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Pettus Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3518^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pettus Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in Pettus, TX, serving 171 students as part of the Pettus Independent School District (Isd).

Pettus Elementary has shown a volatile performance history, peaking in the 2023-2024 school year with a 3-star rating and 52nd percentile statewide rank, but recently dropping to a 1-star rating and 24th percentile. This contrasts with nearby schools like Runge Elementary and Karnes City Elementary, which have remained consistently low-performing. A notable strength is the school's past performance with Special Education students, who ranked in the 82nd percentile in 2023-2024, far exceeding surrounding schools. Additionally, 4th-grade math proficiency (54.17%) was above the state average and significantly higher than Karnes City Elementary (27.16%) and Runge Elementary (10%). The school also offers a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1, smaller than many larger nearby schools like R A Hall Elementary (17.1:1).

Despite spending over $12,900 per student—higher than Beeville Independent School District (Isd) schools like Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary ($9,585)—Pettus's overall performance (24th percentile) lags behind Kenedy Elementary (44th percentile) and St Mary's Academy Charter School (46th percentile), which serves a similarly high-poverty population. The school also shows a concerning gender gap, with female students ranking in the 32nd percentile and male students in the 27th percentile in the most recent year, a reversal from 2023-2024 when males significantly outperformed females. This inconsistency, combined with a history of struggling with At-Risk students (ranking in the 0th percentile in 2018-2019), suggests Pettus has potential but faces challenges in maintaining consistent, effective instruction for all student groups.

171

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,355

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 N Bee St
Pettus, TX 78146-1149

(361) 375-2296

District: Pettus Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pettus Elementary usually attend:

High:

Pettus Secondary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.2%

White:

39.2%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg38%

Texas avg51%

3,518^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

569^th of 951Pettus 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	28.7	3518 of 4627	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.2	3036 of 4651	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.8	2243 of 4710	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	2428 of 4647	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3047 of 4581	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2696 of 4578	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	3514 of 4479	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3866 of 4359	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.4	3756 of 4329	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	3150 of 4286	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.6	3310 of 4320	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	56.2	1967 of 4260	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.7	2027 of 4221	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.1	1248 of 4206	70.3%	★★★★☆
2011	70.0	1184 of 4095	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	64.5	1490 of 3937	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	83.3	302 of 3884	92.2%	★★★★★
2008	63.2	1462 of 3768	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.0	1617 of 3724	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	56.4	1707 of 3476	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.7	895 of 3475	74.2%	★★★★☆
2004	70.5	956 of 3465	72.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.7	4169 of 4461	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	4284 of 4295	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3699 of 4240	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	3117 of 4575	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.9	1561 of 3744	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	2507 of 4658	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	2226 of 4588	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.8	3632 of 4561	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2999 of 4499	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	3513 of 4348	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	3705 of 4306	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	3535 of 4413	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.7	2327 of 3644	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2421 of 4465	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	3037 of 4401	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	3144 of 4376	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.9	2326 of 4329	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	3201 of 4188	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	3877 of 4168	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3492 of 4520	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	2444 of 3705	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	2598 of 4594	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2777 of 4521	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2576 of 4477	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.2	1872 of 4451	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.5	3365 of 4309	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3900 of 4264	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3345 of 4582	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	2580 of 3739	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	1765 of 4647	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.7	2407 of 4585	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.8	2459 of 4563	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.1	2493 of 4498	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3302 of 4357	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3952 of 4319	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	2850 of 4301	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	1278 of 3549	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	785 of 4292	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.4	1121 of 4086	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	891 of 3952	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	2375 of 3684	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.4	3340 of 3558	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	2641 of 3006	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.1	1736 of 2612	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.9	1631 of 3108	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	1157 of 3106	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	1785 of 3082	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	2688 of 3082	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	2724 of 3142	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	2432 of 3127	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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
Pettus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Bee St	Pettus	78146	Bee County	Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 375-2296	171	14	12.5	69.6%	67 (39.2%)	1 (0.6%)	103 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.7	3518^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.0%		36.2	3036^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%	482	30.8	54.2	36.4		29.6	54.2	27.3		$9,355
Kenedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	384	24	16.0	85.7%	33 (8.6%)	8 (2.1%)	336 (87.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42	2588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.1%		38.8	2855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%	267	37.3	37.7	64.0		40.7	54.7	36.0		$9,727
R A Hall Elementary	Public	1-5	1100 W Huntington	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6060	463	27	17.1	86.4%	38 (8.2%)	10 (2.2%)	412 (89.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	26.6	3651^st of 4627 public elementary schools	21.1%		38.2	2914^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.3%	737	48.4	37.5	37.8		36.3	31.0	31.5		$9,091
St Mary's Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	410 N Tyler St	Beeville	78102	Bee County	St Mary's Academy Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 358-5601	282	17	16.4	83.7%	27 (9.6%)	2 (0.7%)	240 (85.1%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	43.4	2484^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.3%		50.7	2106^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.7%	378	43.9	69.2	51.0	54.6	39.0	53.9	18.4	27.3	$13,995
Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary	Public	1-5	100 T J Pfeil	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6050	574	35	16.5	86.8%	53 (9.2%)	5 (0.9%)	512 (89.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	34	3148^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.0%		40.9	2713^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.7%	435	43.7	39.0	45.8		32.0	51.7	35.5		$8,942
Hampton-Moreno-Dugat Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	2000 S Mussett St	Beeville	78102	Bee County	Beeville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 362-6040	345	18	19.6	85.8%	31 (9.0%)	4 (1.2%)	307 (89.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)									$9,798
Runge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	102	11	9.4	81.4%	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	4482^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.7	4524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	42	18.2	30.0	15.4	33.3	27.3	10.0	8.3	25.0	$10,023
Karnes City Elementary	Public	2-5	208 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	296	22	13.2	66.2%	44 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	241 (81.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	23.7	3834^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.2	4282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%	448	35.4	31.3	52.8		35.4	27.2	35.9		$10,516
Karnes City Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	203 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	206	13	15.4	70.9%	33 (16.0%)	2 (1.0%)	167 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)									$11,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Pettus Elementary

How many students attend Pettus Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Pettus Elementary.

Is Pettus Elementary a good school?

Pettus Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Pettus Elementary in?

Pettus Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Pettus Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pettus Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Pettus Secondary

What is the racial makeup of Pettus Elementary?

Students at Pettus Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 39% White.

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