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Sweet Home Elementary

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Sweet Home Elementary ranks 1456 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1456^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sweet Home Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Sweet Home, TX, with 148 students. The school is part of the Sweet Home Independent School District, which is ranked 91 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sweet Home Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years, with a current ranking of 1456 out of 4651 schools. The school's performance on STAAR tests is generally above the state and district averages, particularly in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2024-2025, Sweet Home Elementary's 6th-grade reading proficiency rate is 75%, compared to the state average of 54.21%. Compared to nearby schools like Moulton Elementary and Yoakum Intermediate, Sweet Home Elementary's academic performance is mixed, outperforming them on most STAAR tests but lagging behind the high-performing Shiner Elementary in several subject areas.

Sweet Home Elementary has a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 18.92% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's student population is predominantly White, with a ranking of 2141 out of 3078 Texas elementary schools for White students in 2023-2024. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 in 2023-2024 and per-student spending of $10,397 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average but lower than some nearby schools like Yoakum Pri ($15,266 per student).

155

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,082

Per pupil spending ?

22.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7508 Fm 531
Sweet Home, TX 77987

(361) 221-3221

District: Sweet Home Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.2%

Hispanic:

13.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (61% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Above the Texas median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

Texas avg46%

Elementary school

1,456^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

105^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

91^st of 961Sweet Home 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	1456 of 4651	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	1459 of 4710	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.4	1366 of 4647	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	745 of 4581	83.7%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	1267 of 4578	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	734 of 4479	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.3	1060 of 4359	75.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.9	986 of 4329	77.2%	★★★★☆
2016	83.9	534 of 4286	87.5%	★★★★☆
2015	82.0	632 of 4320	85.4%	★★★★☆
2014	85.2	447 of 4260	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	81.5	583 of 4221	86.2%	★★★★☆
2012	66.6	1331 of 4206	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	1407 of 4095	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	73.3	893 of 3937	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	56.2	1906 of 3884	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	1336 of 3768	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.0	633 of 3724	83.0%	★★★★☆
2006	62.1	1419 of 3476	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.1	1568 of 3475	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	79.4	444 of 3465	87.2%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.8	1557 of 4461	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	973 of 3744	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.9	1138 of 4658	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	1288 of 4588	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	1194 of 4561	73.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.4	1387 of 4499	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.6	864 of 4348	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	1329 of 4306	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	52.4	1874 of 4264	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	1203 of 3739	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	2073 of 4647	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	1784 of 4585	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.6	645 of 4563	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	1089 of 4498	75.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	576 of 4357	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	1025 of 4319	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1737 of 2612	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	2163 of 3108	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1858 of 3106	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.8	980 of 3082	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	1588 of 3082	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	940 of 3142	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.5	1194 of 3127	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	105 of 2344	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	299 of 2372	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	88.5	170 of 2330	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.8	89 of 2254	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	157 of 2252	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	71.4	457 of 2193	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	509 of 2080	75.5%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	445 of 2027	78.0%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	454 of 1987	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	81.7	226 of 2043	88.9%	★★★★☆
2014	71.9	472 of 1987	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	579 of 1973	70.7%	★★★★☆
2012	52.6	965 of 1951	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	663 of 1895	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	76.6	194 of 1803	89.2%	★★★★☆
2009	77.4	217 of 1763	87.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.5	236 of 1718	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	179 of 1684	89.4%	★★★★☆
2006	85.1	82 of 1585	94.8%	★★★★★
2005	73.6	329 of 1582	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	74.2	263 of 1573	83.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	36.4	1341 of 2058	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	622 of 2008	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	101 of 1825	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	63.6	649 of 2242	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	283 of 2241	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	93 of 2151	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	316 of 2047	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	70.9	442 of 2008	78.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	52.2	826 of 2039	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	265 of 1818	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	255 of 2246	88.6%	★★★★☆
2022	94.0	82 of 2228	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.9	195 of 2168	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	63.8	579 of 2069	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	65.3	539 of 2030	73.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	185 of 1439	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	367 of 1733	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	71.4	393 of 1749	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	87.2	101 of 1723	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	137 of 1700	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	55.3	682 of 1684	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	615 of 1673	63.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)65th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)56th percentile-20 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-35 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)59th percentile-16 vs school

At Risk (2019)35th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics67%+25 vs state

Reading62%+8 vs state

Social Studies50%+20 vs state

Science40%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Sweet Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	7508 Fm 531	Sweet Home	77987	Lavaca County	Sweet Home Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 221-3221	155	12	12.4	22.6%	129 (83.2%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	62.7	1456^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.7%		62.9	1459^th of 4710 public elementary schools	69.0%	3	53.3	18.2	52.9	75.0	82.4	87.5	46.7	36.4	64.7	81.3	82.4	100.0	35.3	50.0	50.0	$11,082
Yoakum Annex	Public	PK-K	412 Simpson St	Yoakum	77995	DeWitt County	Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 293-3312	185	18	10.1	81.1%	68 (36.8%)	20 (10.8%)	88 (47.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)																$8,002
Yoakum Pri	Public	1-2	701 W Grand Ave	Yoakum	77995	DeWitt County	Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 293-2011	231	20	11.5	70.1%	35 (15.2%)	11 (4.8%)	179 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)								(n/a)																$9,606
Yoakum Intermediate	Public	3-5	208 Aubrey St	Yoakum	77995	DeWitt County	Yoakum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 293-2741	292	30	9.6	68.2%	47 (16.1%)	26 (8.9%)	213 (72.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	27.9	3556^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.5%		47.2	2353^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	50.0%	1203	29.8	44.6	37.1				27.7	49.5	31.3				15.5			$9,421
Vysehrad Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	595 County Rd 182	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Vysehrad Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-4118	74	7	10.6	44.6%	54 (73.0%)	10 (13.5%)	7 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	58.8	1631^st of 4651 public elementary schools	64.9%		86.6	515^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.1%	1116		20.0	80.0		50.0	33.3		60.0	40.0		70.0		40.0	16.7	0.0	$14,694
Shiner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	510 Cr 348	Shiner	77984	Lavaca County	Shiner Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 594-3131	410	28	14.6	28.5%	281 (68.5%)	17 (4.1%)	94 (22.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	88.3	435^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.6%		87.5	478^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.9%	43	74.5	67.7	69.4	71.2			61.7	72.6	67.4	74.6			65.3			$5,876
Hallettsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	308 N Ridge St	Hallettsville	77964	Lavaca County	Hallettsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 798-2242	465	32	14.4	37.4%	358 (77.0%)	32 (6.9%)	45 (9.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.9%)	84	610^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.9%		86.7	514^th of 4710 public elementary schools	89.1%	96	61.0	67.9					63.4	72.6								$8,535
Moulton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 N Pecan	Moulton	77975	Lavaca County	Moulton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 596-4605	170	15	11.0	53.5%	88 (51.8%)	1 (0.6%)	76 (44.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	56.4	1755^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.3%		61.7	1512^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.9%	243	50.0	70.6	54.2	56.5			46.2	47.1	54.2	43.5			20.8			$8,779

Frequently Asked Questions about Sweet Home Elementary

How many students attend Sweet Home Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 155 students attended Sweet Home Elementary.

Is Sweet Home Elementary a good school?

Sweet Home Elementary ranks 1456^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Sweet Home Elementary?

Students at Sweet Home Elementary are 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Sweet Home Elementary in?

Sweet Home Independent School District (Isd)

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