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Dr Bruce Wood Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4217^th

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of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dr Bruce Wood Elementary is a K-5 school in Terrell, TX, serving 655 students within the Terrell Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas school districts. The school has faced significant challenges, with overall performance consistently in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools and a high level of economic disadvantage, as over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. However, there are important nuances to understand, especially when comparing it to nearby schools.

A key finding is the stark contrast between Dr Bruce Wood Elementary and schools in the neighboring Forney Independent School District (Isd). While Dr Bruce Wood ranks in the 9th percentile statewide, Forney schools like Blackburn Elementary rank in the 68th percentile, despite Dr Bruce Wood spending nearly 50% more per student ($11,552 vs. $7,382). Even more striking is the comparison within Terrell ISD itself: Global Leadership Academy, just 1.19 miles away, ranks in the 97th percentile with proficiency rates of 80-88% in Reading and Math, suggesting that specialized programs can dramatically alter outcomes. Additionally, Dr Bruce Wood has a higher student-teacher ratio (18.3:1) compared to Forney schools (14-15:1), which may impact individualized instruction.

Despite these challenges, there are glimmers of hope and specific areas of strength. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked in the 27th percentile, driven by a strong 5th-grade cohort that achieved 52% proficiency in Math—outperforming the state average. The school also shows a relative strength in serving its Special Education students, who ranked in the 56th percentile in 2024-2025. However, there are troubling trends, including a significant decline for male and African American students, and a paradox where Gifted and Talented students rank in the 2nd percentile, indicating the school struggles to challenge its highest achievers. Inconsistent grade-level performance, such as 4th graders scoring 38% in Math while 5th graders scored only 20%, suggests a need for a more cohesive, vertically-aligned curriculum.

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 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

Texas avg50%

4,217^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 8 pts since 2019

From bottom 17% (2019) to bottom 9% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

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

790^th of 951Terrell 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	16.4	4217 of 4627	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.8	2321 of 2406	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	35.5	1145 of 1643	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	21.3	3974 of 4575	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	10.6	3007 of 3075	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.4	3872 of 4413	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	21.8	4062 of 4520	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.2	4282 of 4582	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.6	1048 of 1106	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	39.9	2488 of 4301	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	21.4	2636 of 3006	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)42nd percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+21 vs school

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

Female (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)12th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile~ school

Male (2026)7th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)5th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading32%-23 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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 Mathematics 3rd 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
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%)	16.4	4217^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.9%		17.4	4166^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.4%	51	28.6	0.0	26.6	32.8	33.9	30.8	37.9	20.0	$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%)	14.8	4307^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		15.4	4261^st of 4651 public elementary schools	8.4%	46	5.9		31.5	27.2	27.3	41.1	26.4	23.0	$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%)	95.6	145^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.9%		92.2	298^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.6%	153			85.3	81.5	87.5	88.2	64.3	87.5	$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%)	15.7	4256^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.0%		14.2	4324^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.0%	68			28.3	28.3	36.4	29.0	35.4	27.3	$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%)	62.3	1498^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.6%		74.4	948^th of 4651 public elementary schools	79.6%	550			60.6	54.5		51.2	46.3		$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%)	14.7	4310^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.9%		11.7	4425^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.9%	115			35.6	27.1		21.2	29.9		$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%)	34.7	3108^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.8%		54.8	1855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	60.1%	1253			34.1	46.2		40.8	39.5		$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%)	61.6	1536^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.8%		49.9	2148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.8%	612			49.4	58.2		41.9	62.7		$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%)	38.6	2850^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		66.5	1287^th of 4651 public elementary schools	72.3%	1563			37.0	47.5		40.4	44.0		$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%)	53.9	1919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.5%		41.2	2698^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.0%	779			57.0	42.9		53.9	48.2		$8,757

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Dr Bruce Wood Elementary?

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

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.

Is Dr Bruce Wood Elementary a good school?

Dr Bruce Wood Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Dr Bruce Wood Elementary in?

Terrell Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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