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Runge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4482^nd

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Runge Elementary is a very small, rural PK-6 school in Runge, TX, serving just 102 students within the Runge Independent School District (Isd), where over 81% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1 and higher-than-average per-pupil spending ($12,726 per student), Runge Elementary’s academic performance is critically low and declining. In the most recent testing year, proficiency rates in Reading and Mathematics were drastically below state averages and far worse than every nearby school. For example, in 4th Grade Math, only 10% of Runge students were proficient, compared to 54.17% at Pettus Elementary and 90.91% at Yorktown Elementary. In 5th Grade Reading, just 15.38% of Runge students were proficient, versus 64% at Kenedy Elementary. The school’s state ranking has dropped from the 26th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026, placing it far below competitors like Yorktown Elementary (76th percentile) and even Karnes City Elementary (17th percentile).

The most telling comparison is with Kenedy Elementary, just 9.59 miles away, which serves a similarly high-poverty population (85.68% free/reduced lunch) but significantly outperforms Runge in every subject and grade level. This demonstrates that poverty alone does not determine outcomes, and Runge’s struggles are likely due to school-specific factors. A troubling trend is the catastrophic performance in Mathematics, with 0% of 4th graders proficient in 2024-2025 and only 8.33% of 5th graders proficient in 2025-2026. While there was a glimmer of hope in 2018-2019 when the school ranked in the 80th percentile for serving Special Education students, that success has not been replicated. The data suggests an urgent need for a comprehensive review of curriculum, instructional practices, and leadership to reverse this multi-year decline.

102

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,023

Per pupil spending ?

81.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 N Reiffert
Runge, TX 78151-0158

(830) 239-4315

District: Runge Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Runge Elementary usually attend:

High:

Runge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.1%

White:

4.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (21% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Reading scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg21%

Texas avg49%

4,482^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

821^st of 951Runge 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	10.1	4482 of 4627	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.7	4524 of 4651	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	4390 of 4710	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	4424 of 4647	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	4252 of 4581	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3904 of 4578	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3440 of 4479	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3218 of 4359	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.7	4108 of 4329	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	4097 of 4286	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	4049 of 4320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.8	4108 of 4260	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.4	3961 of 4221	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.3	3765 of 4206	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	3921 of 4095	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	50.6	2309 of 3937	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.4	2009 of 3884	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.3	1759 of 3768	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.2	1857 of 3724	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.9	2057 of 3476	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.5	2187 of 3475	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.7	2083 of 3465	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	16.6	4213 of 4461	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4248 of 4331	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2414 of 4295	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2675 of 4240	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4175 of 4575	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.1	3271 of 3744	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	3293 of 4658	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3885 of 4588	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3807 of 4561	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.9	2814 of 4499	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2620 of 4348	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3018 of 4306	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	4271 of 4413	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	3474 of 3644	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	4317 of 4465	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	4277 of 4401	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4079 of 4376	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	3708 of 4329	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	3247 of 4188	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	3043 of 4168	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	4438 of 4520	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.4	3657 of 3705	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	4306 of 4594	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	4351 of 4521	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	4148 of 4477	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.6	3546 of 4451	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2928 of 4309	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	3290 of 4264	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	4376 of 4582	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.0	3563 of 3739	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	4641 of 4647	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	4513 of 4585	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	4239 of 4563	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	4206 of 4498	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	3732 of 4357	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.0	2907 of 4319	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	65.2	733 of 3684	80.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)80th percentile+57 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile~ school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading24%-30 vs state

Mathematics18%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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	Total
Runge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	102	11	9.4	81.4%	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	4482^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.7	4524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	42	18.2	30.0	15.4	33.3	27.3	10.0	8.3	25.0	$10,023
Kenedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	384	24	16.0	85.7%	33 (8.6%)	8 (2.1%)	336 (87.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42	2588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.1%		38.8	2855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%	267	37.3	37.7	64.0		40.7	54.7	36.0		$9,727
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%)	23.7	3834^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.2	4282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%	448	35.4	31.3	52.8		35.4	27.2	35.9		$10,516
Yorktown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	418 W 4th	Yorktown	78164	DeWitt County	Yorktown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 564-2252	278	22	12.3	56.8%	143 (51.4%)	4 (1.4%)	129 (46.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	71.1	1088^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.5%		73.1	997^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.6%	91	46.7	69.7	63.8		40.0	90.9	61.7		$11,070
Pettus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Bee St	Pettus	78146	Bee County	Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 375-2296	171	14	12.5	69.6%	67 (39.2%)	1 (0.6%)	103 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.7	3518^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.0%		36.2	3036^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%	482	30.8	54.2	36.4		29.6	54.2	27.3		$9,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Runge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Runge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Runge Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Runge High School

What is the racial makeup of Runge Elementary?

Students at Runge Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 5% White.

What district is Runge Elementary in?

Runge Independent School District (Isd)

Is Runge Elementary a good school?

Runge Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.1% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Runge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 102 students attended Runge Elementary.

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