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White Deer Elementary

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White Deer Elementary ranks 2191 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

White Deer Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in White Deer, TX, serving 166 students within the White Deer Independent School District (Isd). The school has a very low student-to-teacher ratio of about 11:1, which is significantly better than nearby schools in Borger and Pampa, and suggests a high potential for individualized attention. However, the school's overall performance has settled into a consistent 3-star rating in recent years, placing it in the middle of the pack statewide.

The most striking finding is a severe performance drop in 3rd grade, with only 14.29% of students proficient in Math and 19.05% in Reading in the most recent data. This is a catastrophic underperformance compared to the state average and is the lowest 3rd-grade math score among all comparable schools in the area. For context, nearby Panhandle Elementary, a high-performing school, achieved 65.79% proficiency in 3rd-grade Reading and 47.37% in Math. This "3rd-grade slump" is a critical red flag that needs immediate investigation, as it may be a cohort-specific issue or a systemic problem with instruction at that grade level.

In stark contrast, White Deer Elementary shows remarkable strength in 4th and 5th grades, significantly outperforming the state average in both Reading and Math. This creates a "V-shaped" performance profile that is unique among nearby schools. The school also serves a moderately high-needs population, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, which is a much higher poverty rate than Panhandle Elementary's 16.21%. While the school has all the ingredients for high performance—small class sizes and a history of being a 4-star school—it is currently not leveraging these assets to close achievement gaps or ensure consistent instruction across all grade levels.

166

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,276

Per pupil spending ?

50.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

603 S Main
White Deer, TX 79097-0037

(806) 883-2311

District: White Deer Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend White Deer Elementary usually attend:

High:

White Deer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.1%

Hispanic:

15.7%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 53rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (53rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 30 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Texas avg51%

2,191^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 47% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

376^th of 951White Deer 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	48.5	2191 of 4627	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.0	2317 of 4651	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	2105 of 4710	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	1665 of 4647	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.2	2259 of 4581	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	1930 of 4578	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	1266 of 4479	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	854 of 4359	80.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.9	1154 of 4329	73.3%	★★★★☆
2016	80.4	723 of 4286	83.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.1	790 of 4320	81.7%	★★★★☆
2014	59.0	1824 of 4260	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	78.1	738 of 4221	82.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.1	651 of 4206	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.8	1066 of 4095	74.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.7	807 of 3937	79.5%	★★★★☆
2009	72.2	955 of 3884	75.4%	★★★★☆
2008	70.9	995 of 3768	73.6%	★★★★☆
2007	66.6	1266 of 3724	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.5	2032 of 3476	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	67.0	1156 of 3475	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.2	1857 of 3465	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.4	2357 of 4461	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	1615 of 4331	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	2218 of 4295	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	1778 of 4240	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	2062 of 4575	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.5	1401 of 3744	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	2023 of 4658	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	3156 of 4588	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.2	3021 of 4561	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	1969 of 4499	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.6	1625 of 4348	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.0	853 of 4306	80.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	46.5	1884 of 3006	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	2639 of 3644	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	2224 of 4465	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.1	2118 of 4329	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	527 of 4188	87.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.0	1917 of 4520	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.1	2402 of 3705	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.5	1778 of 4594	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.4	1365 of 4521	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	2174 of 4477	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	2484 of 4451	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.6	932 of 4309	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.8	346 of 4264	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	2424 of 4582	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	2486 of 3739	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.3	1799 of 4647	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	1001 of 4585	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	1664 of 4563	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.4	1875 of 4498	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.7	1068 of 4357	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	1080 of 4319	75.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	1794 of 3549	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	90.3	161 of 4292	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	30.8	2967 of 3952	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3741 of 3799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1963 of 2612	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	1854 of 3108	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.6	1961 of 3106	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	2398 of 3082	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	2315 of 3082	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1829 of 3142	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	1384 of 3127	55.7%	★★★☆☆

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)58th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)47th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)37th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
White Deer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	603 S Main	White Deer	79097	Carson County	White Deer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 883-2311	166	15	11.3	50.6%	138 (83.1%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	48.5	2191^st of 4627 public elementary schools	52.6%		47	2317^th of 4651 public elementary schools	50.2%	126	19.1	63.6	59.1	14.3	57.6	45.5	$10,276
Lamar Elementary	Public	2-3	1234 S Nelson St	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 669-4880	415	27	15.1	67.5%	168 (40.5%)	7 (1.7%)	226 (54.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.9%)								(n/a)	40.4			28.2			$7,456
Grandview-Hopkins Elementary	Public	K-6	11676 Fm 293	Groom	79039	Gray County	Grandview-Hopkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 669-3831	49	6	8.3		34 (69.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (26.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	47.6	2232^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	51.8%		49.4	2178^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.2%	54	37.5	60.0	62.5	37.5	60.0	37.5	$18,203
Panhandle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	106 W 9th St	Panhandle	79068	Carson County	Panhandle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 537-3579	290	24	11.9	16.2%	234 (80.7%)	4 (1.4%)	38 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	66.4	1287^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.2%		84.3	596^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.2%	691	65.8	51.8	73.8	47.4	42.9	71.4	$8,332
William B Travis Elementary	Public	4-5	2300 Primrose Ln	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 669-4950	470	31	14.9	69.6%	199 (42.3%)	11 (2.3%)	244 (51.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	23.6	3842^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	17.0%		16.4	4211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.5%	369		34.1	43.2		40.6	31.9	$7,427
Stephen F Austin Elementary	Public	K-1	1900 N Duncan St	Pampa	79065	Gray County	Pampa Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 669-4760	371	24	15.2	65.5%	177 (47.7%)	11 (3.0%)	170 (45.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.0%)								(n/a)							$6,681
Gateway Elementary	Public	1-2	401 Tristram	Borger	79007	Hutchinson County	Borger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 273-1044	311	23	13.5	62.4%	133 (42.8%)	8 (2.6%)	152 (48.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.5%)								(n/a)							$8,041
Crockett Elementary	Public	3-4	400 Kaye St	Borger	79007	Hutchinson County	Borger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 273-1054	357	20	17.4	64.4%	160 (44.8%)	5 (1.4%)	172 (48.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	29.1	3491^st of 4627 public elementary schools	24.6%		35.4	3092^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	33.5%	399	33.1	44.6		28.2	42.5		$7,677

Frequently Asked Questions about White Deer Elementary

What schools do graduates of White Deer Elementary attend?

Students who attend White Deer Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : White Deer High School

What is the racial makeup of White Deer Elementary?

Students at White Deer Elementary are 83% White, 16% Hispanic.

Is White Deer Elementary a good school?

White Deer Elementary ranks 2191^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend White Deer Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 166 students attended White Deer Elementary.

What district is White Deer Elementary in?

White Deer Independent School District (Isd)

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