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Winona Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Winona Elementary is a PK-5 school in the small town of Winona, Texas, serving 582 students within the Winona Independent School District (Isd), which has a 1-star rating statewide.

Winona Elementary is facing significant academic challenges, with performance declining sharply over the past five years. The most critical area is mathematics, where proficiency rates are alarmingly low—for example, only 11.7% of 4th graders were proficient in math in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to the state average of 49.28%. Reading scores are below average but less severe, with 5th-grade reading showing some resilience at 43.96% proficiency. The school serves a high-poverty population (over 91% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch), yet its per-student spending ($10,658) is lower than many comparable high-poverty schools. This combination of high need and lower resources may contribute to the school's struggles. Notably, nearby Bonner Elementary in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd) serves a similarly high-poverty population but achieves math proficiency rates that are often double or triple those of Winona, demonstrating that high poverty does not have to mean low performance.

While the overall picture is concerning, there are a few potential bright spots. The school has historically been relatively effective with its "At-Risk" student population, ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide in 2018-2019, though these gains have not been sustained. Additionally, 5th-grade reading is the one area where Winona has shown some resilience, suggesting a specific teacher or program that could serve as a model for improvement. The school's rapid decline, combined with its low spending relative to peers, points to a need for urgent, systemic intervention focused on curriculum and instruction. For parents considering this school, it is important to be aware of these challenges and to explore what specific supports are available, particularly in mathematics.

582

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,468

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

611 Wildcat Dr
Winona, TX 75792-0218

(903) 939-4800

District: Winona Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Winona Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Winona Middle
High:	Winona High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.7%

White:

36.6%

African American:

18.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2004 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2004

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Texas avg51%

4,428^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 30 pts since 2019

From bottom 34% (2019) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

703^rd of 951Winona 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	11.8	4428 of 4627	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.1	4369 of 4651	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	4554 of 4710	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4073 of 4647	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.9	2746 of 4581	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.7	3334 of 4578	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	2945 of 4479	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	35.5	2660 of 3476	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	38.8	2530 of 3475	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	49.5	2039 of 3465	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	2095 of 2406	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.3	1465 of 1905	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2159 of 2443	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	2090 of 2443	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1885 of 2421	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	2216 of 2444	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	2180 of 2515	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.4	2283 of 4461	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	2925 of 4331	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	1586 of 4295	63.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.3	1527 of 1643	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.4	2772 of 2918	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	3563 of 3668	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	2958 of 3556	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.5	1913 of 3487	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.2	3140 of 3446	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	1496 of 3333	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	4436 of 4575	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.5	3216 of 3744	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	4395 of 4658	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4040 of 4588	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.3	2192 of 4561	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.0	3261 of 4499	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3544 of 4348	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	2769 of 3075	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	2337 of 2619	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	2368 of 3184	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.6	4313 of 4413	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	3508 of 3644	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4334 of 4465	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3821 of 4401	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.6	2473 of 4376	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.3	3988 of 4329	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1860 of 4188	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	3436 of 3705	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	4497 of 4594	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	3827 of 4521	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.6	2251 of 4477	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.4	3160 of 4451	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2648 of 4309	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	4260 of 4582	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	3581 of 3739	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	4531 of 4647	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4008 of 4585	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	3120 of 4563	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	3311 of 4498	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	2084 of 4357	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	38.3	629 of 961	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	4041 of 4301	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.8	2929 of 3549	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	2950 of 4292	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3503 of 4086	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3613 of 3952	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	3094 of 3799	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.1	541 of 3684	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	2850 of 3006	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	2491 of 2612	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	3064 of 3108	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2993 of 3106	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	2411 of 3082	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	2622 of 3082	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	2485 of 3142	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)49th percentile+9 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)35th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)13th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile~ school

White (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading37%-18 vs state

Mathematics15%-32 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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Winona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 Wildcat Dr	Winona	75792	Smith County	Winona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 939-4800	582	37	15.6	91.2%	213 (36.6%)	105 (18.0%)	231 (39.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.8%)	11.8	4428^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.3%		13.1	4369^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.1%	59					33.0	33.3	44.0	19.8	11.7	13.3	$8,468
Hawkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	179 Hawk Dr	Hawkins	75765	Wood County	Hawkins Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 769-0536	378	23	16.3	59.8%	287 (75.9%)	29 (7.7%)	33 (8.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.8%)	20.6	4013^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.3%		34.8	3139^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.5%	874					30.9	40.0	35.6	34.6	40.0	17.0	$8,714
Big Sandy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	320	24	13.3	67.2%	212 (66.3%)	33 (10.3%)	52 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	24.4	3780^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.3%		57.4	1701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	2079					36.4	50.0	42.3	34.6	16.7	30.8	$8,298
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	16406 F M 2767	Tyler	75705	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-3530	388	29	13.3	89.9%	35 (9.0%)	76 (19.6%)	259 (66.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)								(n/a)	20.0				42.1			39.0			$9,818
Griffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 N Broadway Ave	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2310	649	38	17.1	93.8%	15 (2.3%)	187 (28.8%)	435 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	22.5	3902^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	4070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	168					24.4	29.8	48.5	35.4	32.3	36.7	$8,533
Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Carlyle	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2100	591	34	17.3	94.8%	19 (3.2%)	70 (11.8%)	489 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	32.7	3243^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.9%		30.7	3380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	137	14.3		33.3	14.3	43.2	46.5	38.8	21.6	65.1	23.9	$8,988
T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	359	25	14.2	98.1%	13 (3.6%)	117 (32.6%)	221 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	12.5	4401^st of 4627 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.2	3784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	617					14.3	21.3	18.2	16.3	37.1	36.4	$10,995
Wise Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-3	10659 State Hwy 64 E	Tyler	75707	Smith County	Chapel Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 566-2271	593	41	14.4	82.0%	178 (30.0%)	119 (20.1%)	263 (44.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.1%)								(n/a)	42.9				41.9			38.2			$8,987
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	235 S Saunders	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1920	380	27	13.8	93.4%	24 (6.3%)	55 (14.5%)	288 (75.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.1	1849^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		51.1	2070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	221	47.8	50.0			42.3	51.1	58.3	42.9	60.8	48.3	$11,464
A W Orr Elementary - Cp	Public	PK, KG-1	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 262-2400	247	14	17.2	92.3%	10 (4.0%)	83 (33.6%)	146 (59.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)											$00

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Is Winona Elementary a good school?

Winona Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Winona Elementary in?

Winona Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Winona Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 582 students attended Winona Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Winona Elementary attend?

Students who attend Winona Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Winona Middle
High : Winona High School

What is the racial makeup of Winona Elementary?

Students at Winona Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 37% White, 18% African American, 5% Two or more races.

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