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Dudley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3784^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dudley Elementary is a public school in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd) serving 453 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a high-poverty area of Victoria, TX, where over 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

After years of ranking in the bottom 5% of Texas elementary schools, Dudley has shown a dramatic and encouraging turnaround. In the most recent data, the school jumped from the 3rd percentile to the 18th percentile—a massive 15-point gain that is the largest single-year improvement in the district. This upward trend is unique compared to nearby schools like Shields Elementary and O'Connor Elementary, which remain at the very bottom. A bright spot is 4th-grade reading, where 51.39% of Dudley students are proficient—outperforming the district average and nearly matching the state average. The school also shows a relative strength in supporting English Language Learners, ranking in the 45th percentile statewide for this group, a huge improvement from the 4th percentile the year before.

Despite this progress, significant challenges remain, especially in mathematics. Only 16% of 3rd graders and 26% of 5th graders are proficient in math, far below state averages. This is a systemic issue across high-poverty schools in the district, but it stands in stark contrast to Martin De Leon Elementary, which has a much lower poverty rate and excels in math. However, Rodolfo Torres Elementary shows that similar poverty levels don't have to mean low performance—it ranks in the 46th percentile, suggesting that school-level practices can make a real difference. Dudley's recent trajectory is its most positive sign, and with continued focus, it has the potential to build on this momentum.

453

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,780

Per pupil spending ?

87.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3307 Callis St
Victoria, TX 77901-9461

(361) 788-9517

District: Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dudley Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stem Middle
High:	Victoria East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

White:

13.0%

African American:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 20 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

3,784^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

660^th of 951Victoria 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	24.4	3784 of 4627	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	4489 of 4651	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	4518 of 4710	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	4416 of 4647	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3687 of 4581	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	4037 of 4578	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	4172 of 4479	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	3568 of 4359	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	3724 of 4329	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	3618 of 4286	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.0	2951 of 4320	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.1	2843 of 4260	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.4	3011 of 4221	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	56.3	1908 of 4206	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	2178 of 4095	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.1	1703 of 3937	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.3	1211 of 3884	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.8	1430 of 3768	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	73.5	843 of 3724	77.4%	★★★★☆
2006	53.4	1869 of 3476	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.4	1911 of 3475	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	68.2	1071 of 3465	69.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.1	2311 of 2443	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	2127 of 2421	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	2292 of 2444	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	2470 of 2483	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.2	4015 of 4461	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4196 of 4331	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	3936 of 4295	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	3597 of 4240	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	1603 of 2918	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.8	2690 of 3668	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	3419 of 3556	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	3179 of 3487	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	3269 of 3446	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	3297 of 3333	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.2	2091 of 3226	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	3941 of 4575	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	3572 of 3744	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	4514 of 4658	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	4490 of 4588	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	4088 of 4561	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3961 of 4499	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	3778 of 4348	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3431 of 4306	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	2455 of 3075	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	64.9	1127 of 2958	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	1905 of 3006	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	2756 of 3184	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2599 of 3106	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3432 of 4413	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	3506 of 3644	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	4305 of 4465	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	4254 of 4401	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3601 of 4376	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3910 of 4329	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	3992 of 4188	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	3713 of 4168	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	3556 of 4520	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	3619 of 3705	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	4501 of 4594	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	4317 of 4521	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	3407 of 4477	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	3781 of 4451	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	4121 of 4309	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3896 of 4264	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3439 of 4582	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	3615 of 3739	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	4331 of 4647	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4108 of 4585	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	2929 of 4563	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.5	3908 of 4498	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	4219 of 4357	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	3639 of 4319	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.7	3929 of 4301	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.8	3495 of 3549	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	4244 of 4292	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	3526 of 4086	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3462 of 3952	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3108 of 3799	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	3257 of 3684	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3128 of 3558	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	2877 of 3006	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.6	2541 of 2612	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2985 of 3108	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	2870 of 3106	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	2453 of 3082	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	2686 of 3082	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	89.1	157 of 3127	95.0%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile+42 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)14th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

African American (2024)5th percentile~ school

White (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics27%-20 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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3307 Callis St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9517	453	32	14.1	87.2%	59 (13.0%)	28 (6.2%)	357 (78.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	24.4	3784^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.2%		9.9	4489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.5%	705							35.5	51.4	42.9	16.1	37.5	26.1	$7,780
Pri Daep	Public	1-5	3002 E N St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 788-9658	10	2	5.0	80.0%	2 (20.0%)	1 (10.0%)	7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)													$68,141
Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Hopkins Rd	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9527	439	29	15.0	92.7%	40 (9.1%)	20 (4.6%)	368 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	23.4	3851^st of 4627 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.1	4332^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	481							26.9	42.4	56.3	25.0	25.4	34.0	$10,080
O'Connor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3402 Bobolink St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9572	440	27	16.1	86.6%	42 (9.5%)	30 (6.8%)	362 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	14.5	4320^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.6%		15.3	4276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%	44							22.6	35.2	48.3	21.0	29.6	13.8	$7,753
Rodolfo Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4208 Lone Tree Rd	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-2850	381	27	13.9	83.5%	38 (10.0%)	21 (5.5%)	307 (80.6%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	43.1	2506^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		43.7	2516^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%	10							46.0	40.0	59.3	38.0	45.0	46.3	$8,793
Crain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 N Azalea	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 573-7453	561	33	17.1	85.4%	26 (4.6%)	14 (2.5%)	516 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40.9	2664^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.4%		24.1	3788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	1124	30.3	42.1	25.0	34.4	33.3	25.0	53.9	49.1	39.7	45.0	53.5	31.3	$8,196
Smith Stem Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Erwin	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9605	447	29	15.1	79.2%	72 (16.1%)	16 (3.6%)	342 (76.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	32.4	3270^th of 4627 public elementary schools	29.3%		30.7	3384^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	114							29.0	53.0	56.2	17.4	51.5	25.7	$8,917
Shields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 N Bluebonnet St	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9593	409	28	14.7	88.0%	44 (10.8%)	32 (7.8%)	323 (79.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	5.2	4581^st of 4627 public elementary schools	1.0%		14.6	4317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.2%	264							18.0	27.7	30.4	9.8	17.2	14.3	$8,403
Rowland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Leary Ln	Victoria	77901	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9549	452	28	15.9	85.8%	68 (15.0%)	41 (9.1%)	324 (71.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	28.9	3504^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.3%		20.4	4005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	501							31.1	47.1	47.7	25.7	50.0	35.4	$7,831
Martin De Leon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1002 Santa Barbara St	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9553	531	34	15.7	58.6%	146 (27.5%)	28 (5.3%)	334 (62.9%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	66.7	1280^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.3%		63.4	1414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.6%	134							54.1	62.5	60.3	51.2	63.0	48.7	$7,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Dudley Elementary

Is Dudley Elementary a good school?

Dudley Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Dudley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Dudley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Dudley Elementary?

Students at Dudley Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 13% White, 6% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Dudley Elementary in?

Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Dudley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dudley Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stem Middle
High : Victoria East High School

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