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Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary is a K-5 school in the rural community of Dale, TX, serving 529 students as part of the Lockhart Independent School District (Isd). The school faces significant challenges, with 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the highest poverty rate among all elementary schools in its district. Overall, the school ranks in the bottom 20th-22nd percentile statewide, making it the lowest-performing elementary school in the district, while nearby peers like Clear Fork Elementary (66th percentile) and Plum Creek Elementary (61st percentile) achieve much higher outcomes with similar student populations.

Despite these struggles, Strawn Elementary shows remarkable strengths in specific areas. The school's Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 97th percentile (5-star rating), placing it among the top 3% in the state—a stark contrast to the school's overall performance. Additionally, the school has made a dramatic turnaround for English Language Learners, jumping from the 14th percentile in 2024 to the 74th percentile (4-star rating) in 2025-2026, far outperforming nearby schools like Uhland Elementary and Camino Real Elementary in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which consistently rank in the bottom quartile for this subgroup.

However, the school has critical weaknesses that parents should know. Science proficiency is extremely low, with only 9% of 5th graders passing the STAAR Science test in 2024-2025, far below the state average of 30%. Math instruction is also a significant concern, with 5th-grade Math proficiency 17 percentage points below the state average. Students taking the STAAR test in Spanish face even greater challenges, with 3rd-grade Math at just 4.55% proficiency and 5th-grade Science at 0%. The school also spends less per student ($10,526) than higher-poverty peers like Creedmoor Elementary ($12,954) in the Del Valle Independent School District (Isd), suggesting resource constraints may be limiting its ability to address these challenges.

529

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,448

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9000 Fm 1854
Dale, TX 78616

(512) 398-0630

District: Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

3.6%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2019 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg45%

Texas avg50%

3,653^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From bottom 12% (2019) to bottom 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)

620^th of 951Lockhart 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	26.6	3653 of 4627	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	3717 of 4651	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	3692 of 4710	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	3605 of 4647	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2946 of 4581	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	2658 of 4578	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	3938 of 4479	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.2	1470 of 4461	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	1064 of 4331	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.5	2289 of 4295	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.4	1478 of 4240	65.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	422 of 1643	74.3%	★★★★☆
2025	23.1	2504 of 2918	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	2800 of 3668	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	2361 of 3556	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	1823 of 3487	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.9	1179 of 3446	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	2183 of 3333	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	1774 of 3226	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	3742 of 4575	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	3350 of 3744	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	3452 of 4658	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	3614 of 4588	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	3168 of 4561	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3095 of 4499	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3763 of 4348	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3591 of 4306	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	106 of 3075	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	62.0	1307 of 2958	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	1352 of 3006	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1587 of 3106	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3367 of 4413	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.2	3167 of 3644	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3585 of 4465	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3386 of 4401	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	2515 of 4376	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	2209 of 4329	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3607 of 4188	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3288 of 4168	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.8	3098 of 4520	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	3169 of 3705	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3429 of 4594	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	3053 of 4521	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.7	1837 of 4477	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.9	1965 of 4451	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	3738 of 4309	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3328 of 4264	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3441 of 4582	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	3193 of 3739	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	4129 of 4647	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3516 of 4585	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2746 of 4563	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	2352 of 4498	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3869 of 4357	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3600 of 4319	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3736 of 4301	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	3178 of 3549	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	3786 of 4292	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	3669 of 4086	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2288 of 3952	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	2079 of 3799	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	2953 of 3684	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	3416 of 3558	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	1449 of 2612	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	1523 of 3106	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.6	2663 of 3127	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)97th percentile+76 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)74th percentile+53 vs school

At Risk (2022)67th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading42%-13 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 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	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary	Public	K-5	9000 Fm 1854	Dale	78616	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0630	529	34	15.6	89.2%	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	505 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	26.6	3653^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	21.1%		25.2	3717^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.1%	64	16.0	40.0		4.6			42.2	39.5	43.0	36.8	36.8	30.1	$9,448
Camino Real Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2380 Fm 812	Dale	78616	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 772-7100	815	42	19.5	80.9%	26 (3.2%)	6 (0.7%)	778 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	5.3	4579^th of 4627 public elementary schools	1.0%		7.2	4561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.9%	18			20.0			14.3	21.0	19.1	25.3	15.4	13.1	23.3	$7,101
Plum Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	710 Flores St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0570	522	34	15.3	85.6%	33 (6.3%)	13 (2.5%)	473 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	55.5	1826^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.5%		62	1477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.2%	349	50.0	40.0		58.8	33.3		54.6	58.0	56.6	52.6	48.2	41.7	$9,743
Camino Real Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Las Brisas Blvd	Niederwald	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8505	962	63	15.1	71.2%	55 (5.7%)	10 (1.0%)	888 (92.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	30.3	3409^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.3%		25.1	3719^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.0%	310	33.3	38.5	0.0		20.0	0.0	35.6	38.0	46.5	35.2	38.9	42.9	$8,524
Creedmoor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5604 Fm 1327	Creedmoor	78610	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3950	525	42	12.5	87.4%	23 (4.4%)	8 (1.5%)	490 (93.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	32.3	3275^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.2%		30.5	3396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.0%	121	21.6	14.3	28.1	0.0	40.0	0.0	28.3	45.3	57.1	24.4	54.2	24.7	$12,380
Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5582 Fm 535	Cedar Creek	78612	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7600	775	46	16.7	85.3%	39 (5.0%)	6 (0.8%)	725 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4.1	4602^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.5	4582^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.5%	20							12.3	13.6	30.0	14.6	14.9	19.3	$8,350
Clear Fork Elementary	Public	K-5	1102 Clear Fork St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0450	523	28	18.6	63.7%	150 (28.7%)	15 (2.9%)	345 (66.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.3%)	60.9	1574^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.0%		36.5	3014^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.2%	1440							43.5	65.7	76.3	32.4	55.2	55.9	$7,957
Bluebonnet Elementary	Public	K-5	211 S Mockingbird Ln	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0900	614	36	16.9	74.6%	82 (13.4%)	11 (1.8%)	510 (83.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	36.2	3003^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.1%		38.3	2906^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	97	50.0			16.7			32.4	48.9	43.8	30.0	47.8	47.4	$9,029
Navarro Elementary	Public	K-5	715 Medina St	Lockhart	78644	Caldwell County	Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 398-0690	667	38	17.5	73.8%	130 (19.5%)	26 (3.9%)	499 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	32.4	3268^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.4%		27	3605^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.5%	337	30.0			42.1			47.2	42.6	39.2	38.2	47.9	32.7	$8,771
Uhland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2331 High Rd	Uhland	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8503	919	62	14.8	66.7%	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	898 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27.2	3616^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		37.9	2931^st of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%	685	21.6	13.0	0.0	0.0	11.1		44.8	30.5	38.3	29.5	46.2	37.6	$9,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary

What district is Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary in?

Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 529 students attended Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary.

Is Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary a good school?

Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary?

Students at Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 4% White.

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

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