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Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

4348^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary in Port Arthur, TX, serves 644 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a high-poverty area where about 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, and it is part of the Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd), which faces significant challenges.

While the school's overall performance ranks low statewide, there are notable bright spots. A key strength is 4th-grade mathematics, where proficiency rates have consistently exceeded the district average and outperformed nearby schools like Dequeen Elementary and Travis Elementary. However, the school shows extreme volatility in serving key student groups, with a dramatic decline in support for Special Education students (from the 68th percentile to the 10th percentile) and inconsistent results for Hispanic and low-income students. In contrast, Houston Elementary, located just 1.29 miles away and serving a similar population, ranks in the 75th percentile statewide, proving that high performance is possible within the same district context.

Interestingly, Adams Elementary spends more per student ($11,009) than high-performing nearby schools like Bob Hope School - Elementary Campus ($8,537) and Hillcrest Elementary ($9,872), suggesting that how resources are used matters more than the amount spent. The school also does not administer the STAAR Spanish exam, unlike some neighboring schools, which may indicate a different approach to supporting English learners. For parents, the key takeaway is that Adams Elementary has a replicable strength in 4th-grade math but needs to stabilize support for its most vulnerable students to achieve consistent improvement.

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: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Reading scores 25 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

4,348^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

850^th of 951Port 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
2026	13.8	4348 of 4627	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	24.4	2068 of 2406	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	31.6	1246 of 1643	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.2	4393 of 4575	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	48.9	2045 of 3075	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	6.4	2907 of 3006	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	4088 of 4413	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.7	4111 of 4520	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	18.5	4124 of 4582	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.9	3856 of 4301	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.0	2164 of 3006	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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

Gifted and Talented (2026)33rd percentile+27 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)24th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)14th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-25 vs state

Mathematics26%-21 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 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
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%)	13.8	4348^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.0%		18.6	4110^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.6%	238							31.3	20.8	37.8	15.1	39.6	23.1	$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%)	69.2	1172^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	74.7%		59.2	1619^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.2%	447	50.0	57.1	50.0	33.3	50.0	37.5	43.8	62.9	58.9	58.8	78.9	56.3	$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%)	85.5	559^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.9%		78.3	820^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.4%	261	37.0	57.1	85.7	42.9	52.4	20.0	67.4	58.3	80.8	78.6	61.7	75.9	$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%)	37.7	2910^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.1%		18.1	4137^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.1%	1227	12.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	51.9	38.0	58.2	43.0	32.4	37.4	$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%)	45.3	2366^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.9%		56.9	1729^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.8%	637							51.3	42.3	58.0	43.7	44.9	40.0	$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%)	86.2	534^th of 4627 public elementary schools	88.5%		90.7	346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%	188	62.5	50.0	22.2	50.0	40.0	27.8	69.4	63.5	75.0	65.0	67.0	71.7	$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%)	11.3	4439^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.1%		13.3	4363^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.2%	76							38.3	23.3	36.8	15.9	25.8	18.4	$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%)	19.3	4078^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.9%		16.6	4199^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%	121	25.0						28.8	40.5	44.2	26.3	26.3	32.6	$9,137

Frequently Asked Questions about Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary

How many students attend Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary?

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

Is Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary a good school?

Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams Elementary in?

Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)

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

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.

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