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Scott Elementary

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Scott Elementary ranks 3032 nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3032^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Scott Elementary is a public elementary school located in Temple, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 465 students. The school is part of the Temple Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 788 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Scott Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 2465 and 3365 over the past several years. The school has a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other Texas elementary schools. Student performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 32.86% of 3rd-grade students at Scott Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.02% statewide and 42.02% for the Temple ISD.

The nearby Hector P. Garcia Elementary, Raye-Allen Elementary, and Western Hills Elementary generally perform better than Scott Elementary on STAAR tests and have higher statewide rankings. Similarly, two elementary schools in the neighboring Belton ISD, Joe M. Pirtle Elementary and Tarver Elementary, outperform Scott Elementary on STAAR tests and have higher statewide rankings.

442

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,405

Per pupil spending ?

73.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 W Ave P
Temple, TX 76504-6552

(254) 215-6222

District: Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Scott Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Bonham Middle
High:	Temple High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.8%

White:

25.3%

African American:

14.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

Texas avg47%

3,032^nd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd)

788^th of 961Temple 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	36.3	3032 of 4651	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2488 of 4710	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	2667 of 4647	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	3114 of 4581	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.2	3365 of 4578	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	3820 of 4479	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3314 of 4359	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	3430 of 4329	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.8	3474 of 4286	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.9	3118 of 4320	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.7	2713 of 4260	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.9	1956 of 4221	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	1759 of 4206	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	16.3	3839 of 4095	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	3572 of 3937	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.5	3634 of 3884	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.8	3154 of 3768	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	32.9	2957 of 3724	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.5	2519 of 3476	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.1	3139 of 3475	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	2806 of 3465	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	400 of 1905	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.8	338 of 2443	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	33.7	1733 of 2421	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	2144 of 2444	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	2291 of 2515	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	2142 of 2483	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	3465 of 4461	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3231 of 4331	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	3821 of 4295	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	3849 of 4240	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	2005 of 2918	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	3139 of 3668	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.9	2073 of 3556	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	2061 of 3744	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	2351 of 4658	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3223 of 4561	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	3530 of 4499	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3761 of 4348	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	3256 of 4306	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	669 of 2619	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	11.5	2812 of 3006	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	2969 of 3184	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	2296 of 3106	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	2044 of 3644	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	2185 of 4465	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.9	3581 of 4376	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3361 of 4329	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	3793 of 4188	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3229 of 4168	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1842 of 3705	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	1567 of 4594	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	3509 of 4477	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	3949 of 4451	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3676 of 4309	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3063 of 4264	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1920 of 3739	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.7	1779 of 4647	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	3131 of 4563	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	3070 of 4498	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3625 of 4357	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3369 of 4319	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	730 of 975	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	987 of 1128	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.4	960 of 961	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	859 of 3549	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.8	1334 of 4292	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.9	3134 of 4086	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3564 of 3952	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	3666 of 3799	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	3443 of 3684	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3262 of 3558	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1949 of 2612	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.1	1399 of 3108	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	1795 of 3082	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.1	2552 of 3082	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2228 of 3142	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2031 of 3127	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)79th percentile+44 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+41 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)74th percentile+40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics40%-6 vs state

Science26%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	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 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 Spanish Science 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	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Scott Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	442	28	16.0	73.1%	112 (25.3%)	65 (14.7%)	229 (51.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	36.3	3032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%		45.3	2488^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.2%	544								32.9	43.0	48.5	35.7	38.4	46.3	25.8	$8,405
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Arapaho Dr	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5600	417	24	17.6	70.0%	118 (28.3%)	93 (22.3%)	166 (39.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.2%)	36	3049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%		37.2	3004^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.2%	45								43.1	31.8	46.2	40.0	34.9	47.0	24.2	$9,344
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Cottonwood Ln	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5700	763	44	17.4	67.1%	152 (19.9%)	98 (12.8%)	449 (58.8%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	31.3	3346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%		43.3	2648^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.8%	698	0.0	28.6	16.7	45.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	42.5	40.7	40.5	42.0	37.2	31.6	18.8	$7,762
Kennedy-Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 W Nugent Ave	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6000	384	23	16.3	61.5%	106 (27.6%)	84 (21.9%)	154 (40.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	61.1	1524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.2%		53.3	1968^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.2%	444								52.9	55.9	63.3	48.6	42.7	50.0	40.0	$9,329
Raye-Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5015 S 5th St	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5800	441	28	15.8	63.9%	108 (24.5%)	107 (24.3%)	174 (39.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (9.3%)	34.7	3154^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%		30.8	3414^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.5%	260								56.9	39.2	55.4	41.7	23.3	28.4	14.9	$7,461
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	2616 N 3rd St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5500	504	30	17.0	73.4%	127 (25.2%)	114 (22.6%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.9%)	22.8	3860^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%		33.6	3238^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.3%	622								37.6	34.3	30.5	29.4	39.7	26.8	18.3	$8,942
Sampson-Howard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1910 E Blackland Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 215-8473	611	36	16.7	81.2%	109 (17.8%)	188 (30.8%)	228 (37.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (11.1%)								(n/a)								46.4	48.8	42.7	48.0	33.7	29.2	13.5	$00
Hector P Garcia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 Lavendusky Dr	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6100	396	30	13.3	86.9%	34 (8.6%)	29 (7.3%)	319 (80.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.5%)	23.9	3803^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	18.2%		23.3	3878^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.7%	75	0.0	71.4	0.0	0.0	14.3	28.6	14.3	22.6	44.0	39.7	25.8	41.2	38.8	10.3	$9,298
Joe M Pirtle Elementary	Public	K-5	714 S Pea Rdg	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3400	575	41	14.0	40.3%	276 (48.0%)	63 (11.0%)	169 (29.4%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.2%)	49.8	2152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%		56.4	1791^st of 4710 public elementary schools	62.0%	361								56.6	42.5	59.8	43.0	35.6	38.2	35.3	$7,862
Tarver Elementary	Public	K-5	7949 Stonehollow Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3800	494	37	13.3	44.1%	165 (33.4%)	69 (14.0%)	187 (37.9%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (6.1%)	39.5	2802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%		59.6	1620^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.6%	1182								58.0	42.5	56.4	32.5	35.8	38.8	16.7	$8,211

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott Elementary

What district is Scott Elementary in?

Temple Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Scott Elementary attend?

Students who attend Scott Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bonham Middle
High : Temple High School

What is the racial makeup of Scott Elementary?

Students at Scott Elementary are 52% Hispanic, 25% White, 15% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Scott Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 442 students attended Scott Elementary.

Is Scott Elementary a good school?

Scott Elementary ranks 3032^nd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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