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Crain Elementary

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Crain Elementary ranks 2671 st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2671^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Crain Elementary in Victoria, TX, is a public PK-5 school serving 561 students in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd), and it has recently shown a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 19th to the 42nd percentile in state rankings—its highest in years. This improvement is especially notable given that over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, making it a standout in a cluster of nearby schools that continue to struggle. For example, Shields Elementary (0.7 miles away) ranks in the 1st percentile, while O'Connor Elementary and C O Chandler Elementary sit at the 7th and 6th percentiles, respectively. Crain’s rise suggests a systemic change in instruction or support that is benefiting all student groups simultaneously.

One of Crain’s unique strengths is its performance on Spanish-language STAAR assessments, where 3rd-grade Reading and Math scores exceed state averages—a feat not reported by most nearby schools. Additionally, the school ranks in the 66th percentile statewide for its effectiveness with low socio-economic status (SES) students, placing it in the top third of Texas schools for this demographic. This is significantly higher than its overall rank, indicating a focused effort to close achievement gaps. In contrast, Martin De Leon Elementary, just 2.21 miles away, serves a more affluent population (58.57% free/reduced lunch) and consistently ranks in the top 30% of the state, highlighting the correlation between poverty and performance that Crain is actively overcoming.

Despite these gains, a persistent challenge is the "5th grade slump," with Reading and Math proficiency rates well below state and district averages. This pattern suggests a need for targeted support as students prepare for middle school. Interestingly, Crain’s per-student spending ($9,815) and student-teacher ratio (17.1) are mid-range compared to neighbors like Hopkins Elementary ($11,805) and Dudley Elementary (14.1 ratio), implying that its recent success stems from changes in curriculum or school culture rather than just funding or class sizes. For parents, Crain represents a rising star in a low-performing area, with a proven ability to lift all students, though 5th-grade readiness remains a key area to watch.

561

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,196

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2706 N Azalea
Victoria, TX 77902-9998

(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 — 1st percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 41 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 50% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

2,671^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 41 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

657^th of 947Victoria 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	41.0	2671 of 4643	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	51.3	2017 of 4588	56.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	46.4	2148 of 3080	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	49.7	2101 of 4425	52.5%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	58.3	1557 of 4535	65.7%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	32.9	3271 of 4597	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	46.2	1996 of 4308	53.7%	★★★☆☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

Special Education (2026)54th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)30th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-14 vs school

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

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

White (2025)12th percentile-6 vs school

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

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading47%-8 vs state

Mathematics43%-4 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 (2025)	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
Crain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 N Azalea	Victoria	77902	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%)	41	2671^st of 4643 public elementary schools	42.5%		24.1	3788^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	1117	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
Shields Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3400 N Bluebonnet St	Victoria	77902	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%)	5.3	4596^th of 4643 public elementary schools	1.0%		14.6	4317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.2%	279							18.0	27.7	30.4	9.8	17.2	14.3	$8,403
Smith Stem Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 Erwin	Victoria	77902	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	3278^th of 4643 public elementary schools	29.4%		30.7	3384^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.2%	106							29.0	53.0	56.2	17.4	51.5	25.7	$8,917
Rowland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2706 Leary Ln	Victoria	77902	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	3512^th of 4643 public elementary schools	24.4%		20.4	4005^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.9%	493							31.1	47.1	47.7	25.7	50.0	35.4	$7,831
O'Connor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3402 Bobolink St	Victoria	77902	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	4333^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	6.7%		15.3	4276^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.1%	57							22.6	35.2	48.3	21.0	29.6	13.8	$7,753
Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Hopkins Rd	Victoria	77902	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	3862^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.1	4332^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	470							26.9	42.4	56.3	25.0	25.4	34.0	$10,080
Rodolfo Torres Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4208 Lone Tree Rd	Victoria	77902	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%)	43.2	2512^th of 4643 public elementary schools	45.9%		43.7	2516^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%	4							46.0	40.0	59.3	38.0	45.0	46.3	$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%)	66.7	1283^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	72.4%		63.4	1414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.6%	131							54.1	62.5	60.3	51.2	63.0	48.7	$7,580
C O Chandler Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5105 Guy Grant Rd	Victoria	77902	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%)	13.7	4372^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	5.8%		16.2	4221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%	151							29.0	34.4	31.2	15.9	37.5	22.0	$8,090
Dudley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3307 Callis St	Victoria	77902	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	3795^th of 4643 public elementary schools	18.3%		9.9	4489^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.5%	694							35.5	51.4	42.9	16.1	37.5	26.1	$7,780

Frequently Asked Questions about Crain Elementary

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.

How many students attend Crain Elementary?

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

Is Crain Elementary a good school?

Crain Elementary ranks 2671^st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Crain Elementary in?

Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

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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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