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Woodroe Petty Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3923^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Woodroe Petty Elementary in Taft, TX, serves 390 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Taft Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the 7th percentile statewide. The school faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 15th percentile of Texas elementary schools, with nearly 89% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. While the school has seen brief improvements, such as reaching the 25th percentile in 2022-2023, its most recent data shows a persistent struggle to keep pace with nearby schools.

Compared to its neighbors, the performance gap is stark. For example, Sinton Elementary in the Sinton Independent School District (Isd) ranks at the 50th percentile, while schools in the Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd), like East Cliff Elementary (85th percentile) and Clark Elementary (74th percentile), far outperform Woodroe Petty. In 5th-grade science, only 5.36% of Woodroe Petty students were proficient, compared to 48.9% at East Cliff. Even Oak Park Special Emphasis School in Corpus Christi, which has a higher poverty rate (95.9%), consistently achieves better results, such as 49.4% proficiency in 4th-grade reading versus Woodroe Petty's 23.6%.

Despite these challenges, there is a bright spot: 5th-grade math proficiency has improved from 25.5% in 2023-2024 to 45.5% in 2025-2026, nearing the state average of 47.4%. This suggests a specific instructional strategy may be working and could be replicated in other subjects. However, the school spends $11,851 per student—higher than many higher-performing peers like East Cliff ($9,801)—indicating that funding alone isn't the issue. The inconsistent performance of subgroups, such as a dramatic drop in special education support, points to a need for more effective resource allocation and instructional methods.

390

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,025

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

401 Peach Streeet
Taft, TX 78390-3016

(361) 528-2636

District: Taft Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Woodroe Petty Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ricardo L Trevino J H
High:	Taft High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.7%

White:

20.3%

Two or more races:

0.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 25th percentile in 2023 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 25th-percentile peak (2023) to 15th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg34%

Texas avg51%

3,923^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

886^th of 951Taft 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	22.3	3923 of 4627	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	4380 of 4651	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	4417 of 4710	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3490 of 4647	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	3620 of 4581	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3673 of 4578	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	4372 of 4479	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	3980 of 4359	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.6	4199 of 4329	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	3910 of 4286	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.9	3659 of 4320	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	5.9	4202 of 4260	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	4073 of 4221	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	3741 of 4206	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.0	4038 of 4095	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.8	3903 of 3937	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.6	3810 of 3884	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	3525 of 3768	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	3486 of 3724	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	3055 of 3476	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	5.7	3431 of 3475	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.1	3303 of 3465	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.6	3262 of 4461	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3993 of 4331	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	4214 of 4295	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	4059 of 4240	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	3704 of 4575	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	3550 of 3744	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	4469 of 4658	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	4063 of 4588	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	3936 of 4561	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	2998 of 4499	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.6	4213 of 4348	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3680 of 4306	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	23.1	2855 of 3184	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	3738 of 4413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	3439 of 3644	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	4226 of 4465	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	3310 of 4401	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3438 of 4376	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3412 of 4329	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	4097 of 4188	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	3717 of 4168	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	3559 of 4520	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	3440 of 3705	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4190 of 4594	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	2947 of 4521	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2984 of 4477	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	3032 of 4451	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4148 of 4309	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3682 of 4264	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	4003 of 4582	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.1	3503 of 3739	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4169 of 4647	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	2662 of 4585	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	2841 of 4563	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.4	4034 of 4498	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	4268 of 4357	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	4147 of 4319	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	3807 of 4301	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.2	3288 of 3549	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3077 of 4292	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3249 of 4086	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.6	1137 of 3952	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	28.0	2969 of 3799	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	2775 of 3684	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	2490 of 3558	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	2721 of 3006	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	2060 of 2612	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	3043 of 3082	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	3083 of 3127	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)27th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)10th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-10 vs state

Reading32%-22 vs state

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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	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 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd 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
Woodroe Petty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Peach Streeet	Taft	78390	San Patricio County	Taft Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 528-2636	390	25	15.4	89.0%	79 (20.3%)	1 (0.3%)	307 (78.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22.3	3923^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		12.8	4380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.8%	457					34.0	30.0	32.1	30.0	35.0	45.5	$9,025
Andrews Elementary	Public	1-5	4015 Moore Ave	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4048	530	37	14.3	55.5%	129 (24.3%)	6 (1.1%)	373 (70.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.3%)	70.2	1129^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.6%		63.1	1432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.2%	303	54.6	28.6	54.6	28.6	58.4	59.1	71.8	30.8	64.2	74.1	$9,627
Clark Elementary	Public	1-5	2250 Memorial Pkwy	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4045	457	35	13.0	53.4%	139 (30.4%)	5 (1.1%)	298 (65.2%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.3%)	68	1224^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.5%		74.8	935^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.9%	289					58.1	59.8	61.5	49.4	61.8	52.6	$9,908
Sinton Elementary	Public	3-5	200 S Bowie Ave	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6900	458	31	14.5	66.2%	72 (15.7%)	4 (0.9%)	378 (82.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	46.4	2304^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.2%		41.7	2660^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.8%	356					40.8	54.7	53.6	36.1	51.6	45.7	$11,747
Austin Elementary	Public	1-5	308 N Gregory Ave	Gregory	78359	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 777-4252	375	30	12.5	54.7%	102 (27.2%)	2 (0.5%)	253 (67.5%)	11 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	57.3	1744^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.3%		63.5	1405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.8%	339					51.8	58.2	55.6	50.6	55.0	42.0	$12,049
Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1201 Daniel Moore Ave	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(371) 777-1091	529	34	15.5	62.9%	157 (29.7%)	9 (1.7%)	334 (63.1%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.3%)								(n/a)											$00
Welder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	901 Hamilton St	Sinton	78387	San Patricio County	Sinton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 364-6600	520	32	16.0	71.9%	68 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	448 (86.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)											$9,523
East Cliff Elementary	Public	1-5	1140 Broadway	Portland	78374	San Patricio County	Gregory-Portland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 777-4255	474	35	13.5	41.6%	211 (44.5%)	2 (0.4%)	219 (46.2%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	82.6	675^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.1	607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.9%	68					59.8	66.7	74.2	58.6	65.1	68.8	$10,563
Odem Intermediate	Public	3-5	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	198	14	13.9	66.7%	33 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	161 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	55.4	1830^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.4%		55.6	1798^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.3%	32					61.7	65.1	55.9	45.0	50.8	30.9	$9,144
Odem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	1 Owl Square	Odem	78370	San Patricio County	Odem-Edroy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 368-8121	247	16	15.6	63.6%	37 (15.0%)	0 (0.0%)	209 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$7,893

Frequently Asked Questions about Woodroe Petty Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Woodroe Petty Elementary?

Students at Woodroe Petty Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 20% White.

What schools do graduates of Woodroe Petty Elementary attend?

Students who attend Woodroe Petty Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ricardo L Trevino J H
High : Taft High School

How many students attend Woodroe Petty Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Woodroe Petty Elementary.

What district is Woodroe Petty Elementary in?

Taft Independent School District (Isd)

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