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Rowland Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3504^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Rowland Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Victoria Independent School District (Isd) serving 452 students in a high-poverty area, where about 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, though recent data shows a slight improvement to the 24th percentile. Its overall academic performance remains well below the state average and is notably lower than several nearby schools, such as Ella Schorlemmer Elementary (72nd percentile), Vickers Elementary (71st percentile), and Martin De Leon Elementary (72nd percentile).

One of the most compelling comparisons is with Rodolfo Torres Elementary, which serves a student body with a nearly identical poverty rate (83%) but performs significantly better, ranking in the 46th percentile. For example, in 5th Grade Reading, Torres scored 59% proficient compared to Rowland's 48%, and in 5th Grade Math, Torres scored 46% versus Rowland's 35%. This gap suggests that factors beyond poverty—such as school leadership, teaching quality, or specific programs—are making a real difference. Science is a chronic weakness at Rowland, with only 9% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, far below the district average of 22% and state average of 30%. However, there is a bright spot in 4th Grade Math, which has shown a strong upward trend from 23% proficient in 2023-2024 to 50% in 2025-2026.

Despite these challenges, Rowland has achieved a remarkable success story: its African American students ranked in the 89th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a dramatic turnaround from the 5th percentile just a few years earlier. This shows that targeted interventions can lead to significant improvement. The school's per-student spending ($9,686) is in the middle of the pack for the district, meaning how money is spent matters more than the total amount. For parents, the key takeaway is that while Rowland faces real hurdles, the school's success with one group of students provides a powerful example that positive change is possible, and the school is working to apply those lessons across all subjects and grade levels.

452

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,831

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2706 Leary Ln
Victoria, TX 77901-2902

(361) 788-9549

District: Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Rowland Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Howell Middle
High:	Victoria East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.7%

White:

15.0%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

3,504^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	28.9	3504 of 4627	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	4005 of 4651	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	4443 of 4710	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	4175 of 4647	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	4104 of 4581	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	2830 of 4578	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	3727 of 4479	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4014 of 4359	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.5	4202 of 4329	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	3763 of 4286	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	3984 of 4320	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.4	4197 of 4260	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.8	4177 of 4221	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.9	4125 of 4206	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.1	3906 of 4095	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	3389 of 3937	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	46.2	2447 of 3884	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.6	2495 of 3768	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	2756 of 3724	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.2	2637 of 3476	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	41.5	2413 of 3475	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	42.0	2402 of 3465	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.0	263 of 2406	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	16.1	2296 of 2421	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	2261 of 2444	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	2011 of 2515	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1536 of 2483	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	4182 of 4461	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	3954 of 4331	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3848 of 4295	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	4096 of 4240	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	32.0	2563 of 3333	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	3305 of 4575	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	2951 of 3744	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	4362 of 4658	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	4071 of 4588	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4018 of 4561	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	2476 of 4499	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	3382 of 4348	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	3980 of 4306	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	1339 of 3075	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.4	1836 of 2619	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	60.9	1412 of 2980	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	1619 of 2958	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	2415 of 3006	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	81.7	1 of 3184	100.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.5	3778 of 4413	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.3	3241 of 3644	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	4319 of 4465	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	3993 of 4401	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	4063 of 4376	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2995 of 4329	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3228 of 4188	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	3971 of 4168	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	3646 of 4520	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	3243 of 3705	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	4477 of 4594	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	3794 of 4521	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4056 of 4477	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.4	2637 of 4451	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3258 of 4309	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3918 of 4264	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	3592 of 4582	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	3397 of 3739	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	4526 of 4647	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4092 of 4585	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	4115 of 4563	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3196 of 4498	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	3767 of 4357	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	3889 of 4319	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	4.5	951 of 961	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	2602 of 4301	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.9	3078 of 3549	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	4157 of 4292	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	3936 of 4086	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	3579 of 3952	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3502 of 3799	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	3631 of 3684	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2027 of 3558	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	1748 of 3006	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.5	2330 of 2612	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	3049 of 3108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2991 of 3106	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	2704 of 3082	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2005 of 3082	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	2881 of 3142	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	2878 of 3127	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)89th percentile+65 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile+32 vs school

White (2026)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)1st percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics35%-12 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
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
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
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%)	13.7	4359^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.8%		16.2	4221^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.2%	138							29.0	34.4	31.2	15.9	37.5	22.0	$8,090
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
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
Vickers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	708 Glascow St	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-9579	510	33	15.5	46.3%	215 (42.2%)	17 (3.3%)	255 (50.0%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	65.1	1340^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.0%		77.6	852^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	488							48.1	54.3	77.7	36.8	51.3	75.3	$7,915
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowland Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rowland Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rowland Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Howell Middle
High : Victoria East High School

What district is Rowland Elementary in?

Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Rowland Elementary?

Students at Rowland Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 15% White, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Rowland Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Rowland Elementary.

Is Rowland Elementary a good school?

Rowland Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Texas elementary schools.

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