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Parker Elementary

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Parker Elementary ranks 3269 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wakefield Elementary in Sherman, TX, is a K-5 school serving 324 students within the Sherman Independent School District (Isd), a district that faces significant challenges, with the school itself historically performing in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools.

Wakefield’s most notable strength is its exceptional performance with Gifted and Talented (GT) students, ranking in the 87th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to its overall struggles. This suggests that resources or strategies used in the GT program could potentially benefit all students if scaled. Another bright spot is 5th-grade Reading, where proficiency (54.1%) recently surpassed the district average and came close to the state average, a major improvement from the previous year. However, the school faces severe and persistent weaknesses in Mathematics, with proficiency rates across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades (34.43%, 32.94%, and 30%) significantly below state averages. Science scores are also alarmingly low, with only 13.73% of 5th graders proficient, the lowest among nearby peers like Henry W Sory Elementary (32.22%) and Fairview Elementary (29.03%).

Compared to nearby schools, Wakefield’s performance is volatile and inconsistent. Henry W Sory Elementary, just half a mile away, outperforms Wakefield in nearly every subject and grade level, particularly in 3rd-grade Reading (50.63% vs. 39.34%) and 5th-grade Math (51.11% vs. 30%). Fairview Elementary also shows competitive scores despite its own recent drop in ranking. Schools in the Denison Independent School District (Isd), such as Mayes Elementary, consistently outperform Wakefield, with 4th-grade Math proficiency (53.41%) dramatically higher than Wakefield’s 32.94%. Additionally, support for English Language Learners (ELL) has collapsed, dropping from the 57th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 3rd percentile in 2025-2026, a unique and concerning trend not seen in nearby schools.

324

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,405

Per pupil spending ?

77.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1501 Heritage Ranch Trail
Sherman, TX 75092-5599

(903) 891-6595

District: Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Parker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Piner Middle
High:	Sherman High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

Hispanic:

29.3%

African American:

12.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 30th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg36%

Texas avg51%

3,269^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

789^th of 947Sherman 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	32.6	3269 of 4643	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	4054 of 4651	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3751 of 4710	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	3668 of 4647	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3684 of 4581	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	2280 of 4578	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.1	3743 of 4479	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	2340 of 4359	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.9	3216 of 4329	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.6	2854 of 4286	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.6	3667 of 4320	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.2	2898 of 4260	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.8	2135 of 4221	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	31.4	3356 of 4206	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	50.2	2394 of 4095	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.0	1955 of 3937	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.6	2219 of 3884	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	66.0	1301 of 3768	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.2	683 of 3724	81.7%	★★★★☆
2006	68.6	1102 of 3476	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	76.5	624 of 3475	82.0%	★★★★☆
2004	68.8	1050 of 3465	69.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.0	1986 of 2414	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2167 of 2443	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2288 of 2443	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	2305 of 2421	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2400 of 2515	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	1516 of 2483	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	1.5	1000 of 1015	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	920 of 957	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	1004 of 1009	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	962 of 1005	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	24.2	3836 of 4461	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	2731 of 4331	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3717 of 4295	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3532 of 4240	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	1596 of 1646	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.8	1733 of 3668	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	1532 of 3556	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	1317 of 3487	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	2244 of 3446	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.7	3221 of 3333	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	3135 of 3226	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	3144 of 4588	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	3959 of 4658	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	3800 of 4588	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3892 of 4561	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	2001 of 4499	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.4	3483 of 4348	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	61.4	1411 of 4306	67.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	406 of 3080	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.6	1480 of 2958	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.5	1967 of 3184	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.4	982 of 3106	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	2922 of 4425	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	2823 of 4465	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	2353 of 4401	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	2024 of 4376	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	2373 of 4329	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4051 of 4188	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	2936 of 4168	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	2781 of 4535	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.1	3524 of 4594	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.3	3063 of 4521	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3580 of 4477	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	2264 of 4451	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4159 of 4309	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	3127 of 4264	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	3298 of 4597	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3289 of 4647	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3366 of 4585	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3418 of 4563	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	2477 of 4498	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	3832 of 4357	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	3734 of 4319	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	678 of 1110	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	847 of 1128	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.8	964 of 1112	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	935 of 1046	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2194 of 4308	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.2	3900 of 4292	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.6	1609 of 4086	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	2605 of 3952	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.9	2263 of 3799	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1960 of 3684	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	2582 of 3015	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2974 of 3108	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2901 of 3106	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2840 of 3082	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	40.5	1910 of 3082	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2288 of 3142	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	1524 of 3127	51.3%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2026)49th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)28th percentile~ school

