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Sweeny Elementary

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Sweeny Elementary ranks 2429 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sweeny Elementary in Sweeny, TX, serves 869 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in the Sweeny Independent School District (Isd), and has shown a clear upward trend in overall performance over the past few years, climbing from a low point to the 48th percentile statewide.

A standout strength at Sweeny Elementary is its mathematics program, particularly in the lower grades. In 3rd and 4th grade, math proficiency rates have consistently exceeded state averages, giving the school a competitive edge over nearby schools like West Columbia Elementary and Tenie Holmes Elementary, which struggle in this area. However, the school faces a significant challenge in 5th grade, where reading and math proficiency drop sharply—over 20 points below the state average in reading. This "reading cliff" is a critical area for improvement, as it undermines the progress made in earlier grades. Additionally, the school excels with its Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the 62nd percentile, but struggles to support its English Language Learner students, who rank in the 2nd percentile statewide.

While Sweeny Elementary is on a positive trajectory, it still has room to grow compared to regional standouts like Bess Brannen Elementary in Brazosport Independent School District (Isd), which consistently ranks in the top 10-20% of Texas schools. The school’s overall improvement is encouraging, but it must address the persistent underperformance of specific student groups, including Hispanic, White, and Special Education students, to ensure all children benefit from its rising standards. The declining rate of students receiving free or reduced lunch (now at 55.24%) is a positive community trend, but the school’s support for low-socioeconomic status students remains an area for growth.

869

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,732

Per pupil spending ?

55.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 Sycamore
Sweeny, TX 77480-1399

(979) 491-8300

District: Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sweeny Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sweeny J H
High:	Sweeny High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.7%

Hispanic:

26.7%

African American:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 20th percentile in 2019 → 48th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 48th (2026) from a 20th-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Texas avg51%

2,429^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to bottom 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

426^th of 951Sweeny 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	44.3	2429 of 4627	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.8	2938 of 4651	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3278 of 4710	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3458 of 4647	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.7	2125 of 4581	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	1814 of 4578	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.6	3604 of 4479	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.9	2947 of 4359	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	2500 of 4329	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	61.6	1688 of 4286	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.8	1389 of 4320	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.9	1431 of 4260	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.8	1190 of 4221	71.8%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	1349 of 4206	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	980 of 4095	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	62.0	1653 of 3937	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.6	1187 of 3884	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	76.5	674 of 3768	82.1%	★★★★☆
2007	76.7	651 of 3724	82.5%	★★★★☆
2006	71.6	928 of 3476	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	70.1	990 of 3475	71.5%	★★★★☆
2004	62.3	1380 of 3465	60.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	1055 of 2406	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.1	1095 of 1905	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1746 of 2443	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	2156 of 2443	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1701 of 2421	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.4	1175 of 2444	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.1	1912 of 2515	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1786 of 2483	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.3	3896 of 4461	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3627 of 4295	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	3778 of 4240	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	2860 of 2918	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	3264 of 3556	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.1	2555 of 3487	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	2117 of 3446	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3036 of 3333	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.6	3214 of 3226	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	2811 of 4575	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.3	2266 of 3744	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3413 of 4658	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3755 of 4588	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2667 of 4561	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.9	2244 of 4499	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	3526 of 4348	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2863 of 4306	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	1161 of 3075	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.3	551 of 2619	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	859 of 2980	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	163 of 2958	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	48.5	2080 of 3184	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.9	228 of 3106	92.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3191 of 4413	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.2	2600 of 3644	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3084 of 4465	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	3604 of 4401	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	2111 of 4376	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	1514 of 4329	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.7	3478 of 4188	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	3247 of 4168	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.8	2886 of 4520	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.5	2321 of 3705	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3769 of 4594	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	3566 of 4521	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	2133 of 4477	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	2123 of 4451	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.6	4015 of 4309	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	3482 of 4264	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	2216 of 4582	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	2206 of 3739	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	3155 of 4647	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3012 of 4585	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	1648 of 4563	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	1393 of 4498	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.2	3521 of 4357	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	3018 of 4319	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	1021 of 1106	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	890 of 975	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	935 of 1128	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	972 of 1099	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	888 of 1004	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	906 of 961	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	1001 of 1112	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	893 of 1046	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	3454 of 4301	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.4	2856 of 3549	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3401 of 4292	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	3935 of 4086	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	3332 of 3952	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3033 of 3799	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	3561 of 3684	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	2863 of 3558	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	2099 of 3006	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.5	1955 of 2612	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2763 of 3108	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2728 of 3106	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2063 of 3082	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2076 of 3082	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.4	2848 of 3142	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	2480 of 3127	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)62nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2026)56th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)30th percentile-17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile-28 vs school

