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Crain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3788^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Crain Elementary is a public elementary school in Victoria, Texas, serving 572 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Victoria Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 739 out of 961 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Crain Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating it is performing significantly below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance on STAAR tests is consistently lower than the Victoria ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of Crain Elementary students proficient or better in STAAR Reading for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades is 47.69%, 39.62%, and 34.43%, respectively, compared to the Victoria ISD averages of 42.02%, 46.54%, and 49.82%, and the Texas state averages of 52.02%, 53.73%, and 57.83%.

Despite spending more per student than the Victoria ISD average, Crain Elementary's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. The school also has a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (86.36%) compared to the Victoria ISD average (80.79%). Nearby schools in the district, such as Rodolfo Torres Elementary and Martin De Leon Elementary, appear to be outperforming Crain Elementary on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations.

561

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,196

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2706 N Azalea
Victoria, TX 77901-9998

(361) 573-7453

District: Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Crain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Patti Welder Middle
High:	Victoria West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

4.6%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg38%

Texas avg46%

3,788^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

739^th of 961Victoria 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	24.1	3788 of 4651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	4287 of 4710	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	3999 of 4647	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3869 of 4581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	3285 of 4578	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3913 of 4479	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4110 of 4359	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.2	4265 of 4329	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.9	4236 of 4286	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	4243 of 4320	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.8	4206 of 4260	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.6	4180 of 4221	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	4152 of 4206	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.7	4024 of 4095	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	16.8	3691 of 3937	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	31.8	3120 of 3884	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.2	2321 of 3768	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.5	2135 of 3724	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.7	2203 of 3476	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.1	2160 of 3475	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.1	1691 of 3465	51.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	1963 of 2421	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.7	1057 of 2444	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	13.0	2422 of 2483	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	4020 of 4461	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3551 of 4331	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4122 of 4295	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	3786 of 4240	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	2240 of 2918	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	3459 of 3668	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	60.6	1126 of 3556	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	1747 of 3487	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.9	2437 of 3446	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.4	522 of 3226	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	3358 of 3744	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	4425 of 4658	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	3975 of 4588	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	3794 of 4561	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	3330 of 4499	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	4145 of 4348	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	4228 of 4306	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	1982 of 2619	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.1	1786 of 2980	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	1951 of 2958	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	2066 of 3006	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	3042 of 3644	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	4187 of 4465	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	3672 of 4401	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	3615 of 4376	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3076 of 4329	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	3757 of 4188	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	3845 of 4168	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	3116 of 3705	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	4354 of 4594	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3821 of 4521	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	3907 of 4477	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	3301 of 4451	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	3996 of 4309	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4006 of 4264	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	2846 of 3739	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4341 of 4647	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	3798 of 4585	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	3928 of 4563	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	3175 of 4498	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3297 of 4357	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	3766 of 4319	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	2600 of 3549	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	3899 of 4292	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.7	2563 of 4086	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.2	3755 of 3952	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	2820 of 3799	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3488 of 3684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	2786 of 3558	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2295 of 2612	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2977 of 3108	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2871 of 3082	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	2324 of 3082	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	2449 of 3127	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)27th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2022)19th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading41%-14 vs state

Mathematics28%-18 vs state

Science16%-13 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 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 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
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%)	24.1	3788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%		15.5	4287^th of 4710 public elementary schools	9.0%	499	5.0	33.3	27.3	13.0	16.0	17.4	9.1	47.7	39.6	34.4	24.2	30.9	28.3	16.4	$8,196
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%)	14.6	4317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.2%		19	4122^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	12.5%	195								31.3	30.5	42.9	20.9	19.0	25.0	10.7	$8,403
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%)	30.7	3384^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%		22.8	3904^th of 4710 public elementary schools	17.1%	520								49.2	46.2	42.0	25.4	25.8	40.0	20.0	$8,917
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%)	20.4	4005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.4	4443^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	5.7%	438								29.6	43.9	38.8	14.8	37.9	27.3	9.0	$7,831
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
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%)	15.3	4276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%		10.4	4524^th of 4710 public elementary schools	3.9%	248								25.0	44.4	40.3	18.4	20.4	19.4	13.4	$7,753
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%)	14.1	4332^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%		14.3	4351^st of 4710 public elementary schools	7.6%	19								25.8	37.7	36.2	9.5	20.4	16.1	20.7	$10,080
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%)	43.7	2516^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%		20.6	4035^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.3%	1519								48.3	42.1	55.6	37.5	36.8	51.1	26.7	$8,793
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%)	63.4	1414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.6%		49.8	2185^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.6%	771								53.7	61.0	64.7	45.8	55.3	50.6	29.4	$7,580
C O Chandler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5105 Guy Grant Rd	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9587	456	33	13.9	75.9%	93 (20.4%)	33 (7.2%)	306 (67.1%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	16.2	4221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%		29.6	3484^th of 4710 public elementary schools	26.0%	737								32.3	32.8	44.8	14.3	18.6	26.3	15.8	$8,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Crain Elementary

How many students attend Crain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Crain Elementary.

What district is Crain Elementary in?

Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Crain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Crain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Patti Welder Middle
High : Victoria West High School

What is the racial makeup of Crain Elementary?

Students at Crain Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 5% White, 2% African American.

Is Crain Elementary a good school?

Crain Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Texas elementary schools.

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