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Dr Bruce Wood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dr Bruce Wood Elementary is a public elementary school in Terrell, Texas, serving 564 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Terrell Independent School District, which is ranked 828 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dr Bruce Wood Elementary consistently performs below the state and district averages on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than their peers but still lagging behind state averages. The performance of White students and students with special needs is particularly concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools for these subgroups. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 68.69% to 85.11% over the past few years, indicating a high concentration of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools within the Terrell Independent School District, such as W.H. Burnett Elementary, Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary, and J.W. Long Elementary, Dr Bruce Wood Elementary's performance is similarly low. However, the Global Leadership Academy, a public magnet school in Terrell, consistently outperforms Dr Bruce Wood Elementary and the state averages on STAAR assessments. When compared to schools in the neighboring Forney Independent School District, the performance gap becomes even more pronounced, with schools like Blackburn Elementary and Willett Elementary significantly outperforming Dr Bruce Wood Elementary on state assessments.

655

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,473

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 Poetry Rd
Terrell, TX 75160

(972) 563-3750

District: Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dr Bruce Wood Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Herman Furlough Junior Middle
High:	Terrell High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

White:

17.1%

African American:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2019 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg30%

Texas avg47%

4,166^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 17% (2019) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

828^th of 961Terrell 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	17.4	4166 of 4651	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	3442 of 4710	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	3965 of 4647	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3871 of 4581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3448 of 4578	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	3713 of 4479	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	1605 of 1905	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	1683 of 2443	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	2136 of 2443	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1613 of 2421	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1860 of 2444	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	2429 of 2515	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.1	3509 of 4461	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.2	2638 of 4331	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	3786 of 4295	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	2326 of 2918	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	2725 of 3668	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	3006 of 3556	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	2909 of 3487	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	2337 of 3446	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.1	3046 of 3333	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	3311 of 3744	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	3244 of 4658	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	3728 of 4588	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3921 of 4561	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3300 of 4499	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	3291 of 4348	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	34.2	2451 of 2980	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.6	2408 of 3184	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	3068 of 3644	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2853 of 4465	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	3557 of 4401	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	3508 of 4376	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.4	3018 of 4329	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3005 of 4188	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	3372 of 3705	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3297 of 4594	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3851 of 4521	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	3688 of 4477	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3403 of 4451	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3561 of 4309	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	3235 of 3739	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	3876 of 4647	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4033 of 4585	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3803 of 4563	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	3497 of 4498	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	3841 of 4357	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.2	956 of 1004	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	948 of 961	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.9	530 of 1112	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	1567 of 3549	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	3213 of 4292	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1913 of 4086	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	3202 of 3952	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3124 of 3799	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2807 of 3684	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	2302 of 2612	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2934 of 3108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	2788 of 3106	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2914 of 3082	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	2673 of 3082	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	2579 of 3142	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)56th percentile+45 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)18th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)5th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading32%-23 vs state

Mathematics26%-20 vs state

Science19%-11 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 5th 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
Dr Bruce Wood Elementary	Public	K-5	121 Poetry Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-3750	655	36	18.3	80.6%	112 (17.1%)	106 (16.2%)	396 (60.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.5%)	17.4	4166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%		30.4	3442^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	26.9%	724				26.0	28.4	41.2	22.0	24.8	31.4	18.6	$9,473
J W Long Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Creekside Dr	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1448	681	39	17.4	79.4%	106 (15.6%)	108 (15.9%)	426 (62.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.6%)	15.4	4261^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%		11.1	4501^st of 4710 public elementary schools	4.4%	240				25.6	20.5	35.0	15.0	20.3	28.2	26.5	$8,206
Global Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	305 W College St	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 551-5796	219	13	16.2	52.5%	88 (40.2%)	21 (9.6%)	97 (44.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	92.2	298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.6%		94.1	214^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.5%	84				76.5	76.3	87.5	79.4	55.3	81.3	71.9	$9,833
Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 S Rockwall Ave	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-1443	671	37	18.0	83.3%	130 (19.4%)	156 (23.2%)	349 (52.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.9%)	14.2	4324^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.5	4437^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.8%	113	0.0	0.0	0.0	30.6	34.0	35.4	26.5	26.4	23.9	4.6	$8,567
Blackburn Elementary	Public	K-4	2401 Concord Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4300	662	46	14.4	50.8%	149 (22.5%)	340 (51.4%)	118 (17.8%)	15 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (5.9%)	74.4	948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%		81	714^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.8%	234				56.8	71.3		48.5	62.0			$9,405
Dewberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	6800 Falcon Way	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	692	46	14.9	80.3%	33 (4.8%)	499 (72.1%)	99 (14.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.8%)	11.7	4425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%		9.2	4556^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.3%	131				31.9	26.4		21.0	21.6			$10,436
Willett Elementary	Public	K-4	1896 S Gateway Blvd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(469) 762-4100	741	45	16.4	37.8%	238 (32.1%)	258 (34.8%)	183 (24.7%)	28 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	54.8	1855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%		69.5	1154^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.5%	701				49.4	58.7		44.2	44.9			$6,416
Griffin Elementary	Public	K-4	1130 S Ravenhill Rd	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4295	717	43	16.6	48.0%	103 (14.4%)	393 (54.8%)	130 (18.1%)	37 (5.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.3%)	49.9	2148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%		52.3	2037^th of 4710 public elementary schools	56.8%	111				45.8	45.7		49.4	47.4			$8,922
Henderson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	12755 Fm 1641	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 762-4320	580	41	14.2	55.2%	112 (19.3%)	275 (47.4%)	124 (21.4%)	26 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.7%)	66.5	1287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%		66.6	1272^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	73.0%	15				52.3	67.0		61.6	42.3			$9,254
Crosby Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	495 Diamond Creek Dr	Forney	75126	Kaufman County	Forney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 762-4315	452	34	13.2	53.8%	79 (17.5%)	230 (50.9%)	107 (23.7%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.5%)	41.2	2698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%		37.5	2989^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.5%	291				41.6	47.4		36.9	46.4			$8,757

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr Bruce Wood Elementary

What district is Dr Bruce Wood Elementary in?

Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

Is Dr Bruce Wood Elementary a good school?

Dr Bruce Wood Elementary ranks in the bottom 10.4% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Dr Bruce Wood Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 655 students attended Dr Bruce Wood Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Dr Bruce Wood Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dr Bruce Wood Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Herman Furlough Junior Middle
High : Terrell High School

What is the racial makeup of Dr Bruce Wood Elementary?

Students at Dr Bruce Wood Elementary are 60% Hispanic, 17% White, 16% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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