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Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

4110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary is a public magnet elementary school in Port Arthur, Texas, serving 628 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Port Arthur Independent School District (ISD).

The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 19.79%, compared to the district's 30.56% and the state's 52.02%. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics and science. While the school has a relatively high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, these resources do not appear to be effectively translating into improved academic outcomes.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Port Arthur ISD, such as Wheatley School of Early Childhood Programs, Travis Elementary, and Houston Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. However, the nearby Hillcrest Elementary in the Nederland ISD and the Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus (a public charter school) outperform Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary and the other Port Arthur ISD schools, despite serving similar demographics.

644

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,474

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5701 9th Ave
Port Arthur, TX 77642

(409) 984-4100

District: Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary usually attend:

High:

Memorial High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

60.4%

Hispanic:

30.4%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

Texas avg47%

4,110^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

885^th of 961Port Arthur 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
2025	18.6	4110 of 4651	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	3721 of 4710	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4211 of 4647	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	4180 of 4581	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3513 of 4578	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	3716 of 4479	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4015 of 4359	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	4099 of 4329	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	4101 of 4286	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	27.2	3471 of 4320	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.0	3917 of 4260	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.1	3940 of 4221	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	23.2	3725 of 4206	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1543 of 1905	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.9	1459 of 2443	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	1753 of 2443	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1880 of 2421	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1648 of 2444	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1792 of 2515	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1887 of 2483	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.8	2386 of 4461	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.4	1603 of 4331	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	2128 of 4295	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	2723 of 4240	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	2354 of 2918	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	2422 of 3668	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.0	3165 of 3556	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	2504 of 3487	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	1676 of 3446	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.6	2421 of 3333	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	2298 of 3226	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	3240 of 3744	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3080 of 4658	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4106 of 4588	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	4086 of 4561	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3773 of 4499	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	3676 of 4348	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	3770 of 4306	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	6.4	2907 of 3006	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	2582 of 3644	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.8	2139 of 4465	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	18.9	4002 of 4401	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	3324 of 4376	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	2979 of 4329	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2674 of 4188	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3081 of 4168	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	3179 of 3705	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	3006 of 4594	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	3776 of 4521	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3872 of 4477	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	3118 of 4451	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	3250 of 4309	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	3879 of 4264	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	3272 of 3739	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	3869 of 4647	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	4188 of 4585	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4196 of 4563	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	3086 of 4498	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	3653 of 4357	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4151 of 4319	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	2462 of 3549	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	1374 of 4292	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	3067 of 4086	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3257 of 3952	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	2419 of 3799	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.5	3457 of 3684	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	3502 of 3558	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	4.0	3081 of 3108	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.6	3079 of 3082	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.8	1664 of 3082	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)47th percentile+38 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2021)3rd percentile-20 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics28%-18 vs state

Science0%-30 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, August 14, 2011

my kid starts school here monday and we dont know her teacher. we never got a letter in the mail.. we registered her and didnt get any info from the people at the table.. very poor start for this school!!!!!!!!! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	5701 9th Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4100	644	40	15.9	84.8%	22 (3.4%)	389 (60.4%)	196 (30.4%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.3%)	18.6	4110^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.6%		25.9	3721^st of 4710 public elementary schools	21.0%	389								19.8	45.2	35.4	18.6	47.3	18.1	0.0	$8,474
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3245 36th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4800	689	52	13.1	88.7%	12 (1.7%)	109 (15.8%)	537 (77.9%)	8 (1.2%)	12 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	59.2	1619^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.2%		49.6	2191^st of 4710 public elementary schools	53.5%	572	16.7	40.0	37.5	60.0	61.5	25.0	12.5	56.5	52.5	58.2	57.6	49.5	46.2	26.4	$9,081
Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	4301 32nd St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	650	31	20.9	83.5%	7 (1.1%)	34 (5.2%)	598 (92.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	78.3	820^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.4%		75	946^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.9%	126	24.0	76.9	15.4	45.8	81.8	36.4	33.3	63.0	68.5	72.1	65.5	69.6	47.6	37.1	$8,968
Tyrrell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4401 Ferndale Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4660	670	44	15.2	93.4%	20 (3.0%)	172 (25.7%)	457 (68.2%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	18.1	4137^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%		26.8	3667^th of 4710 public elementary schools	22.1%	470	16.7	9.1	16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	35.2	40.9	44.6	16.7	24.4	25.7	9.9	$8,088
Groves Intermediate	Public	3-5	5840 W Jefferson	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	609	41	14.9	53.7%	294 (48.3%)	35 (5.7%)	226 (37.1%)	15 (2.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.7%)	56.9	1729^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.8%		53.6	1952^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	58.6%	223								50.9	44.1	72.6	44.6	39.1	48.0	37.8	$7,766
Port Neches Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	2820 Merriman	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	574	43	13.3	40.2%	312 (54.4%)	24 (4.2%)	172 (30.0%)	38 (6.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.2%)								(n/a)															$8,930
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2611 Ave H	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 722-3484	717	46	15.5	62.1%	141 (19.7%)	75 (10.5%)	390 (54.4%)	80 (11.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.0%)	90.7	346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%		83.3	640^th of 4710 public elementary schools	86.4%	294	60.0	38.5	20.0		11.1	40.0	0.0	66.7	70.2	79.4	68.1	71.7	74.5	62.2	$8,007
Groves Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	3901 Cleveland Groves	Groves	77619	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 722-4244	613	44	13.9	55.6%	301 (49.1%)	23 (3.8%)	227 (37.0%)	33 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.6%)								(n/a)															$8,513
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1115 Lakeview Ave	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4700	543	37	14.5	87.1%	12 (2.2%)	151 (27.8%)	355 (65.4%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	13.3	4363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%		18.1	4165^th of 4710 public elementary schools	11.6%	198								25.5	29.9	41.5	8.1	24.1	28.1	11.9	$9,218
Lakeview Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3900 10th St	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-8300	535	39	13.7	88.2%	8 (1.5%)	82 (15.3%)	399 (74.6%)	29 (5.4%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	16.6	4199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%		22.8	3911^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.0%	288	0.0	16.7	42.9	16.7	14.3	28.6	28.6	30.6	37.4	35.5	27.1	24.4	25.8	11.8	$9,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary?

Students at Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary are 60% African American, 30% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 644 students attended Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary attend?

Students who attend Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Memorial High School

Is Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary a good school?

Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.6% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary in?

Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

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