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Whitney Intermediate

Public Grades 3-5

3934^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Whitney Intermediate in Whitney, TX, serves 301 students in grades 3 through 5 within the Whitney Independent School District (Isd), and is located in a community where 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

Whitney Intermediate has experienced a dramatic and sustained decline in academic performance over the past four years, currently ranking in the 15th percentile among Texas elementary schools—a sharp drop from its peak at the 70th percentile in 2020-2021. This is a 1-star school, and its test scores consistently fall well below state averages in both Reading and Math across all grade levels. For example, 3rd-grade Math proficiency is just 25.53% compared to the state's 44.33%, and 5th-grade Reading proficiency is 44.44% versus the state's 58.47%. This performance gap is much wider than at higher-performing nearby schools like West Elementary and Clifton Elementary. Notably, 5th-grade Math scores are volatile, swinging from 51% proficiency in 2022-2023 to just 19.47% in 2024-2025, which suggests potential issues with curriculum or instruction at that grade level.

The most telling comparison is with Clifton Elementary, which serves a similar demographic (66% economically disadvantaged) and has a comparable student-teacher ratio, yet achieves a 3-star rating and ranks in the 67th percentile. This stark difference strongly indicates that factors beyond poverty—such as instructional quality, school leadership, and culture—are driving Whitney Intermediate's low performance. Interestingly, the school's Gifted and Talented program is a relative bright spot, ranking in the 41st percentile, and its Special Education program also performs better than the school overall, ranking in the 32nd percentile. However, these successes have not translated to the broader student body, and the school's overall trajectory remains a significant concern for parents.

301

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,413

Per pupil spending ?

74.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

301 S San Jacinto
Whitney, TX 76692-0518

(254) 694-7303

District: Whitney Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Whitney Intermediate usually attend:

Middle:	Whitney Middle
High:	Whitney High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.8%

Hispanic:

26.2%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

3,934^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 38% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

640^th of 951Whitney 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	22.1	3934 of 4627	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.0	3917 of 4651	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	3346 of 4710	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	3617 of 4647	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2604 of 4581	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.6	1392 of 4578	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.8	3637 of 4479	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	3531 of 4359	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.6	3796 of 4329	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.1	2645 of 4286	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.5	2986 of 4320	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.8	2457 of 4260	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.6	2668 of 4221	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.2	2574 of 4206	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.7	3063 of 4095	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.4	3140 of 3937	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.2	2922 of 3884	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.4	2278 of 3768	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	2774 of 3724	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.3	2223 of 3476	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.0	2065 of 3475	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.6	1988 of 3465	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	23.3	2111 of 2443	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.1	3510 of 4461	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	1204 of 4331	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	23.7	3783 of 4295	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	3808 of 4240	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1454 of 1643	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	2081 of 2918	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	3073 of 3668	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	3243 of 3556	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	3211 of 3487	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	60.3	977 of 3446	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.3	2141 of 3333	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	2540 of 3226	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	4036 of 4575	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.8	2752 of 3744	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	2874 of 4658	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.2	3586 of 4588	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2619 of 4561	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.7	1608 of 4499	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.6	3925 of 4348	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3864 of 4306	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	1829 of 3075	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	1639 of 2958	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.9	1238 of 3006	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.5	2828 of 3184	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.7	892 of 3106	71.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.5	3623 of 4413	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	3103 of 3644	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	2976 of 4465	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	3952 of 4401	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3950 of 4376	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.7	1534 of 4329	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.9	3832 of 4188	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	3480 of 4168	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	3851 of 4520	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	2924 of 3705	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3492 of 4594	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	3854 of 4521	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2743 of 4477	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	1070 of 4451	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	25.5	3724 of 4309	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	3468 of 4264	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	3629 of 4582	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.9	3219 of 3739	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	3533 of 4647	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3607 of 4585	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.6	2645 of 4563	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.8	1128 of 4498	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	35.0	3002 of 4357	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	3008 of 4319	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.1	682 of 1004	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.2	732 of 961	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	1105 of 1112	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	931 of 1046	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	2904 of 4301	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	2467 of 3549	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	2542 of 4292	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	2703 of 4086	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	1478 of 3952	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	619 of 3799	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	29.5	2865 of 3684	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	2533 of 3558	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	2867 of 3006	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.7	2439 of 2612	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2833 of 3108	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2850 of 3106	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	2364 of 3082	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	1802 of 3082	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	2886 of 3142	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2893 of 3127	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile+26 vs school

Special Education (2026)32nd percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)32nd percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)21st percentile-22 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile~ school

African American (2023)14th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 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 Mathematics 3rd 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
Whitney Intermediate	Public	3-5	301 S San Jacinto	Whitney	76692	Hill County	Whitney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 694-7303	301	21	14.6	74.1%	195 (64.8%)	11 (3.7%)	79 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	22.1	3934^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		22	3917^th of 4651 public elementary schools	15.8%	17			35.1	42.9	44.4	25.5	34.4	28.3	$7,413
Whitney Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	308 S Bosque	Whitney	76692	Hill County	Whitney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 694-3456	387	25	15.1	70.0%	266 (68.7%)	9 (2.3%)	97 (25.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)								(n/a)									$6,869
Hillsboro Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	1601 Abbott Ave	Hillsboro	76645	Hill County	Hillsboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 582-8585	649	39	16.5	75.3%	119 (18.3%)	63 (9.7%)	424 (65.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (5.4%)								(n/a)	10.0	16.7	45.6			42.1			$7,297
West Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	825 Cottonwood Rd	West	76691	McLennan County	West Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 981-2200	645	43	14.8	39.2%	488 (75.7%)	10 (1.6%)	127 (19.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.6%)	74	981^st of 4627 public elementary schools	78.8%		77.6	854^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.6%	127			62.8	53.1	71.3	59.6	56.1	61.3	$8,873
Itasca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 N Files	Itasca	76055	Hill County	Itasca Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 687-2922	276	23	11.8	74.3%	83 (30.1%)	17 (6.2%)	162 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (4.3%)	22.1	3932^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		43.2	2555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.1%	1377			28.0	41.3	57.8	14.0	17.8	37.8	$7,515
Clifton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Key Ave	Clifton	76634	Bosque County	Clifton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 675-1875	455	33	13.9	66.2%	250 (54.9%)	9 (2.0%)	173 (38.0%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.3%)	44.8	2396^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.2%		61.2	1520^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.3%	876			41.3	54.9	72.7	22.2	38.0	45.5	$9,793
Rio Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 S Cleburne Whitney Rd	Rio Vista	76093	Johnson County	Rio Vista Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(817) 760-0762	507	30	17.1	50.3%	372 (73.4%)	2 (0.4%)	106 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	34.3	3134^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.3%		48.1	2252^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	51.6%	882			39.7	37.4	52.9	32.9	42.7	43.0	$7,948

Frequently Asked Questions about Whitney Intermediate

What schools do graduates of Whitney Intermediate attend?

Students who attend Whitney Intermediate usually go on to attend:

Middle : Whitney Middle
High : Whitney High School

What district is Whitney Intermediate in?

Whitney Independent School District (Isd)

Is Whitney Intermediate a good school?

Whitney Intermediate ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Whitney Intermediate?

Students at Whitney Intermediate are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

How many students attend Whitney Intermediate?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended Whitney Intermediate.

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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

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