At Risk (2022)13th percentile-41 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics47%~ state avg

Reading45%-9 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Sweeny Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	905 Sycamore	Sweeny	77480	Brazoria County	Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 491-8300	869	55	15.8	55.2%	519 (59.7%)	71 (8.2%)	232 (26.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	44.3	2429^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.5%		37.8	2938^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.8%	509	51.4	46.1	37.9	49.5	55.3	37.9	$8,732
Wild Peach Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	3311 County Rd 353	Brazoria	77422	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 799-1700	297	19	15.6	79.1%	143 (48.1%)	13 (4.4%)	122 (41.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.1%)								(n/a)							$9,687
West Columbia Elementary	Public	K-5	711 S Gray	West Columbia	77486	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 345-5147	674	41	16.5	57.3%	392 (58.2%)	40 (5.9%)	218 (32.3%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	35.8	3032^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	34.5%		44.6	2461^st of 4651 public elementary schools	47.1%	571	39.8	40.3	47.3	32.7	52.3	41.1	$7,136
Barrow Elementary	Public	2-5	112 Gaines	Brazoria	77422	Brazoria County	Columbia-Brazoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 799-1700	360	27	13.3	83.9%	194 (53.9%)	23 (6.4%)	127 (35.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	32.6	3251^st of 4627 public elementary schools	29.7%		43.4	2538^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.4%	713	42.4	40.4	46.0	36.5	43.6	37.0	$10,413
Van Vleck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	178 S 4th St	Van Vleck	77482	Matagorda County	Van Vleck Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 323-5040	447	31	14.4	66.9%	226 (50.6%)	22 (4.9%)	176 (39.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	35.3	3066^th of 4627 public elementary schools	33.7%		35.1	3118^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.0%	52	44.9	39.0	54.6	56.5	26.7	20.8	$7,799
Tenie Holmes Elementary	Public	3-5	3200 5th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1400	763	36	21.2	62.9%	118 (15.5%)	95 (12.5%)	532 (69.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	34.7	3110^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.8%		29.7	3447^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.9%	337	32.3	46.7	41.3	31.5	54.9	42.0	$7,302
S F Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7351 Stephen F Austin Rd	Jones Creek	77541	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7160	189	14	13.4	69.3%	66 (34.9%)	6 (3.2%)	108 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	16.9	4195^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.3%		45.2	2431^st of 4651 public elementary schools	47.7%	1764	25.0	14.3	60.9	10.0	14.3	30.4	$11,357
Cherry Elementary	Public	PK-K	2619 8th St	Bay City	77414	Matagorda County	Bay City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 401-1300	432	25	17.4	75.2%	66 (15.3%)	60 (13.9%)	289 (66.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)								(n/a)							$9,949
Bess Brannen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	802 That Way St	Lake Jackson	77566	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7170	747	47	15.7	38.8%	384 (51.4%)	25 (3.3%)	286 (38.3%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (5.0%)	85.5	561^st of 4627 public elementary schools	87.9%		87.3	481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.7%	80	58.1	83.4		54.7	75.5		$8,346
A P Beutel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Ligustrum St	Lake Jackson	77566	Brazoria County	Brazosport Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 730-7165	572	41	13.8	54.0%	243 (42.5%)	21 (3.7%)	277 (48.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	57.6	1733^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	62.5%		67.5	1234^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.5%	499	55.4	61.3		50.0	35.9		$9,542

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweeny Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Sweeny Elementary?

Students at Sweeny Elementary are 60% White, 27% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sweeny Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sweeny Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sweeny J H
High : Sweeny High School

How many students attend Sweeny Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended Sweeny Elementary.

Is Sweeny Elementary a good school?

Sweeny Elementary ranks 2429^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Sweeny Elementary in?

Sweeny Independent School District (Isd)

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