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Seminole Elementary

Public Grades 4-5
3044th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 34% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Seminole Elementary in Seminole, TX, serves 485 students in grades 4 and 5 within the Seminole Independent School District (Isd), a mid-sized school in a community where over 62% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has experienced a dramatic decline in recent years, dropping from a high-performing 83rd percentile statewide ranking in 2021-2022 to a 34th percentile ranking for the 2025-2026 school year, a 49-percentile-point fall that is not mirrored by nearby schools like Seminole Pri or Young Elementary.

The most striking finding is the school's "Gifted and Talented paradox": while it ranks in the 85th percentile for its Gifted and Talented students, it struggles significantly with its general population, especially those from low socio-economic backgrounds. Performance for low-SES students has collapsed from the 87th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 32nd percentile in 2025-2026, a 55-point drop that is the primary driver of the school's overall struggles. Additionally, a "4th-grade slump" is evident: students entering from Seminole Pri (where 3rd graders scored 47.55% proficient in Reading) see their scores drop to 36.1% in 4th-grade Reading at Seminole Elementary, suggesting a misalignment in curriculum or instruction between the two schools.

Another key insight is the school's inability to maintain academic growth between 4th and 5th grade. In 2022-2023, 5th graders significantly outperformed 4th graders in Reading (65% vs. 39%) and Math (70% vs. 58%), but by 2025-2026, that advantage has nearly vanished, with 5th-grade Math at just 47.43% proficient. This pattern, combined with the school's higher per-student spending ($12,794) compared to Seminole Pri ($11,541), points to a need for the district to investigate resource allocation and support for all students, particularly those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

485
Students ?
14.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,682
Per pupil spending ?
64.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 401 S W Ave B
       Seminole, TX  79360-4324

(432) 758-3615

District: Seminole Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Seminole Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Seminole J H
High:    Seminole High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.8%
White:
38.8%
Two or more races:
1.0%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 83rd percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 51% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 83rd-percentile peak (2022) to 34th (2026)
!Reading scores 11 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
Texas avg51%
3,044th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 34%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
687th of 951Seminole 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.63044 of 462734.2%★★☆☆☆
202545.72402 of 465148.4%★★☆☆☆
202455.51850 of 471060.7%★★★☆☆
202373.31030 of 464777.8%★★★★☆
202279.9756 of 458183.5%★★★★☆
202179.6759 of 457883.4%★★★★☆
201954.81775 of 447960.4%★★★☆☆
201832.83022 of 435930.7%★★☆☆☆
201726.63369 of 432922.2%★☆☆☆☆
201633.93107 of 428627.5%★☆☆☆☆
201539.52872 of 432033.5%★★☆☆☆
201443.12745 of 426035.6%★★☆☆☆
201345.82548 of 422139.6%★★☆☆☆
201240.52865 of 420631.9%★★☆☆☆
201152.72249 of 409545.1%★★☆☆☆
201054.22107 of 393746.5%★★☆☆☆
200965.81381 of 388464.4%★★★☆☆
200859.21710 of 376854.6%★★★☆☆
200772.1924 of 372475.2%★★★★☆
200664.81277 of 347663.3%★★★☆☆
200568.91065 of 347569.4%★★★☆☆
200466.11170 of 346566.2%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202270.9798 of 446182.1%★★★★☆
202161.21156 of 433173.3%★★★★☆
201947.12177 of 429549.3%★★☆☆☆
201824.43701 of 424012.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202646.1870 of 164347.0%★★☆☆☆
202451.41594 of 366856.5%★★★☆☆
202359.41198 of 355666.3%★★★☆☆
202257.81211 of 348765.3%★★★☆☆
202157.81091 of 344668.3%★★★☆☆
201955.71289 of 333361.3%★★★☆☆
201826.32748 of 322614.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202638.42881 of 457537.0%★★☆☆☆
202453.71942 of 465858.3%★★★☆☆
202374.1929 of 458879.8%★★★★☆
202281.8609 of 456186.6%★★★★☆
202181.4653 of 449985.5%★★★★☆
201948.42155 of 434850.4%★★★☆☆
201835.32922 of 430632.1%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202674.2476 of 307584.5%★★★★☆
202376.2227 of 298092.4%★★★★★
202278.972 of 295897.6%★★★★★
202177.0530 of 300682.4%★★★★☆
201963.31292 of 318459.4%★★★☆☆
201857.01647 of 310647.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.33371 of 441323.6%★☆☆☆☆
202444.02502 of 446544.0%★★☆☆☆
202364.61219 of 440172.3%★★★★☆
202270.3916 of 437679.1%★★★★☆
202169.9897 of 432979.3%★★★★☆
201937.12831 of 418832.4%★★☆☆☆
201818.73855 of 41687.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.43055 of 452032.4%★★☆☆☆
202457.01726 of 459462.4%★★★☆☆
202376.1599 of 452186.8%★★★★☆
202280.4444 of 447790.1%★★★★★
202184.5288 of 445193.5%★★★★★
201955.81651 of 430961.7%★★★☆☆
201838.22836 of 426433.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.83184 of 458230.5%★★☆☆☆
202458.71658 of 464764.3%★★★☆☆
202370.51093 of 458576.2%★★★★☆
202276.0879 of 456380.7%★★★★☆
202175.4862 of 449880.8%★★★★☆
201958.31549 of 435764.4%★★★☆☆
201831.83136 of 431927.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.52790 of 430135.1%★★☆☆☆
202451.51796 of 429258.2%★★★☆☆
202354.81367 of 408666.5%★★★☆☆
202267.2794 of 395279.9%★★★★☆
202166.4685 of 379982.0%★★★★☆
201968.7624 of 368483.1%★★★★☆
201846.11634 of 355854.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.62300 of 300623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202461.11146 of 310863.1%★★★☆☆
202369.7806 of 310674.1%★★★★☆
202274.1590 of 308280.9%★★★★☆
202176.8485 of 308284.3%★★★★☆
201959.91163 of 314263.0%★★★☆☆
201839.71993 of 312736.3%★★☆☆☆
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)
Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile+50 vs school
At Risk (2022)82nd percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2026)47th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)37th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2026)35th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)31st percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-11 vs school
White (2026)23rd percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Reading45%-11 vs state
Mathematics42%-6 vs state

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Seminole Elementary ranks 3044th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 485 students attended Seminole Elementary.

Students who attend Seminole Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seminole J H
High : Seminole High School

Students at Seminole Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 39% White, 1% Two or more races.

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