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Patlan Elementary

Public Grades K-5
1961st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 58% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Patlan Elementary in Seguin, TX, is a K-5 school serving 424 students within the Seguin Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a remarkable turnaround story in the area. Once ranked in the 4th percentile statewide in 2016, the school has climbed steadily to a 3-star rating and its highest-ever rank in the 58th percentile for the 2025-2026 school year. This sustained improvement over the past decade is its most defining feature, especially when compared to nearby schools like Koennecke Elementary, which has remained stagnant, or Jefferson Ave Elementary and Oralia R Rodriguez Elementary, which have declined.

Patlan excels in serving its most vulnerable students, outperforming district peers and even the state in some areas. For example, the school earned a 4-star rating for both its Special Education students (ranking in the 76th percentile) and its Gifted and Talented students (72nd percentile) in 2025-2026. It also ranks in the 66th percentile for its low socio-economic status students, despite a high free/reduced lunch rate of nearly 80%. In core academics, Patlan outperformed the Seguin ISD average in every grade and subject for English-language STAAR tests, such as 4th grade reading (56.45% vs. 46.49%) and 4th grade math (61.29% vs. 48.25%).

However, the school faces challenges, particularly with its Spanish-language STAAR tests, where proficiency rates are low (e.g., 27.27% in 3rd grade reading). This suggests a need to refine bilingual or ESL strategies. A fascinating comparison is with nearby Navarro Independent School District (Isd) schools like Navarro Elementary and Navarro Intermediate, which are only about 4 miles away but serve a less economically disadvantaged population. While Patlan’s performance is impressive given its challenges, it still lags behind Navarro Intermediate, which consistently ranks in the 70th percentile. Overall, Patlan is a school on a powerful upward trajectory, effectively closing achievement gaps for many students while continuing to work on supporting its English Language Learners.

424
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,310
Per pupil spending ?
79.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2501 Breustedt St
       Seguin, TX  78155-1409

(830) 401-1221

District: Seguin Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Patlan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Briesemeister Middle
High:    Seguin High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.4%
White:
12.7%
African American:
4.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2016 → 58th in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2016
Among the top-ranked schools in Seguin Independent School District (Isd)
Above the Texas median (58th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school48%
District avg42%
Texas avg50%
1,961st of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Top 42%▲ up 54 pts since 2016
From bottom 4% (2016) to top 42% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 7Elementary Schools in the Seguin Independent School District (Isd)
761st of 951Seguin 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202653.01961 of 462757.6%★★★☆☆
202548.12251 of 465151.6%★★★☆☆
202448.72246 of 471052.3%★★★☆☆
202340.82740 of 464741.0%★★☆☆☆
202250.12148 of 458153.1%★★★☆☆
202154.11822 of 457860.2%★★★☆☆
201931.73220 of 447928.1%★☆☆☆☆
201833.72963 of 435932.0%★★☆☆☆
201718.23860 of 432910.8%★☆☆☆☆
20168.14125 of 42863.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201513.64019 of 43207.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.04104 of 42603.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201335.83101 of 422126.5%★☆☆☆☆
201231.13377 of 420619.7%★☆☆☆☆
201132.33287 of 409519.7%★☆☆☆☆
201025.23450 of 393712.4%★☆☆☆☆
200915.23659 of 38845.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200826.83225 of 376814.4%★☆☆☆☆
200751.32142 of 372442.5%★★☆☆☆
200652.91901 of 347645.3%★★☆☆☆
200562.61395 of 347559.9%★★★☆☆
200461.41414 of 346559.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202329.91847 of 244324.4%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202258.31526 of 446165.8%★★★☆☆
202166.1906 of 433179.1%★★★★☆
201924.53735 of 429513.0%★☆☆☆☆
201821.53873 of 42408.7%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202436.22449 of 366833.2%★★☆☆☆
202321.73183 of 355610.5%★☆☆☆☆
202244.31987 of 348743.0%★★☆☆☆
202142.41916 of 344644.4%★★☆☆☆
201931.52589 of 333322.3%★☆☆☆☆
201827.12699 of 322616.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.41843 of 457559.7%★★★☆☆
202454.61884 of 465859.6%★★★☆☆
202341.32714 of 458840.8%★★☆☆☆
202249.42187 of 456152.0%★★★☆☆
202149.22074 of 449953.9%★★★☆☆
201930.63294 of 434824.2%★☆☆☆☆
201824.13605 of 430616.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202668.3852 of 307572.3%★★★★☆
202355.31688 of 298043.4%★★☆☆☆
202259.61437 of 295851.4%★★★☆☆
202170.3941 of 300668.7%★★★☆☆
201953.41881 of 318440.9%★★☆☆☆
201851.81887 of 310639.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.71895 of 441357.1%★★★☆☆
202446.52355 of 446547.3%★★☆☆☆
202339.32799 of 440136.4%★★☆☆☆
202246.62328 of 437646.8%★★☆☆☆
202154.11680 of 432961.2%★★★☆☆
201934.23010 of 418828.1%★☆☆☆☆
201837.32761 of 416833.8%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.31553 of 452065.6%★★★☆☆
202451.22119 of 459453.9%★★★☆☆
202347.22373 of 452147.5%★★☆☆☆
202253.71903 of 447757.5%★★★☆☆
202163.31204 of 445172.9%★★★★☆
201940.92711 of 430937.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.52808 of 426434.1%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202651.12034 of 458255.6%★★★☆☆
202440.92756 of 464740.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.52792 of 458539.1%★★☆☆☆
202250.12168 of 456352.5%★★★☆☆
202158.31574 of 449865.0%★★★☆☆
201935.72933 of 435732.7%★★☆☆☆
201845.22243 of 431948.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.21011 of 430176.5%★★★★☆
202429.63309 of 429222.9%★☆☆☆☆
202337.82479 of 408639.3%★★☆☆☆
202248.91643 of 395258.4%★★★☆☆
202164.1758 of 379980.0%★★★★☆
201929.82843 of 368422.8%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.21388 of 300653.8%★★★☆☆
202479.6398 of 310887.2%★★★★☆
202356.51338 of 310656.9%★★★☆☆
202258.61224 of 308260.3%★★★☆☆
202168.0812 of 308273.7%★★★★☆
201941.21987 of 314236.8%★★☆☆☆
201845.31764 of 312743.6%★★☆☆☆
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 (2026)76th percentile+19 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile+15 vs school
At Risk (2022)66th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)60th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)57th percentile~ school
Male (2026)56th percentile~ school
White (2026)54th percentile-4 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile-19 vs school
African American (2023)24th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading52%-3 vs state
Mathematics49%~ state avg

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Latest Texas data All new data »
2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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