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Simpson Elementary

Q: Is Simpson Elementary a good school?

Simpson Elementary ranks 1661 st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1661^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Simpson Elementary in Waxahachie, TX, is a K-5 school serving 592 students within the Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a strong academic performer with a notably lower rate of economic disadvantage compared to its neighbors. Only about 35% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, which is roughly half the rate seen at nearby schools like Clift Elementary (67%) and Marvin Biomedical Academy (68%). This demographic difference helps explain why Simpson consistently outperforms the district average in reading and math across most grade levels, while many other local schools fall below it.

Simpson has historically earned 4-star ratings from the state, though its performance has shown some year-to-year volatility. After a dip to a 2-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year, the school rebounded strongly to a 3-star rating in 2025-2026, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency jumping to 66.67% compared to the district average of 46%. This rapid improvement suggests effective interventions are in place. The school also excels with its English Language Learner (ELL) population, who ranked in the 70th percentile statewide in the most recent data—a notable strength not shared by all area schools.

When compared to the district's other top performer, Wilemon Steam Academy (located 4.3 miles away), Simpson has a slightly higher rate of economic disadvantage but has been less consistent in its state ranking. Wilemon has held steady in the 70th-78th percentile range, while Simpson's ranking has fluctuated more. However, Simpson's strong rebound and targeted support for ELL students make it a compelling choice for families seeking a middle-class academic haven within the Waxahachie area. The school's challenge will be maintaining this momentum as the district grows.

592

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,351

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

470 Washington Ave
Waxahachie, TX 75165

(972) 923-4740

District: Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.0%

Hispanic:

32.6%

African American:

18.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2021 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2021

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg45%

Texas avg51%

1,661^st of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 15 pts since 2021

From top 20% (2021) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)

500^th of 947Waxahachie 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	58.9	1661 of 4643	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	2366 of 4651	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.9	1138 of 4710	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	1201 of 4647	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.5	1245 of 4581	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.5	930 of 4578	79.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	834 of 2414	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.7	1140 of 1905	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	797 of 2443	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	1393 of 2443	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.5	821 of 2421	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	1194 of 2444	51.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	3098 of 4461	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	1978 of 4331	54.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	491 of 1646	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	608 of 3668	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	54.5	1387 of 3487	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.3	1911 of 4588	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	1831 of 3744	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	1475 of 4658	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	1203 of 4588	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	1728 of 4561	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	973 of 4499	78.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	970 of 3080	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.4	808 of 2619	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	556 of 2980	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.0	909 of 2958	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.1	716 of 3006	76.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	1696 of 4425	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	2138 of 3644	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.2	1766 of 4465	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.0	1037 of 4401	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	1524 of 4376	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	838 of 4329	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	2507 of 4535	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.9	1710 of 3705	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	1103 of 4594	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	978 of 4521	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	2388 of 4477	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	1106 of 4451	75.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	1385 of 4597	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	1917 of 3739	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.8	846 of 4647	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	1213 of 4585	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.5	933 of 4563	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	919 of 4498	79.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	728 of 1110	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.0	750 of 975	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.9	362 of 1128	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	84.7	109 of 1099	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	75 of 1004	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.2	74 of 961	92.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.5	1537 of 4308	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	1622 of 3549	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	1499 of 4292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	977 of 4086	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	966 of 3952	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	48.1	1525 of 3799	59.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	1520 of 3015	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.4	1562 of 2612	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.2	797 of 3108	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.0	1017 of 3106	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	1051 of 3082	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	829 of 3082	73.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)70th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)69th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)50th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)34th percentile-30 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics46%~ state avg

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Simpson Elementary	Public	K-5	470 Washington Ave	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4740	592	37	16.2	35.0%	219 (37.0%)	112 (18.9%)	193 (32.6%)	15 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.6%)	58.9	1661^st of 4643 public elementary schools	64.2%		46.2	2366^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.1%	705							66.7	60.6	55.1		43.1	48.2	46.4		$7,351
Felty Elementary	Public	K-5	231 Park Pl Blvd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4616	471	31	15.0	26.3%	238 (50.5%)	105 (22.3%)	100 (21.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	58.5	1684^th of 4643 public elementary schools	63.7%		59.4	1607^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.4%	77							48.4	53.7	67.8		50.8	55.4	39.8		$8,135
Wedgeworth Elementary	Public	K-5	405 Solon Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4640	594	45	13.2	62.5%	149 (25.1%)	80 (13.5%)	332 (55.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	33.2	3221^st of 4643 public elementary schools	30.6%		28.9	3497^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.8%	276	23.5	6.3	0.0	0.0	18.2		34.4	50.0	61.5		23.8	40.0	34.7		$8,561
Northside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4610	480	34	14.0	65.2%	174 (36.3%)	95 (19.8%)	186 (38.8%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.0%)	29.8	3444^th of 4643 public elementary schools	25.8%		31.3	3345^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	99							31.2	43.0	54.2		16.4	32.0	45.9		$8,910
Shackelford Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 Butcher Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4666	452	33	13.5	42.7%	187 (41.4%)	38 (8.4%)	204 (45.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	59.3	1646^th of 4643 public elementary schools	64.5%		46	2384^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.7%	738							47.7	60.0	60.2		58.5	53.8	42.7		$9,623
Marvin Biomedical Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Brown St	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4670	535	34	15.7	68.0%	162 (30.3%)	121 (22.6%)	225 (42.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.7%)	19.3	4091^st of 4643 public elementary schools	11.9%		29.2	3480^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.2%	611							32.6	30.1	49.3		32.9	24.3	26.9		$8,817
Faith Family Master Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	701 Ovilla Rd	Waxahachie	75115	Dallas County	Faith Family Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 937-3704	366	20	18.1	99.7%	62 (16.9%)	146 (39.9%)	140 (38.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	24.9	3771^st of 4643 public elementary schools	18.8%		14.8	4306^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.4%	535							38.1	34.8	50.0	50.0	9.5	13.0	30.0	50.0	$9,420
Clift Elementary	Public	K-5	650 Parks School House Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4720	449	36	12.5	66.8%	100 (22.3%)	171 (38.1%)	156 (34.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.6%)	10.9	4465^th of 4643 public elementary schools	3.8%		13.5	4359^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.3%	106							32.0	31.9	37.2		15.8	18.1	24.1		$7,710
Wilemon Steam Academy	Public	K-5	2999 W Us Hwy 287 Bus	Waxahachie	75167	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4780	437	33	13.2	22.2%	265 (60.6%)	29 (6.6%)	121 (27.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	72.4	1038^th of 4643 public elementary schools	77.6%		63.5	1402^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	364							60.8	67.0	67.4		56.7	51.1	53.4		$8,665
Dunaway Elementary	Public	K-5	600 S Hwy 77	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 923-4646	525	37	14.3	65.9%	136 (25.9%)	21 (4.0%)	358 (68.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	40	2751^st of 4643 public elementary schools	40.7%		56.2	1766^th of 4651 public elementary schools	62.0%	985	29.4	0.0					44.4	55.6	52.9		39.7	39.8	34.3		$9,560

Frequently Asked Questions about Simpson Elementary

Is Simpson Elementary a good school?

Simpson Elementary ranks 1661^st of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Simpson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended Simpson Elementary.

What district is Simpson Elementary in?

Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Simpson Elementary?

Students at Simpson Elementary are 37% White, 33% Hispanic, 19% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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