3rd graders proficient in Math, below the state average, suggesting a need to strengthen foundational instruction in the early primary grades.

Compared to nearby schools, Lindsay Elementary is a clear outlier. Its closest competitor, Muenster Elementary (8.5 miles away), often posts higher raw test scores despite having a higher poverty rate (23.15%) and larger class sizes, creating an interesting dynamic where Lindsay must leverage its superior resources to close the performance gap. In stark contrast, schools just 6-7 miles away in the Gainesville Independent School District (Isd), such as W E Chalmers Elementary and Edison Elementary, serve student bodies with poverty rates above 73% and rank in the bottom 10% of Texas schools, highlighting how district boundaries can create vastly different educational realities for children living just a few miles apart.

268

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,309

Per pupil spending ?

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Knight Dr
Lindsay, TX 76250-0145

(940) 668-8923

District: Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Lindsay Elementary usually attend:

High:

Lindsay High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.4%

Two or more races:

3.4%

Hispanic:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 67th percentile in 2023 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2026) from a 67th-percentile low (2023)

✓Above the Texas median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Texas avg49%

1,205^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 9% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

107^th of 951Lindsay 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	68.6	1205 of 4627	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	1120 of 4651	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	1372 of 4710	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.0	1514 of 4647	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.1	944 of 4581	79.4%	★★★★☆
2021	82.8	653 of 4578	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	399 of 4479	91.1%	★★★★★
2018	84.7	536 of 4359	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	93.3	254 of 4329	94.1%	★★★★★
2016	86.5	399 of 4286	90.7%	★★★★★
2015	84.6	480 of 4320	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.3	705 of 4260	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.0	1069 of 4221	74.7%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	941 of 4206	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	73.5	939 of 4095	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	510 of 3937	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	78.2	605 of 3884	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	74.4	781 of 3768	79.3%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	426 of 3724	88.6%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	529 of 3476	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	482 of 3475	86.1%	★★★★☆
2004	75.4	666 of 3465	80.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	3139 of 4461	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	80.4	412 of 4295	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	61.2	1243 of 4240	70.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	1130 of 4575	75.3%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	909 of 3744	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.9	1583 of 4658	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	1663 of 4588	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	1015 of 4561	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.8	637 of 4499	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	88.8	325 of 4348	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	461 of 4306	89.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	1020 of 2619	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	2340 of 2980	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	64.2	1226 of 4477	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	263 of 4309	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	55.4	1678 of 4264	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	1279 of 4582	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	62.6	1179 of 3739	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	1461 of 4647	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1461 of 4585	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	1034 of 4563	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.5	782 of 4498	82.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	620 of 4357	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	646 of 4319	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	370 of 4301	91.4%	★★★★★
2025	68.0	732 of 3549	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.9	2115 of 4292	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1021 of 4086	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	950 of 3952	76.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	1420 of 3006	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	1333 of 2612	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1943 of 3108	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1905 of 3106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	1336 of 3082	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.1	1084 of 3082	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.7	677 of 3142	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	736 of 3127	76.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)91st percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)73rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile-15 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-21 vs school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading64%+10 vs state

Mathematics57%+12 vs state

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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 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th 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	Total
Lindsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-8923	268	22	12.4	7.1%	245 (91.4%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	68.6	1205^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.0%		70.3	1120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.9%	85			50.0	54.3	70.0	81.0		40.0	54.3	47.5	83.3			$7,309
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	#1 Edison Dr	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6091	630	35	18.1	78.6%	140 (22.2%)	26 (4.1%)	408 (64.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.1%)								(n/a)														$9,033
W E Chalmers Elementary	Public	2-4	600 Fm 3092	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4147	703	39	18.1	73.5%	188 (26.7%)	24 (3.4%)	455 (64.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	16.7	4203^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	9.2%		8.9	4511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.0%	308	8.3	66.7	18.0	34.6				16.9	39.8					$6,961
Muenster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	912 N Walnut St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	311	21	14.9	23.2%	281 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	84.7	586^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.3%		89.3	396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.5%	190			66.7	63.2	68.8	69.1		71.4	73.7	56.3	71.4			$7,943
Valley View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	712 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3681	360	29	12.2	44.2%	217 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	125 (34.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.4%)	28.2	3553^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.2%		25.1	3722^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	20.0%	169			28.1	45.2				32.9	41.1					$7,103
Callisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Fm 3164	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 612-4196	531	37	14.3	46.7%	390 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	108 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	33.3	3203^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	30.8%		38	2923^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.2%	280			51.1	42.4	48.8			38.9	29.4	33.3				$7,176
Walnut Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	47 C R 198	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5990	73	7	11.0	67.1%	47 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	59.1	1650^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.3%		37.5	2953^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.5%	1303			66.7			88.9	85.7	33.3			22.2	0.0		$15,854
Sivells Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1053 Cr 403	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Sivells Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6411	62	8	8.2	59.7%	45 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	26.8	3640^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.3%		60.4	1558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%	2082			62.5	42.9	50.0		87.5	0.0	0.0	25.0			100.0	$11,728
Saint Jo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	206 W Evans St	Saint Jo	76265	Montague County	Saint Jo Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 995-2541	181	13	13.9	40.3%	157 (86.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	32.4	3271^st of 4627 public elementary schools	29.3%		55.8	1786^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.6%	1485			34.6	38.9	59.1	43.8		34.6	22.2	36.4	43.8			$7,960
Whitesboro Intermediate	Public	3-5	211 College	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4257	473	27	17.8	64.5%	333 (70.4%)	5 (1.1%)	102 (21.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	46.1	2327^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.7%		42.4	2614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.8%	287			46.4	49.4	58.3			39.2	45.5	43.1				$7,597

Frequently Asked Questions about Lindsay Elementary

How many students attend Lindsay Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Lindsay Elementary.

Is Lindsay Elementary a good school?

Lindsay Elementary ranks 1205^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lindsay Elementary?

Students at Lindsay Elementary are 91% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lindsay Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lindsay Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Lindsay High School

What district is Lindsay Elementary in?

Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)

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

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