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Parkway Elementary

Public Grades 1-4
895th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Parkway Elementary is a public elementary school in Longview, Texas, serving 686 students in grades 1-4. It is part of the Pine Tree Independent School District, which is ranked 222 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Parkway Elementary has shown steady improvement in its academic performance, moving from a statewide ranking of 3410 out of 4479 Texas elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 895 out of 4651 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's reading scores are particularly strong, with 3rd and 4th-grade students consistently outperforming the state average by 10-15 percentage points. However, the school's mathematics performance is more mixed, with students scoring slightly below the state average in recent years. Parkway Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 73.47% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

When compared to other schools in the area, Parkway Elementary's performance is generally on par with or slightly below other schools in the Pine Tree Independent School District, such as Birch Elementary. However, the school lags behind higher-performing schools in the neighboring Longview Independent School District, such as Spring Hill Intermediate and Hudson Elementary.

674
Students ?
15.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,256
Per pupil spending ?
75.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 601 Pt Pkwy
       Longview, TX  75604

(903) 295-5151

District: Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Parkway Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Pine Tree J H
    Pine Tree Middle
High:    Pine Tree High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
38.4%
White:
29.2%
African American:
22.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2019 → 81st in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 49% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 57 percentile points since 2019
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school59%
District avg62%
Texas avg49%
895th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 19%▲ up 57 pts since 2019
From bottom 24% (2019) to top 19% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Pine Tree Independent School District (Isd)
222nd of 961Pine Tree 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202576.3895 of 465180.8%★★★★☆
202460.91560 of 471066.9%★★★☆☆
202353.02012 of 464756.7%★★★☆☆
202259.01654 of 458163.9%★★★☆☆
202155.61751 of 457861.8%★★★☆☆
201928.83410 of 447923.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202456.2913 of 244362.6%★★★☆☆
202339.71462 of 244340.2%★★☆☆☆
202244.41292 of 242146.6%★★☆☆☆
202142.51321 of 244445.9%★★☆☆☆
201922.22238 of 251511.0%★☆☆☆☆
201825.92078 of 248316.3%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202260.41392 of 446168.8%★★★☆☆
202163.11050 of 433175.8%★★★★☆
201931.83266 of 429524.0%★☆☆☆☆
201834.83044 of 424028.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202456.11362 of 366862.9%★★★☆☆
202352.91522 of 355657.2%★★★☆☆
202267.1803 of 348777.0%★★★★☆
202163.8840 of 344675.6%★★★★☆
201949.31601 of 333352.0%★★★☆☆
201851.01442 of 322655.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202477.0797 of 465882.9%★★★★☆
202362.21442 of 458868.6%★★★☆☆
202264.71332 of 456170.8%★★★★☆
202150.81991 of 449955.7%★★★☆☆
201934.13059 of 434829.6%★☆☆☆☆
201846.22224 of 430648.4%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202356.01657 of 298044.4%★★☆☆☆
202251.41802 of 295839.1%★★☆☆☆
202162.31306 of 300656.6%★★★☆☆
201978.2130 of 318495.9%★★★★★
201874.1540 of 310682.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202463.31274 of 446571.5%★★★★☆
202342.72583 of 440141.3%★★☆☆☆
202262.71292 of 437670.5%★★★★☆
202157.41487 of 432965.7%★★★☆☆
201940.82574 of 418838.5%★★☆☆☆
201850.41923 of 416853.9%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202473.4754 of 459483.6%★★★★☆
202359.61548 of 452165.8%★★★☆☆
202265.41164 of 447774.0%★★★★☆
202163.01221 of 445172.6%★★★★☆
201926.63659 of 430915.1%★☆☆☆☆
201841.22616 of 426438.6%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202452.12048 of 464755.9%★★★☆☆
202343.42543 of 458544.5%★★☆☆☆
202250.82125 of 456353.4%★★★☆☆
202160.61465 of 449867.4%★★★☆☆
201926.23519 of 435719.2%★☆☆☆☆
201839.72569 of 431940.5%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202449.2588 of 112847.9%★★☆☆☆
202347.3623 of 109943.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.9744 of 100425.9%★☆☆☆☆
202141.6590 of 96138.6%★★☆☆☆
201934.9784 of 111229.5%★☆☆☆☆
201845.8592 of 104643.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202472.6694 of 429283.8%★★★★☆
202340.92232 of 408645.4%★★☆☆☆
202239.02342 of 395240.7%★★☆☆☆
202134.02485 of 379934.6%★★☆☆☆
201927.03051 of 368417.2%★☆☆☆☆
201848.51496 of 355858.0%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202466.8912 of 310870.7%★★★★☆
202364.61025 of 310667.0%★★★☆☆
202264.7981 of 308268.2%★★★☆☆
202155.01298 of 308257.9%★★★☆☆
201927.92505 of 314220.3%★☆☆☆☆
201846.81708 of 312745.4%★★☆☆☆
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 (2024)84th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)84th percentile+17 vs school
Female (2024)83rd percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2024)71st percentile+5 vs school
White (2024)71st percentile+4 vs school
At Risk (2022)69th percentile+5 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile-4 vs school
African American (2024)63rd percentile-4 vs school
Male (2024)56th percentile-11 vs school
Multi-racial (2024)48th percentile-19 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2023)44th percentile-12 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading63%+10 vs state
Mathematics57%+12 vs state

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Students who attend Parkway Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pine Tree J H
Middle : Pine Tree Middle
High : Pine Tree High School

Students at Parkway Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 29% White, 22% African American, 9% Two or more races.

Parkway Elementary ranks 895th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Parkway Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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