Summary
Rogers Elementary in Rogers, TX, is a PK-5 public school serving 408 students in the small, close-knit Rogers Independent School District (Isd), and it is currently in the midst of a powerful academic turnaround. After a challenging 2024-2025 school year, the school has rebounded strongly, jumping over 1,600 places in state rankings to reach the 63rd percentile (3 stars) for 2025-2026. This broad-based improvement is seen across all grades in both Reading and Math, with math being a particular strength—3rd graders outperformed the state average (57.14% vs. 44.33%) and 5th graders did the same (59.26% vs. 47.38%). This recovery is especially impressive when compared to nearby Temple Independent School District (Isd) schools like Thornton Elementary, Scott Elementary, and Hector P Garcia Elementary, which all rank in the 17th-40th percentile range.
Rogers Elementary is highly effective for its low-income and special education students, ranking in the 63rd and 69th percentiles respectively for those groups. However, the school faces a clear challenge in supporting its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who score in the 22nd and 28th percentiles. Additionally, 5th Grade Science remains a persistent weakness, with only 16.67% of students proficient in 2024-2025, well below the state average. The school also has a notably high student-teacher ratio of 19.4, which is significantly higher than top-performing rural peers like Westphalia Elementary (10.9) and Holland Elementary (12.9), both of which serve less economically disadvantaged populations and consistently achieve 80-100% proficiency.
Despite these challenges, Rogers Elementary is closing the gap with higher-performing districts like Academy Independent School District (Isd), where schools like Academy Intermediate rank in the 73rd percentile. Rogers' 3rd-grade math score actually exceeded Academy's, showing the school's competitive edge. For parents, this is a school that has demonstrated a remarkable ability to improve school-wide, with strong math instruction and dedicated support for students who need it most, though it will need to address its high class sizes and gaps in science and language support to sustain its momentum.
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