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Owens Elementary

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Owens Elementary ranks 1155 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Owens Elementary in Tyler, TX, is a mid-sized elementary school (PK-5) serving 712 students in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd), and it has earned a consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, placing it in the top 25% of Texas schools. This school stands out as a reliable, high-quality option within the district, especially when compared to nearby Rice Elementary, which holds a 2-star rating and ranks in the 30th percentile. Owens serves a moderately diverse student body, with nearly half (47.5%) qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and it excels at closing the achievement gap for a more economically diverse population than some of its peers.

The most striking differentiator for Owens is its exceptional science performance. In the 2024-2025 school year, 58.77% of 5th graders were proficient in science, nearly double the state average of 29.57% and a massive 30-point lead over the district average. This is not a one-year fluke; Owens has consistently outperformed in science for several years, making it a true "science powerhouse" in the district. For example, Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary, a demographically similar school just 2 miles away, scored only 36.22% in the same subject. Owens also excels with its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 85th percentile statewide in 2024-2025, suggesting robust enrichment for advanced learners.

While Owens is a strong performer overall, its state ranking has gradually slipped from a peak of the 87th percentile (2020-2021) to the 75th percentile (2025-2026), a trend worth watching as nearby schools like Woods Elementary (87th percentile) and Birdwell School (98th percentile) maintain higher positions. Additionally, performance for Special Education students saw a notable dip in 2024-2025, ranking in the 23rd percentile, though this appears to be a one-year anomaly given its 64th and 67th percentile rankings in surrounding years. Overall, Owens offers a strong, well-rounded education with a standout science program, making it a top choice for families in the Tyler area.

712

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,471

Per pupil spending ?

47.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11780 C R 168
Tyler, TX 75703-9634

(903) 262-2175

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Owens Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Three Lakes Middle
High:	Tyler Legacy High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.3%

Hispanic:

20.4%

African American:

15.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 87th percentile in 2021 → 75th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 87th-percentile peak (2021) to 75th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg47%

