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Poth Elementary

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Poth Elementary ranks 840 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

840^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Poth Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Poth Independent School District (ISD) in Poth, Texas. With 441 students, the school is rated 4 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, and the Poth ISD district is ranked 56 out of 961 districts in Texas, also earning a 5 out of 5 star rating.

Poth Elementary consistently outperforms the state average on STAAR tests across multiple grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Poth Elementary's 5th-grade students scored 73.49% proficient or better in STAAR Mathematics, compared to the state average of 46.24%. The school also spends more per student ($9,417 in 2020-2021) and has a lower student-teacher ratio (11.9 in 2023-2024) compared to nearby schools like La Vernia Pri ($8,916 per student, 13.6 students per teacher) and Floresville North Elementary ($9,253 per student, 17.3 students per teacher).

While Poth Elementary performs well overall, the school struggles more with Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student performance, ranking lower in the state compared to other subgroups. This indicates a need to focus on addressing the specific learning needs of these student populations. Despite these challenges, Poth Elementary has maintained a strong academic performance, ranking in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools for several years, suggesting the school has effective teaching practices and a supportive learning environment.

455

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,157

Per pupil spending ?

33%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 Brinkoeter
Poth, TX 78147-0250

(830) 484-3321

District: Poth Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Poth Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Poth J H
High:	Poth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.5%

Hispanic:

37.8%

African American:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg60%

Texas avg47%

840^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^th of 961Poth 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	77.9	840 of 4651	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	1411 of 4710	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	1386 of 4647	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	723 of 4581	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.3	668 of 4578	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	884 of 4479	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	797 of 4359	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	66.1	1200 of 4329	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	79.4	773 of 4286	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.4	1189 of 4320	72.5%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	1202 of 4260	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	61.2	1662 of 4221	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.4	732 of 4206	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	678 of 4095	83.4%	★★★★☆
2010	71.9	989 of 3937	74.9%	★★★★☆
2009	66.3	1350 of 3884	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.4	1640 of 3768	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.7	1314 of 3724	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.7	1197 of 3476	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	77.1	600 of 3475	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	81.8	319 of 3465	90.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.9	2384 of 4461	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	85.2	257 of 4331	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	44.1	2394 of 4295	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	1820 of 4240	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1763 of 2918	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.5	3461 of 3668	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	2679 of 3556	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.4	1082 of 3487	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.0	874 of 3446	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	29.5	2716 of 3333	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.8	1708 of 3226	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	572 of 3744	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	1084 of 4658	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	1580 of 4588	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	768 of 4561	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	77.1	787 of 4499	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.5	1473 of 4348	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	999 of 4306	76.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	1544 of 2619	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	1920 of 2980	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	1677 of 2958	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.1	1654 of 3006	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.2	1099 of 3184	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	2276 of 3106	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.6	1072 of 3644	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	43.2	2557 of 4465	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	2094 of 4401	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	1078 of 4376	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	1091 of 4329	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	1053 of 4188	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.1	1006 of 4168	75.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1496 of 3705	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.3	3254 of 4594	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	3237 of 4521	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.8	1249 of 4477	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	1197 of 4451	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	55.1	1699 of 4309	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	1933 of 4264	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	785 of 3739	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	1917 of 4647	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	1264 of 4585	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	710 of 4563	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	664 of 4498	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	575 of 4357	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.7	726 of 4319	83.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	1056 of 3549	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	28.9	3350 of 4292	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.1	1638 of 4086	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	987 of 3952	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	1839 of 3799	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	1559 of 3684	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.7	1728 of 3558	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	620 of 2612	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	1171 of 3108	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	1258 of 3106	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.8	652 of 3082	78.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	467 of 3082	84.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	733 of 3142	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	698 of 3127	77.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-22 vs school

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

Gifted and Talented (2025)41st percentile-41 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading63%+9 vs state

Mathematics62%+16 vs state

Science48%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Poth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Brinkoeter	Poth	78147	Wilson County	Poth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 484-3321	455	34	13.5	33.0%	280 (61.5%)	1 (0.2%)	172 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	77.9	840^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%		64.1	1411^th of 4710 public elementary schools	70.0%	571				62.5	69.9	57.8		54.2	56.2	73.5		48.2	$8,157
Floresville South Elementary	Public	K-5	2000 Tiger Ln	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 393-5325	938	52	17.9	65.1%	230 (24.5%)	7 (0.7%)	679 (72.4%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.5%)	30.4	3404^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.8%		33.9	3216^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.7%	188				39.7	41.8	39.9		26.1	36.0	36.2		28.3	$7,106
Falls City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 254-3551	258	18	14.6	19.4%	209 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	95.8	151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	96.8%		93.3	240^th of 4710 public elementary schools	94.9%	89				81.8	84.6	80.6	93.6	78.1	92.3	65.7	90.3	58.3	$7,718
Stockdale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 S 6th St	Stockdale	78160	Wilson County	Stockdale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 996-1612	425	30	14.1	47.1%	227 (53.4%)	0 (0.0%)	186 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	62.9	1443^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.0%		49.9	2184^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.6%	741				64.9	42.3	56.9		54.0	38.5	52.3		44.6	$7,852
Floresville North Elementary	Public	K-5	14905 Fm 775	Floresville	78114	Wilson County	Floresville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 393-5310	790	45	17.6	50.3%	251 (31.8%)	9 (1.1%)	507 (64.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	17 (2.2%)	54.5	1872^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.8%		50.4	2151^st of 4710 public elementary schools	54.3%	279	16.7	80.0	9.1	41.3	55.5	56.0		38.1	50.0	55.6		34.5	$7,299
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
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%)	15.2	4282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%		24.1	3838^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.5%	444				31.0	32.2	38.0		27.7	27.1	22.8		6.3	$10,516
La Vernia Intermediate	Public	3-5	369 S Fm 1346	La Vernia	78121	Wilson County	La Vernia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 779-6640	852	41	20.6	31.1%	517 (60.7%)	10 (1.2%)	297 (34.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.8%)	72.7	1016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.2%		73.1	1016^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.4%					57.5	57.3	67.0		51.7	53.9	59.3		47.6	$7,292
La Vernia Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	249 S Fm 1346	La Vernia	78121	Wilson County	La Vernia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 779-6660	822	41	20.2	32.7%	485 (59.0%)	7 (0.9%)	303 (36.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)								(n/a)													$7,709

Frequently Asked Questions about Poth Elementary

What district is Poth Elementary in?

Poth Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Poth Elementary?

Students at Poth Elementary are 62% White, 38% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Poth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Poth Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Poth J H
High : Poth High School

Is Poth Elementary a good school?

Poth Elementary ranks 840^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Poth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Poth Elementary.

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