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Vickers Elementary

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Vickers Elementary ranks 1340 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1340^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Vickers Elementary in Victoria, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 510 students in grades PK-5 within the Victoria Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a consistently high-performing school in a district where many other elementary schools struggle. While the district overall ranks in the bottom third of Texas, Vickers has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger every year since 2015 and typically ranks in the top 30% of all Texas elementary schools. This is a stark contrast to nearby schools like Shields Elementary and O'Connor Elementary, which rank in the 1st and 8th percentiles statewide, respectively. Vickers is part of a small cluster of high-performing schools in the northern part of Victoria, including Ella Schorlemmer Elementary and Martin De Leon Elementary, which also post test scores well above district and state averages.

One of the most impressive findings is Vickers' exceptional performance in 5th grade, where students achieve proficiency rates in Reading (77.65%) and Math (75.29%) that are dramatically higher than both the district and state averages. The school also shows a remarkable "catch-up" effect: while 3rd graders may score only slightly above the district average, by 5th grade they are far outperforming their peers. Additionally, Vickers ranks in the 87th percentile for its effectiveness with Special Education students, a notable achievement that sets it apart from many other schools. However, the school's performance with Gifted and Talented students is surprisingly low (44th percentile), suggesting it may not be adequately challenging its highest-achieving students.

Vickers serves a relatively affluent student body compared to its peers, with a free/reduced lunch rate of 46.27%—significantly lower than nearby schools like Shields (88.02%) and O'Connor (86.59%). The school also demonstrates strong cost-effectiveness, spending $10,452 per student while achieving far superior results compared to schools with similar or higher spending. For parents considering this school, Vickers offers a proven track record of academic excellence, particularly in accelerating student growth from 3rd to 5th grade, and a strong commitment to supporting students with special needs.

510

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,915

Per pupil spending ?

46.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

708 Glascow St
Victoria, TX 77904-2818

(361) 788-9579

District: Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Vickers Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harold Cade Middle
High:	Victoria West High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

42.2%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 77th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Above the Texas median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

1,340^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	65.1	1340 of 4627	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	852 of 4651	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	1267 of 4710	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	741 of 4647	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	616 of 4581	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	582 of 4578	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	614 of 4479	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	479 of 4359	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	78.5	760 of 4329	82.4%	★★★★☆
2016	75.0	1000 of 4286	76.7%	★★★★☆
2015	83.7	531 of 4320	87.7%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	833 of 4260	80.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.9	564 of 4221	86.6%	★★★★☆
2012	84.9	437 of 4206	89.6%	★★★★☆
2011	79.7	509 of 4095	87.6%	★★★★☆
2010	75.4	757 of 3937	80.8%	★★★★☆
2009	43.4	2569 of 3884	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	63.7	1439 of 3768	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	1096 of 3724	70.6%	★★★★☆
2006	62.3	1401 of 3476	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	69.1	1050 of 3475	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.1	1489 of 3465	57.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	55.5	918 of 2483	63.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	48.1	2234 of 4461	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	1920 of 4331	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	2316 of 4295	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.4	1018 of 4240	76.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	31.4	2706 of 3556	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	1240 of 4575	72.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.7	436 of 3744	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	1316 of 4658	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	552 of 4588	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	462 of 4561	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	89.0	376 of 4499	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	488 of 4348	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	436 of 4306	89.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.4	1730 of 3075	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.9	1471 of 2619	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	1398 of 2980	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.8	859 of 2958	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	53.5	1642 of 3006	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	858 of 3184	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	69.0	935 of 3106	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	1788 of 4413	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.1	595 of 3644	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.1	1768 of 4465	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	786 of 4401	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	593 of 4376	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	581 of 4329	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	808 of 4188	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	795 of 4168	80.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	1448 of 4520	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.6	706 of 3705	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.5	1684 of 4594	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.1	286 of 4521	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	212 of 4477	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.3	236 of 4451	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	434 of 4309	89.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.6	596 of 4264	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	1478 of 4582	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.0	945 of 3739	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	1450 of 4647	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	983 of 4585	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	793 of 4563	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	858 of 4498	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	826 of 4357	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	556 of 4319	87.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	544 of 4301	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	52.9	1421 of 3549	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	1529 of 4292	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.0	609 of 4086	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.3	504 of 3952	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	1119 of 3799	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	60.0	945 of 3684	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	641 of 3558	82.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	896 of 3006	70.2%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	646 of 2612	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	1016 of 3108	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	726 of 3106	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.9	686 of 3082	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	72.4	652 of 3082	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	437 of 3142	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	261 of 3127	91.7%	★★★★★

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 (2026)87th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

White (2026)70th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)68th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2018)63rd percentile-26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)50th percentile-37 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)24th percentile-60 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading60%+6 vs state

Mathematics55%+8 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
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
Ella Schorlemmer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2564 Mallette Dr	Victoria	77904	Victoria County	Victoria Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 788-2860	459	29	15.9	46.0%	171 (37.3%)	17 (3.7%)	257 (56.0%)	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	66	1303^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	71.8%		78.8	800^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.8%	503							62.5	59.4	70.3	37.5	60.9	48.7	$7,980
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Vickers Elementary

What schools do graduates of Vickers Elementary attend?

Students who attend Vickers Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harold Cade Middle
High : Victoria West High School

Is Vickers Elementary a good school?

Vickers Elementary ranks 1340^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Vickers Elementary?

Students at Vickers Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 42% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Vickers Elementary in?

Victoria Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Vickers Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Vickers Elementary.

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