African American (2026)18th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)14th percentile-15 vs school

At Risk (2022)14th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2023)1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading48%-6 vs state

Mathematics33%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 20, 2016

My kids were bullied by students and teachers alike at our previous school. We came to Wakefield with an open mind and ready for a fresh start. We LOVE this school! All of the staff and students are happy and are in a safe environment. The teachers always have the students best interest at heart. Their bullying program is leaps and bounds ahead of our previous school, HOWE ELEMENTARY. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			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 (2025)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	1501 Heritage Ranch Trail	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6595	324	25	12.9	77.2%	128 (39.5%)	41 (12.7%)	95 (29.3%)	18 (5.6%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.9%)	32.6	3269^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.6%		19.5	4054^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%	785							39.3	50.0	54.1	34.4	32.9	30.0	$10,405
Henry W Sory Elementary	Public	K-5	120 Binkley Park Dr	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6650	619	49	12.6	55.4%	261 (42.2%)	66 (10.7%)	180 (29.1%)	49 (7.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (9.4%)	34.2	3154^th of 4643 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.5	2883^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	38.0%	271							50.6	40.3	50.0	41.8	26.4	34.9	$9,993
Fairview Elementary	Public	K-5	501 W Taylor St	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6580	382	36	10.6	73.6%	137 (35.9%)	42 (11.0%)	167 (43.7%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	28.8	3518^th of 4643 public elementary schools	24.2%		57	1721^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.0%	1797	17.7	45.5	20.0	8.3			36.1	52.6	44.0	33.0	31.1	34.4	$12,316
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	815 S Travis St	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6700	464	34	13.6	91.8%	54 (11.6%)	15 (3.2%)	383 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.6%)	38.9	2843^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	38.8%		12.2	4411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.2%	1568	12.5	23.5	14.3	16.0	26.5		44.1	53.3	46.0	45.5	40.0	36.2	$8,570
Crutchfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	521 S Dewey Ave	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6565	424	35	12.0	81.8%	65 (15.3%)	40 (9.4%)	294 (69.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	10.9	4467^th of 4643 public elementary schools	3.8%		26	3671^st of 4651 public elementary schools	21.1%	796	15.8	8.3	11.1	15.8		0.0	21.1	27.7	41.0	13.0	25.9	27.9	$10,932
Percy W Neblett Elementary	Public	K-5	1505 Gallagher	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6670	462	48	9.6	64.3%	215 (46.5%)	63 (13.6%)	129 (27.9%)	14 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.2%)	14.8	4319^th of 4643 public elementary schools	7.0%		13.8	4342^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.6%	23							24.6	39.0	46.7	17.7	24.7	23.3	$11,176
Dillingham Elementary	Public	K-5	1701 E Gallagher Dr	Sherman	75090	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6400	710	50	14.1	77.6%	201 (28.3%)	91 (12.8%)	358 (50.4%)	16 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	35.4	3063^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	34.0%		19.5	4056^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.8%	993							39.6	42.1	50.0	35.4	47.4	38.3	$8,856
Hyde Park Elementary	Public	K-4	1701 Hyde Park	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Denison Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 462-7350	502	33	15.2	51.0%	271 (54.0%)	24 (4.8%)	110 (21.9%)	6 (1.2%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.7%)	56.1	1807^th of 4643 public elementary schools	61.1%		38.5	2889^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.9%	1082							56.1	49.5		55.2	44.8		$8,132
S And S Cons Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4217 Elementary Dr	Southmayd	76264	Grayson County	S And S Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-6051	345	27	12.6	50.7%	213 (61.7%)	7 (2.0%)	104 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.5%)	31.7	3340^th of 4643 public elementary schools	28.1%		58.2	1664^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.2%	1676							30.2	56.4		37.5	26.8		$10,085
Summit Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	701 Summit Hill Pkwy	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 745-4100	323	22	14.9	62.8%	157 (48.6%)	11 (3.4%)	138 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)								(n/a)													$7,251

Frequently Asked Questions about Parker Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Parker Elementary?

Students at Parker Elementary are 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 13% African American, 10% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Parker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Parker Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Parker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Parker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Piner Middle
High : Sherman High School

What district is Parker Elementary in?

Sherman Independent School District (Isd)

Is Parker Elementary a good school?

Parker Elementary ranks 3269^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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