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Zavalla Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3684^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Zavalla Elementary is a small, rural PK-5 school in Zavalla, TX, serving 162 students within the Zavalla Independent School District (Isd), where over 75% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($14,002) than nearby schools, Zavalla Elementary has seen a sharp decline in academic performance, currently ranking in the 21st percentile statewide (1 star). This is a stark contrast to Chester Elementary, which spends $2,000 less per student but ranks in the 86th percentile (4 stars). The school’s most critical weakness is in mathematics, where proficiency rates for 4th and 5th graders remain below 30%, while nearby schools like Chester achieve 80-100% proficiency. However, there is a glimmer of hope: 3rd grade math proficiency jumped to 47.6% in the latest data, above the state average, suggesting a potential turning point if this cohort maintains its progress.

Zavalla Elementary has a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1, a potential asset that is not yet translating into strong results. The school’s performance has been highly volatile, swinging from the 78th percentile (4 stars) in 2020-2021 to the bottom 10% in recent years. Notably, male students rank in the 48th percentile, while female students rank in the 18th percentile, indicating a significant gender gap. The success of nearby Chester Elementary, a high-performing rural school with a lower poverty rate, shows that excellence is achievable in this region, making Zavalla’s underperformance even more puzzling given its higher spending.

162

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,234

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

431 E Main St
Zavalla, TX 75980-0045

(936) 410-4033

District: Zavalla Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Zavalla Elementary usually attend:

High:

Zavalla High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

95.7%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Hispanic:

1.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 39 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Texas avg51%

3,684^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 40 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to bottom 21% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

505^th of 947Zavalla 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	26.3	3684 of 4643	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.7	4343 of 4651	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4339 of 4710	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	2176 of 4647	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	2894 of 4581	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.3	1018 of 4578	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	38.7	2768 of 4479	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3751 of 4359	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.1	3467 of 4329	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	61.4	1697 of 4286	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	47.3	2477 of 4320	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	2440 of 4260	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.3	2110 of 4221	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.1	1923 of 4206	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	1907 of 4095	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	78.8	539 of 3937	86.3%	★★★★☆
2009	35.1	2976 of 3884	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.0	2330 of 3768	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.1	1860 of 3724	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.7	2350 of 3476	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.1	1815 of 3475	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.5	1662 of 3465	52.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.4	2719 of 4461	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	849 of 4331	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	25.3	3688 of 4295	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	3917 of 4240	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	3741 of 4588	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	3559 of 3744	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	4493 of 4658	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	58.9	1641 of 4588	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	2648 of 4561	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	87.8	428 of 4499	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	47.5	2200 of 4348	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	3614 of 4306	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	3756 of 4535	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	3530 of 3705	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	4094 of 4594	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	55.0	1829 of 4521	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.5	3344 of 4477	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.1	1010 of 4451	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.7	1666 of 4309	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.4	3862 of 4264	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	2401 of 4597	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.5	3488 of 3739	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	3933 of 4647	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	2678 of 4585	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2894 of 4563	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.5	1512 of 4498	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.1	3404 of 4357	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	3817 of 4319	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	2360 of 4308	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	8.4	3535 of 3549	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	3112 of 4292	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.4	1534 of 3952	61.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	2756 of 3015	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	2590 of 2612	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	3061 of 3108	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	2526 of 3106	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2774 of 3082	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	1782 of 3082	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.1	2734 of 3142	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2979 of 3127	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)48th percentile+27 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile+25 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile~ school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)9th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-15 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Zavalla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	431 E Main St	Zavalla	75980	Angelina County	Zavalla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 410-4033	162	17	9.7	75.3%	155 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	26.3	3684^th of 4643 public elementary schools	20.7%		13.7	4343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	6.6%	659							42.9	39.1	36.4		47.6	26.1	27.3		$10,234
Huntington Intermediate	Public	4-5	950 Gibson	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 876-3432	237	18	13.1	39.7%	211 (89.0%)	4 (1.7%)	17 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	17.5	4186^th of 4643 public elementary schools	9.8%		40.1	2764^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.6%	1422								32.6	43.7			23.7	32.7		$8,864
Huntington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	408 E Linn St	Huntington	75949	Angelina County	Huntington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 876-5194	491	37	13.2	57.6%	414 (84.3%)	14 (2.9%)	48 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)								(n/a)							51.1				52.2				$8,666
Colmesneil Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	610 W Elder	Colmesneil	75938	Tyler County	Colmesneil Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 837-5757	220	15	14.2	70.5%	195 (88.6%)	4 (1.8%)	10 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)	45.2	2379^th of 4643 public elementary schools	48.8%		29.8	3443^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	26.0%	1064							41.9	52.0	45.5	70.0	41.9	48.0	36.4	26.7	$8,284
Chester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	273 Yellowjacket Dr	Chester	75936	Tyler County	Chester Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 969-2211	72	9	8.1	45.8%	67 (93.1%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82.7	671^st of 4643 public elementary schools	85.5%		79.3	776^th of 4651 public elementary schools	83.3%	105							71.4	63.6	60.0		85.7	63.6	81.8		$10,627
Slack Elementary	Public, Magnet	3-5	1305 Fuller Springs Dr	Lufkin	75902	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-2279	408	31	13.1	87.0%	69 (16.9%)	47 (11.5%)	285 (69.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	29	3507^th of 4643 public elementary schools	24.5%		42.8	2588^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.4%	919	40.0		40.0			0.0	40.6	42.9	42.1		34.2	38.8	35.3		$8,019
Burley Pri	Public, Magnet	K-2	502 Joyce Ln	Lufkin	75902	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 639-3100	426	26	16.1	82.6%	68 (16.0%)	40 (9.4%)	303 (71.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.3%)								(n/a)															$7,083

Frequently Asked Questions about Zavalla Elementary

What district is Zavalla Elementary in?

Zavalla Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Zavalla Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Zavalla Elementary.

Is Zavalla Elementary a good school?

Zavalla Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.7% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Zavalla Elementary?

Students at Zavalla Elementary are 96% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Zavalla Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zavalla Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Zavalla High School

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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