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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	Distance	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Merkel Elementary	0.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1602 Sth 5th	Merkel	79536	Taylor County	Merkel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 928-4795	563	41	13.7	49.2%	398 (70.7%)	6 (1.1%)	138 (24.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.0%)	32.7	3259^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.8%		48.2	2248^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.7%	1011							38.5	31.2	52.9	39.4	22.1	50.6	$7,248
Dyess Elementary	12.5mi	Public	K-5	6733 Jennings Dr	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3795	621	37	16.9	66.0%	254 (40.9%)	77 (12.4%)	210 (33.8%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	64 (10.3%)	37.4	2929^th of 4643 public elementary schools	36.9%		42.2	2625^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.6%	304							47.8	39.4	55.3	40.0	36.4	38.2	$7,926
Bassetti Elementary	13.5mi	Public	K-5	5749 Hwy 277 S	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3720	546	36	15.1	71.6%	175 (32.1%)	85 (15.6%)	215 (39.4%)	18 (3.3%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (0.9%)	41 (7.5%)	26.5	3667^th of 4643 public elementary schools	21.0%		40.4	2744^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.0%	923							25.3	57.5	49.3	23.3	34.2	30.4	$8,679
Stafford Elementary	14.0mi	Public	PK, KG-5	1026 N Pioneer Dr	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4895	473	30	15.6	85.4%	128 (27.1%)	62 (13.1%)	257 (54.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.4%)	40.9	2673^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	42.4%		42.2	2628^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.5%	45							44.6	37.2	50.5	39.1	40.7	55.2	$9,965
Bonham Elementary	14.2mi	Public	PK, KG-5	717 Buccaneer Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 690-3745	481	34	14.0	77.8%	158 (32.8%)	56 (11.6%)	243 (50.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	36.3	3012^th of 4643 public elementary schools	35.1%		38.7	2867^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.4%	145							40.0	38.0	62.2	27.1	42.3	44.6	$10,293
Purcell Elementary	14.6mi	Public	K-5	3633 N 14th St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 671-4845	537	34	15.6	80.4%	118 (22.0%)	83 (15.5%)	310 (57.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	29.3	3480^th of 4643 public elementary schools	25.0%		36.7	3004^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.4%	476							44.3	46.2	45.1	33.0	39.7	24.2	$7,964
Austin Elementary	14.7mi	Public	K-5	2341 Greenbriar Dr	Abilene	79605	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3920	729	43	17.1	52.8%	367 (50.3%)	51 (7.0%)	259 (35.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	43.3	2506^th of 4643 public elementary schools	46.0%		59.5	1602^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.6%	904							45.2	58.9	50.8	38.3	36.2	44.3	$8,294
Ward Elementary	15.2mi	Public	K-5	3750 Paint Brush	Abilene	79606	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(325) 690-3666	502	33	15.3	57.8%	196 (39.0%)	64 (12.7%)	196 (39.0%)	20 (4.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)	43.2	2510^th of 4643 public elementary schools	45.9%		51.1	2072^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	438							52.1	42.1	58.3	39.6	46.6	33.3	$8,393
Martinez Elementary	15.6mi	Public	K-5	1250 Merchant St	Abilene	79603	Taylor County	Abilene Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 794-4160	523	36	14.6	91.0%	35 (6.7%)	63 (12.0%)	408 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	10.2	4492^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	3.3%		13.8	4341^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.7%	151	20.0	22.2	24.1	8.3	0.0		27.3	32.2	29.6	23.2	22.6	22.6	$9,388
Hawley Elementary	15.6mi	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Ave H	Hawley	79525	Jones County	Hawley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 298-2952	358	38	9.4	47.5%	248 (69.3%)	2 (0.6%)	91 (25.4%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	33.9	3166^th of 4643 public elementary schools	31.8%		26.1	3666^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.2%	500							45.1	34.9	47.8	43.1	36.5	42.0	$8,841

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