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Cedar Grove Elementary

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Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 1831 st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

1831^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Cedar Grove Elementary in Livingston, TX, serves 513 students in grades 1 through 5 and is part of the Livingston Independent School District (Isd), a 2-star district where about 68% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school stands out as a consistent academic bright spot in the region, ranking in the 61st percentile statewide for the 2025-2026 school year—far outperforming nearby rural schools like Shepherd Intermediate (16th percentile) and Leggett Elementary (8th percentile).

Cedar Grove’s biggest strength is its exceptional program for Gifted and Talented students, which ranks in the 90th percentile—a 5-star performance level that pushes high-achieving kids to excel far beyond state averages. The school also shines in reading, with above-average proficiency in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, outpacing both the district and state. However, there’s a notable challenge in 5th-grade math, where only 36.28% of students were proficient in 2025-2026—a sharp drop from 58.76% the year before. This “math cliff” contrasts with nearby Timber Creek Elementary, just 0.24 miles away, where 67.59% of 5th graders are proficient in math, suggesting the two schools could learn from each other’s strengths.

While Cedar Grove effectively supports its Low Socio-Economic Status and Hispanic students (both in the 66th percentile), it struggles more with White and African American student groups, a disparity worth noting. On a positive note, 5th-grade science scores improved to 36.08% proficiency in 2024-2025, well above the district and state averages. With a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 and spending per student in line with peers, Cedar Grove remains a solid choice for families seeking a strong elementary school in a challenging region.

513

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,166

Per pupil spending ?

67.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

819 W Church St
Livingston, TX 77351

(936) 328-4000

District: Livingston Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.1%

Hispanic:

31.0%

African American:

5.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2021 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg51%

Texas avg51%

1,831^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 13 pts since 2021

From top 27% (2021) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

472^nd of 947Livingston 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	55.5	1831 of 4643	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.0	1135 of 4651	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	1716 of 4710	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1791 of 4647	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.0	1027 of 4581	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	1230 of 4578	73.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	1480 of 2414	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.0	609 of 1905	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1278 of 2443	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.8	547 of 2443	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	225 of 2421	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	58.3	780 of 2444	68.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.5	2060 of 4461	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.7	2078 of 4331	52.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	824 of 2918	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	1189 of 3668	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.6	2798 of 3556	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2142 of 3487	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	1577 of 3446	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	1924 of 4588	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	1254 of 3744	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	1716 of 4658	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	1763 of 4588	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.3	1207 of 4561	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.6	1323 of 4499	70.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	320 of 3080	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.1	194 of 2619	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	76.9	91 of 2980	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	36.6	2312 of 2958	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	69.9	959 of 3006	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	1484 of 4425	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.2	829 of 3644	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	1716 of 4465	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	1995 of 4401	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	881 of 4376	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	64.4	1144 of 4329	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	1558 of 4535	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	778 of 3705	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	1638 of 4594	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	1540 of 4521	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.3	839 of 4477	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	1125 of 4451	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	1758 of 4597	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.2	620 of 3739	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	1740 of 4647	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	1875 of 4585	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	891 of 4563	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	70.5	1058 of 4498	76.5%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	667 of 1110	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.5	1979 of 4308	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	1460 of 3549	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	2889 of 4292	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	2521 of 4086	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.7	781 of 3952	80.2%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	1318 of 3799	65.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.3	2049 of 3015	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.3	1058 of 2612	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	1838 of 3108	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2002 of 3106	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.9	1381 of 3082	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.4	1469 of 3082	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)90th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile-7 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile-24 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)40th percentile-21 vs school

African American (2026)39th percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+4 vs state

Mathematics44%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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	Total
Cedar Grove Elementary	Public	1-5	819 W Church St	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 328-4000	513	30	17.0	67.6%	298 (58.1%)	29 (5.7%)	159 (31.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	55.5	1831^st of 4643 public elementary schools	60.6%		70	1135^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.6%	696							56.3	57.5	61.1		47.9	48.7	36.3		$7,166
Timber Creek Elementary	Public	1-5	701 N Willis	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 328-1000	499	29	17.1	73.1%	293 (58.7%)	41 (8.2%)	138 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	60.5	1602^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	65.5%		62.4	1466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.5%	136							44.0	50.0	64.2		43.3	54.5	67.6		$7,801
Pine Ridge Pri	Public	PK-K	1200 Millridge St	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 328-3000	439	28	15.5	79.3%	237 (54.0%)	38 (8.7%)	121 (27.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.4%)								(n/a)															$7,978
Creekside Elementary	Public	1-5	1 Lions Ave	Livingston	77351	Polk County	Livingston Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 328-5000	504	28	17.8	80.0%	259 (51.4%)	37 (7.3%)	166 (32.9%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.7%)	46.9	2285^th of 4643 public elementary schools	50.8%		34.9	3130^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.7%	845							51.0	46.9	48.2		48.5	50.4	40.9		$7,688
Goodrich Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	234 Katie Simpson St	Goodrich	77335	Polk County	Goodrich Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 365-1100	147	9	16.2	92.5%	52 (35.4%)	21 (14.3%)	62 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.2%)	34.5	3133^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	32.5%		42.3	2616^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.8%	517							33.3	50.0	41.7		37.5	30.0	50.0		$7,037
Leggett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	254 E Fm 942 E	Leggett	77350	Polk County	Leggett Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 398-2412	131	8	15.4	74.0%	92 (70.2%)	13 (9.9%)	19 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.6%)	16	4251^st of 4643 public elementary schools	8.4%		19.5	4057^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%	194							20.0	17.7	66.7	44.4	13.3	23.5	16.7	11.1	$8,656
Onalaska Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	391 Old Trinity	Onalaska	77360	Polk County	Onalaska Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 646-1010	704	50	14.2	68.5%	536 (76.1%)	17 (2.4%)	97 (13.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	53.8	1926^th of 4643 public elementary schools	58.5%		54.5	1877^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.6%	49							56.5	52.8	54.2	56.6	52.2	35.2	39.8	49.0	$8,484
Coldspring Intermediate	Public	3-5	1510 State Hwy 150	Coldspring	77331	San Jacinto County	Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 653-1152	346	23	14.9	70.2%	232 (67.1%)	46 (13.3%)	48 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.8%)	29.2	3490^th of 4643 public elementary schools	24.8%		28.3	3537^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%	47							37.4	39.8	55.1		31.6	26.7	40.4		$7,603
Street Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	125 Jones Ave	Coldspring	77331	San Jacinto County	Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 653-1187	424	31	13.5	72.2%	270 (63.7%)	58 (13.7%)	60 (14.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	32 (7.5%)								(n/a)															$9,128
Shepherd Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	10300 Hwy 150	Shepherd	77371	San Jacinto County	Shepherd Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 628-3302	504	24	20.6	78.4%	252 (50.0%)	13 (2.6%)	200 (39.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.3%)								(n/a)															$6,988

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar Grove Elementary

Is Cedar Grove Elementary a good school?

Cedar Grove Elementary ranks 1831^st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 513 students attended Cedar Grove Elementary.

What district is Cedar Grove Elementary in?

Livingston Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Cedar Grove Elementary?

Students at Cedar Grove Elementary are 58% White, 31% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

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