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McDade Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3944^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

McDade Elementary is a small, rural PK-6 school in McDade, TX, serving 208 students as the sole campus of the McDade Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas districts.

McDade Elementary has experienced a significant and sustained academic decline, dropping from a 3-star rating in 2019 to a 1-star rating in 2026, a much steeper drop than nearby schools. While the school benefits from a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12:1—lower than many peers like Elgin Elementary (21.1:1)—this advantage is not translating into strong outcomes. The school’s performance with economically disadvantaged students is particularly concerning, ranking in the bottom 7% of the state. A direct comparison with Coupland Elementary, a similar rural school with a higher rate of economically disadvantaged students, shows Coupland performing significantly better (38th percentile vs. McDade’s 15th percentile), indicating that the challenges are not insurmountable.

Despite the overall struggles, there is a notable bright spot in 6th-grade Mathematics, where proficiency has exceeded the state average for three consecutive years (e.g., 53.85% proficient in 2024-2025 vs. the state’s 37.68%). However, the school shows highly inconsistent performance across grades and subjects, suggesting a lack of a cohesive curriculum. The most urgent concern is in the early grades: in the 2025-2026 school year, only 13.64% of 3rd graders were proficient in Reading and 27.27% in Math, the lowest scores in the dataset. This points to a critical need for targeted intervention to build foundational skills.

208

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,048

Per pupil spending ?

59.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

156 Marlin St
McDade, TX 78650-0400

(512) 273-2522

District: McDade Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend McDade Elementary usually attend:

High:

McDade High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

38.5%

Two or more races:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 67th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 52 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Texas avg49%

3,944^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 52 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

758^th of 951McDade 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	21.9	3944 of 4627	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	3291 of 4651	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	3792 of 4710	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3679 of 4647	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	3125 of 4581	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	1939 of 4578	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	1676 of 4479	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	1997 of 4359	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	25.1	3473 of 4329	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	67.2	1409 of 4286	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	2306 of 4320	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	53.2	2144 of 4260	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	22.7	3698 of 4221	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.0	3917 of 4206	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	3689 of 4095	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	38.8	2884 of 3937	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.7	3203 of 3884	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	49.0	2250 of 3768	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	36.3	2834 of 3724	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	55.6	1746 of 3476	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	32.1	2787 of 3475	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.5	2819 of 3465	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.0	3164 of 4461	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3874 of 4331	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	2967 of 4295	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2938 of 4240	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2556 of 2918	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	2957 of 3668	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	3389 of 3556	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2976 of 3487	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	3409 of 3446	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	2597 of 3333	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	2820 of 3226	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	3771 of 4575	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	2641 of 3744	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3030 of 4658	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.6	3839 of 4588	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	2729 of 4561	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.2	1218 of 4499	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	840 of 4348	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.6	1173 of 4306	72.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	46.0	2182 of 3184	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.1	4002 of 4413	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3054 of 3644	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	3981 of 4465	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	4169 of 4401	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3730 of 4376	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3127 of 4329	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3243 of 4188	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3146 of 4168	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	4191 of 4520	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	2932 of 3705	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4236 of 4594	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	3613 of 4521	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2976 of 4477	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3281 of 4451	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	1707 of 4309	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	2548 of 4264	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	3850 of 4582	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.4	2119 of 3739	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.4	3818 of 4647	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	3353 of 4585	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3458 of 4563	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2972 of 4498	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3203 of 4357	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3144 of 4319	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3029 of 4301	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	2625 of 3549	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3366 of 4292	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1910 of 4086	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	1070 of 3952	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	58.9	996 of 3799	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	95.8	51 of 3684	98.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	2718 of 3006	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.4	1696 of 2612	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.1	2564 of 3108	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	2325 of 3106	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.0	1812 of 3082	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.6	1195 of 3082	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	970 of 3142	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.2	1345 of 3127	57.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2019)31st percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2026)30th percentile+15 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

White (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)9th percentile-5 vs school

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

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics36%-9 vs state

Reading28%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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
McDade Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	156 Marlin St	McDade	78650	Bastrop County	McDade Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 273-2522	208	17	12.0	59.1%	80 (38.5%)	1 (0.5%)	118 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.4%)	21.9	3944^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.8%		32.3	3291^st of 4651 public elementary schools	29.2%	653					13.6	26.9	33.3	31.0			27.3	23.1	46.2	41.4				$10,048
Lost Pines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	151 Tiger Woods Dr	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7000	896	55	16.4	82.3%	92 (10.3%)	18 (2.0%)	764 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.1%)	9	4520^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.3%		9.6	4496^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.3%	24					32.6	23.0	36.5				17.1	19.8	21.2					$7,655
Booker T Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	510 Mlk	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-3411	638	33	19.6	88.2%	46 (7.2%)	18 (2.8%)	565 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	19	4100^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.4%		19	4078^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.3%	22	11.5	25.0	17.7		39.6	38.3	44.8				30.8	28.1	18.7					$8,991
Elgin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	1005 W 2nd St	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-3457	673	32	21.1	87.1%	60 (8.9%)	26 (3.9%)	573 (85.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	19.3	4082^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	11.8%		11.3	4446^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.4%	364	10.0	30.0			35.6	42.4	41.3				29.1	28.4	17.4					$8,666
Harvest Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	338 Harvest Ridge Blvd	Elgin	78621	Bastrop County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 281-9864	596	29	20.5	83.2%	60 (10.1%)	70 (11.7%)	430 (72.1%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	16.4	4216^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.9%					(n/a)	25.9	21.4			33.7	36.6	37.2				23.2	35.9	21.9					$00
Neidig Elementary	Public	K-4	13700 County Line Rd	Elgin	78621	Travis County	Elgin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 281-9702	528	32	16.6	78.0%	58 (11.0%)	67 (12.7%)	378 (71.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.8%)	18.9	4103^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	11.3%		34	3188^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.5%	915	14.3	58.3	0.0		37.0	36.7	54.4				23.7	21.8	14.3					$9,859
Mina Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1204 Farm St	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7640	801	50	16.0	57.3%	270 (33.7%)	61 (7.6%)	416 (51.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.7%)	24.4	3783^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	18.2%		30.6	3389^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.1%	394					33.0	44.9	44.1				31.9	34.7	30.5					$8,901
Emile Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Mlk	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 772-7620	606	40	15.1	52.8%	212 (35.0%)	18 (3.0%)	343 (56.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	20.3	4023^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	13.1%		34.8	3137^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	886					45.0	30.4	33.7				28.7	33.7	27.2					$9,456
Colony Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Sam Houston Dr	Bastrop	78602	Bastrop County	Bastrop Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 772-7100	824	46	17.8	51.6%	292 (35.4%)	55 (6.7%)	416 (50.5%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	52 (6.3%)	53.2	1946^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.9%		27.4	3588^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.9%	1642					52.2	50.0	60.0				43.3	51.2	44.6					$7,512
Coupland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	620 S Commerce St	Coupland	78615	Williamson County	Coupland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 856-2422	323	29	11.1	68.7%	93 (28.8%)	3 (0.9%)	206 (63.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	38.2	2873^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	37.9%		53.8	1915^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.8%	958				90.9	32.3	51.4	55.9	34.5	44.2	48.0	28.1	35.1	55.9	41.4	41.9	7.1	28.0	$14,198

Frequently Asked Questions about McDade Elementary

Is McDade Elementary a good school?

McDade Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend McDade Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 208 students attended McDade Elementary.

What district is McDade Elementary in?

McDade Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of McDade Elementary?

Students at McDade Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 38% White, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of McDade Elementary attend?

Students who attend McDade Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : McDade High School

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

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