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Dixie Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4095^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dixie Elementary in Tyler, TX, serves 619 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a high-poverty area where over 91% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, with its most recent state ranking falling to the 11th percentile. While Dixie's overall performance is low, it is important to note that nearby schools with similar poverty levels, such as Jones Elementary (53rd percentile) and Ramey Elementary (49th percentile), achieve much higher results, suggesting that school-level factors can make a difference even in challenging circumstances.

One of the most notable findings about Dixie Elementary is its past strength in serving Special Education students, where it ranked in the 81st percentile in 2023-2024, a remarkable achievement for a school with otherwise low scores. However, this performance has declined in recent years, dropping to the 37th percentile. Additionally, the school has experienced a sharp and concerning decline in outcomes for African American students, falling from the 48th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 10th percentile in the most recent data. This trend demands immediate attention and investigation to understand the root causes and implement effective interventions.

Dixie's academic history shows a period of improvement from 2016-2017 to a peak in 2018-2019, but recent years have seen a sharp decline back to levels seen nearly a decade ago. The school's per-student spending is in the middle range compared to nearby schools, indicating that how funds are used matters more than the amount spent. For parents considering Dixie Elementary, it is crucial to be aware of these challenges and to engage with the school and district to understand the specific strategies being implemented to address the recent declines, particularly for African American students, and to learn from the successes of higher-performing schools in similar circumstances within the district.

619

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,797

Per pupil spending ?

91.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

213 Patton Ln
Tyler, TX 75704-9455

(903) 262-2040

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dixie Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Boulter Middle
High:	Tyler High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.6%

African American:

26.3%

White:

10.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg47%

Texas avg50%

4,095^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

468^th of 951Tyler 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	19.1	4095 of 4627	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.0	3432 of 4651	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4101 of 4710	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	3806 of 4647	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3658 of 4581	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	3278 of 4578	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.1	2947 of 4479	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	3827 of 4359	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	3936 of 4329	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	3539 of 4286	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.3	2998 of 4320	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.7	3506 of 4260	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.0	3093 of 4221	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.3	3243 of 4206	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.1	4015 of 4095	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.4	3802 of 3937	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	3836 of 3884	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.3	3666 of 3768	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	25.2	3239 of 3724	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.4	2623 of 3476	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.8	3034 of 3475	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.9	2356 of 3465	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	2168 of 2406	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	45.7	998 of 1905	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1573 of 2443	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	2103 of 2443	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1659 of 2421	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1568 of 2444	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1244 of 2515	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	1971 of 2483	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.3	2729 of 4461	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	2516 of 4331	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.0	2258 of 4295	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	3443 of 4240	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1511 of 2918	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	1958 of 3668	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.7	1534 of 3556	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	1613 of 3487	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	1463 of 3446	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.6	2126 of 3333	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	2317 of 3226	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	4112 of 4575	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.0	2377 of 3744	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	3622 of 4658	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3601 of 4588	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3369 of 4561	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2760 of 4499	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	2666 of 4348	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.7	3685 of 4306	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	2377 of 3075	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	65.3	986 of 2619	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	1291 of 2980	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	2743 of 3184	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.9	2647 of 3106	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3227 of 4413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.4	2336 of 3644	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	3234 of 4465	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.7	2779 of 4401	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	2951 of 4376	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	2489 of 4329	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	2742 of 4188	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3142 of 4168	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	4055 of 4520	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	2725 of 3705	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	3761 of 4594	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	3459 of 4521	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3098 of 4477	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.3	2904 of 4451	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	2137 of 4309	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	26.1	3598 of 4264	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	3900 of 4582	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3020 of 3739	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	3838 of 4647	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3902 of 4585	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	3855 of 4563	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3639 of 4498	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	3176 of 4357	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	3872 of 4319	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	10.3	994 of 1046	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	2725 of 4301	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.4	1343 of 3549	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	820 of 4292	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	40.9	2228 of 4086	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	2009 of 3952	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	3233 of 3799	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2233 of 3684	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.9	3525 of 3558	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.8	2570 of 3006	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	2303 of 2612	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2966 of 3108	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	2757 of 3106	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.8	2276 of 3082	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	2853 of 3082	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	1369 of 3142	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	15.5	2933 of 3127	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+22 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2026)37th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

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

Female (2026)10th percentile~ school

African American (2026)10th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-17 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Dixie Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Patton Ln	Tyler	75704	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2040	619	39	15.9	91.8%	62 (10.0%)	163 (26.3%)	363 (58.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.7%)	19.1	4095^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.5%		30	3432^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.2%	663	18.8	25.0	13.3	33.3	0.0		36.1	35.9	41.2				27.0	32.3	27.3					$8,797
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Chandler Hwy	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2360	355	22	16.2	92.7%	24 (6.8%)	171 (48.2%)	150 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.2	2164^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.2%		35.2	3108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%	944							37.5	50.0	63.4				31.3	63.9	42.5					$11,048
Orr Elementary	Public	2-5	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2400	460	29	15.8	90.9%	17 (3.7%)	135 (29.3%)	303 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13.9	4344^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.1%		23.7	3813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	531							20.9	42.9	38.5				13.8	27.2	26.7					$8,811
Ramey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N Forest	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2505	517	37	13.9	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	155 (30.0%)	347 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	45.9	2338^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.5%		33.9	3195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%	857							42.3	46.0	44.3				43.7	68.5	40.9					$9,699
A W Orr Elementary - Cp	Public	PK, KG-1	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 262-2400	247	14	17.2	92.3%	10 (4.0%)	83 (33.6%)	146 (59.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)																				$00
Peete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Bellwood Dr	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2460	385	27	14.4	97.1%	17 (4.4%)	168 (43.6%)	185 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	19.2	4086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		16.8	4191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.9%	105							10.9	38.9	41.7				17.9	42.6	33.3					$11,732
T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	359	25	14.2	98.1%	13 (3.6%)	117 (32.6%)	221 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	12.5	4401^st of 4627 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.2	3784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	617							14.3	21.3	18.2				16.3	37.1	36.4					$10,995
Birdwell School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	2010 Talley Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1870	568	31	18.4	68.7%	41 (7.2%)	14 (2.5%)	506 (89.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	96.9	97^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.9%		97	101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	97.8%	4	57.1	40.0				100.0	75.0	94.4	85.7	88.1	89.5	94.7	70.8	96.6	80.0	83.3	86.8	100.0	81.1	$9,035
Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	618	39	15.8	49.8%	210 (34.0%)	121 (19.6%)	268 (43.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	80.8	729^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.4	663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	66						100.0	60.9	62.9	81.1	79.5	77.5	87.1	43.5	71.4	62.2	60.3	63.4	72.7	59.7	$8,799
Griffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 N Broadway Ave	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2310	649	38	17.1	93.8%	15 (2.3%)	187 (28.8%)	435 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	22.5	3902^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	4070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	168							24.4	29.8	48.5				35.4	32.3	36.7					$8,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Dixie Elementary

How many students attend Dixie Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 619 students attended Dixie Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dixie Elementary?

Students at Dixie Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 26% African American, 10% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Dixie Elementary in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Is Dixie Elementary a good school?

Dixie Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Dixie Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dixie Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Boulter Middle
High : Tyler High School

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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