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Somerville Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-4

3811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Somerville Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-4 in the Somerville Independent School District (ISD) in Somerville, Texas, with 209 students. The school has consistently been ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools by SchoolDigger, with a 1-star rating out of 5 in recent years.

Somerville Elementary faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. The school consistently underperforms the state average on STAAR tests in both reading and math, with only 35.29% of 3rd graders and 27.27% of 4th graders proficient or better in reading, compared to the state averages of 52.02% and 53.73%, respectively. The math proficiency rates were also low, at 29.41% for 3rd grade and 40.63% for 4th grade, compared to the state averages of 44.88% and 45.79%. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 85.65% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as River Bend Elementary and Greens Prairie Elementary in the College Station ISD, and Krause Elementary and Brenham Elementary in the Brenham ISD, generally outperform Somerville Elementary on academic measures, despite serving student populations with lower percentages of low-income students. This suggests that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as instructional practices, school leadership, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the performance gap.

200

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,563

Per pupil spending ?

82%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 8th St
Somerville, TX 77879-0997

(979) 596-1502

District: Somerville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Somerville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Somerville Intermediate
High:	Somerville High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

White:

32.5%

African American:

11.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Reading scores 22 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

Texas avg49%

3,811^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

869^th of 961Somerville 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
2025	23.8	3811 of 4651	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	4407 of 4710	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	4275 of 4647	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	4447 of 4581	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3624 of 4578	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3989 of 4479	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	3690 of 4359	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.2	3321 of 4329	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.6	3789 of 4286	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	3816 of 4320	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.4	3938 of 4260	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	20.0	3798 of 4221	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	3913 of 4206	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	36.9	3094 of 4095	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	3557 of 3937	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.7	3559 of 3884	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	52.6	2061 of 3768	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.6	2860 of 3724	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.9	2897 of 3476	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.2	2971 of 3475	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	45.7	2234 of 3465	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	32.9	1737 of 2443	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	2386 of 2421	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	2047 of 2444	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2379 of 2515	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1773 of 2483	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	9.7	4410 of 4461	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	4325 of 4331	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	3650 of 4295	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	3830 of 4240	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	12.3	3449 of 3556	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	2904 of 3744	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4071 of 4658	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	4410 of 4588	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4254 of 4561	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4250 of 4499	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.8	3731 of 4348	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	3073 of 4306	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	2700 of 3644	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	3946 of 4465	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	4208 of 4401	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	4306 of 4376	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.1	2634 of 4329	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3745 of 4188	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	3129 of 4168	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	2935 of 3705	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	4394 of 4594	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	4301 of 4521	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.0	4414 of 4477	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3957 of 4451	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	4007 of 4309	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3578 of 4264	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	3197 of 3739	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	4502 of 4647	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	3678 of 4585	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	4497 of 4563	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.1	2491 of 4498	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	3975 of 4357	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	4037 of 4319	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	930 of 1112	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	951 of 1046	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	2139 of 2612	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	3024 of 3108	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2981 of 3106	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	3015 of 3082	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	2940 of 3082	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	2619 of 3142	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	2722 of 3127	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2023)29th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)3rd percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

Reading31%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Somerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	700 8th St	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Somerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 596-1502	200	15	13.5	82.0%	65 (32.5%)	22 (11.0%)	93 (46.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	23.8	3811^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%		13.1	4407^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.4%	596	35.3	27.3			29.4	40.6				$8,563
Snook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10110 Fm 2155	Somerville	77879	Burleson County	Snook Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 272-8307	291	19	15.1	63.9%	127 (43.6%)	37 (12.7%)	115 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.4%)	41.1	2700^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.9%		39.9	2842^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	39.7%	142	20.5	36.7	52.1		40.9	37.5	58.3		31.9	$8,093
Burton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	12504 Cedar St	Burton	77835	Washington County	Burton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 289-2175	386	27	14.1	43.5%	293 (75.9%)	22 (5.7%)	62 (16.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	83.2	639^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.3%		79.6	775^th of 4710 public elementary schools	83.5%	136	71.8	69.2	70.4	77.1	76.9	61.5	59.3	50.0	44.4	$8,408
Brenham Elementary	Public	K-4	1000 Blue Bell Dr	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3880	512	37	13.8	65.4%	153 (29.9%)	130 (25.4%)	194 (37.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	29 (5.7%)	41.8	2651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	43.0%		55.7	1834^th of 4710 public elementary schools	61.1%	817	39.6	45.3			26.0	58.1				$8,813
Alton Elementary	Public	K-4	1210 S Market St	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3870	460	30	15.3	57.2%	193 (42.0%)	87 (18.9%)	154 (33.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.8%)	58.3	1660^th of 4651 public elementary schools	64.3%		55.1	1878^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.1%	218	50.5	54.7			44.1	53.5				$9,286
Krause Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	2201 E Stone	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Brenham Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 277-3860	655	42	15.6	69.6%	160 (24.4%)	100 (15.3%)	367 (56.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.7%)	20.9	3977^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.5%		33.4	3246^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.1%	731	34.5	30.9			30.2	32.4				$8,205
Caldwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	611 W Alligator	Caldwell	77836	Burleson County	Caldwell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 567-2404	641	39	16.4	66.0%	301 (47.0%)	42 (6.6%)	267 (41.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)								(n/a)	56.2				47.7					$8,100
Greens Prairie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4315 Greens Prairie Trail	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 694-5870	510	33	15.3	13.9%	371 (72.7%)	20 (3.9%)	66 (12.9%)	34 (6.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	85.3	560^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.0%		78.5	813^th of 4710 public elementary schools	82.7%	253	65.0	70.3			66.0	64.3				$9,410
River Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	4070 Holleman Dr S	College Station	77845	Brazos County	College Station Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 694-5841	519	40	13.1	52.8%	243 (46.8%)	92 (17.7%)	120 (23.1%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.6%)	85.5	550^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.2%		65	1344^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.5%	794	65.0	72.9			61.0	69.1				$10,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Somerville Elementary

How many students attend Somerville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Somerville Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Somerville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Somerville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Somerville Intermediate
High : Somerville High School

What district is Somerville Elementary in?

Somerville Independent School District (Isd)

Is Somerville Elementary a good school?

Somerville Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Somerville Elementary?

Students at Somerville Elementary are 47% Hispanic, 33% White, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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