Texas avg51%

1,155^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 25% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	69.6	1155 of 4627	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.3	821 of 4651	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.5	1006 of 4710	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	918 of 4647	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.4	682 of 4581	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	84.4	594 of 4578	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	62.4	1399 of 4479	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	1145 of 4359	73.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.2	1016 of 4329	76.5%	★★★★☆
2016	59.8	1786 of 4286	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.1	1378 of 4320	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.1	1635 of 4260	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.8	918 of 4221	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	1037 of 4206	75.3%	★★★★☆
2011	74.5	866 of 4095	78.9%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	1243 of 3937	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.9	827 of 3884	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	70.0	1052 of 3768	72.1%	★★★★☆
2007	68.6	1160 of 3724	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	74.8	729 of 3476	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	80.6	428 of 3475	87.7%	★★★★☆
2004	82.6	274 of 3465	92.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	676 of 2406	71.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.1	276 of 1905	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	949 of 2443	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	451 of 2443	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	384 of 2421	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	475 of 2444	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	25.9	2110 of 2515	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1933 of 2483	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.4	1650 of 4461	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	2385 of 4331	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	2997 of 4295	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	3007 of 4240	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	72.6	528 of 3446	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.8	1104 of 4575	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	552 of 3744	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	571 of 4658	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	706 of 4588	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	548 of 4561	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	612 of 4499	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	1165 of 4348	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	983 of 4306	77.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	798 of 3075	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.7	386 of 2619	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	524 of 2980	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	62.8	1263 of 2958	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	736 of 3006	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	56.2	1729 of 3184	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.3	1682 of 3106	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	2342 of 4413	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	1217 of 3644	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	1747 of 4465	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	1000 of 4401	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	582 of 4376	86.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	986 of 4329	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	2261 of 4188	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.6	1404 of 4168	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.0	2055 of 4520	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	1153 of 3705	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	1373 of 4594	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	930 of 4521	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	366 of 4477	91.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.0	192 of 4451	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	45.1	2424 of 4309	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.9	2179 of 4264	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.6	1236 of 4582	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	749 of 3739	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.2	1415 of 4647	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.4	1150 of 4585	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	822 of 4563	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	578 of 4498	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	1638 of 4357	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	1532 of 4319	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	403 of 1106	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.1	763 of 1128	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	580 of 1004	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	612 of 1046	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	1412 of 4301	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.0	2724 of 3549	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.4	1548 of 4292	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	547 of 4086	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	87.1	200 of 3952	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	87.6	184 of 3799	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	57.1	1058 of 3684	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	39.4	2069 of 3558	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	1153 of 3006	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.4	601 of 2612	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	664 of 3108	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.9	798 of 3106	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	754 of 3082	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	346 of 3082	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	1039 of 3142	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	1057 of 3127	66.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2021)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)76th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)73rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)67th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)47th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading62%+8 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History 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
Owens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11780 C R 168	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2175	712	43	16.6	47.5%	408 (57.3%)	109 (15.3%)	145 (20.4%)	11 (1.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	69.6	1155^th of 4627 public elementary schools	75.0%		78.3	821^st of 4651 public elementary schools	82.3%	334					55.6	63.6	66.7				51.0	51.8	58.7					$8,471
Dr Bryan C Jack Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Balsam Gap Ln	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-3260	706	40	17.5	45.5%	346 (49.0%)	126 (17.8%)	134 (19.0%)	53 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.7%)	76.2	897^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.6%		69.8	1145^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.4%	248					57.3	64.7	70.4				60.2	57.1	60.0					$8,146
The Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6720 Oak Hill Blvd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 561-1002	332	32	10.4	19.0%	219 (66.0%)	13 (3.9%)	53 (16.0%)	27 (8.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.7%)	77.5	851^st of 4627 public elementary schools	81.6%		83.5	627^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%	224			80.0	0.0	68.5	68.8	84.0	81.8	80.0	100.0	46.3	56.3	56.0	63.6	70.0		70.0	$11,732
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5215 Old Bullard Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2555	613	39	15.7	61.0%	249 (40.6%)	170 (27.7%)	115 (18.8%)	24 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.6%)	33	3226^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.3%		52.9	1969^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.7%	1257					34.7	47.7	54.9				26.7	38.9	42.7					$8,607
Cumberland Academy Upper Elementary	Public, Charter	3-5	1040 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1381	392	30	13.1	46.4%	137 (34.9%)	104 (26.5%)	125 (31.9%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	15.3	4277^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.6%		10	4481^st of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	204					35.3	32.6	33.7				25.9	32.6	22.8					$8,190
Mozelle Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14600 C R 2191	Whitehouse	75791	Smith County	Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 839-5610	575	43	13.5	53.7%	296 (51.5%)	107 (18.6%)	102 (17.7%)	32 (5.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	33 (5.7%)	73.6	995^th of 4627 public elementary schools	78.5%		77.7	847^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.8%	148					67.3	57.3	62.0				56.6	74.4	52.1					$8,479
Cumberland Academy Lower Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-2	1340 Shiloh Rd	Tyler	75703	Smith County	Cumberland Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 405-1318	459	35	12.9	59.3%	168 (36.6%)	106 (23.1%)	136 (29.6%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.5%)								(n/a)																		$10,656
Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3131 Fry Ave	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1280	810	44	18.3	41.9%	470 (58.0%)	136 (16.8%)	155 (19.1%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.7%)	84.8	583^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	87.4%		87.1	491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	92					77.6	71.3	66.9				61.4	73.9	60.5					$7,116
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
Bullard Early Childhood	Public	PK-K	318 Schoolhouse Rd	Bullard	75757	Cherokee County	Bullard Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 894-6389	249	19	13.1	39.8%	209 (83.9%)	10 (4.0%)	21 (8.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)								(n/a)																		$9,747

Frequently Asked Questions about Owens Elementary

What district is Owens Elementary in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Owens Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 712 students attended Owens Elementary.

Is Owens Elementary a good school?

Owens Elementary ranks 1155^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Owens Elementary attend?

Students who attend Owens Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Three Lakes Middle
High : Tyler Legacy High School

What is the racial makeup of Owens Elementary?

Students at Owens Elementary are 57% White, 20% Hispanic, 15% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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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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