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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 75142

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Schools

2,088

Students

Top rankedJ R Phillips Elementary1925^th of 4,643 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lucille Nash Elementary up 1,039 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

This analysis examines four elementary-level schools in zip code 75142 (Kaufman, TX), all part of the Kaufman Independent School District (Isd), serving approximately 2,088 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in a community with high economic disadvantage, where free/reduced lunch rates range from 72.85% to 80.9%.

Two schools stand out for different reasons. J R Phillips Elementary is the "Improver & Science Star," showing a dramatic 25-percentile-point ranking jump from the 33rd to the 58th percentile between 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, and it leads the area in 5th Grade Science with 34.31% proficiency—far exceeding the district (22.26%) and state (29.57%). Lucille Nash Elementary is the "Consistent Performer," historically the highest-ranked school, reaching the 64th percentile in 2023-2024 and recovering to the 56th percentile in 2025-2026, and it is the only school to score at or above the district average in Reading across all three tested grades. J W Monday Elementary has seen a steady ranking decline from the 71st to the 49th percentile over three years, while Helen Edward Early Childhood Center serves Pre-K to Kindergarten with the highest per-student spending ($10,529) but no test scores for comparison.

Key takeaways include that math is a universal weakness—no school met the state average in 3rd Grade Math in 2025-2026—and spending does not correlate with performance, as Lucille Nash Elementary has the lowest spending ($9,088) but the highest historical ranking. The 2024-2025 school year saw a significant ranking drop across all schools, likely reflecting lingering pandemic impacts, though J R Phillips Elementary and Lucille Nash Elementary showed strong recovery in 2025-2026.

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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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th 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
Helen Edward Early Childhood Center	Public	PK-K	1605 Rand Rd	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-0800	505	30	16.7	78.6%	155 (30.7%)	22 (4.4%)	306 (60.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)								(n/a)												$9,079
J R Phillips Elementary	Public	1-5	1501 Royal Dr	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-4500	466	31	15.0	80.9%	130 (27.9%)	3 (0.6%)	320 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.4%)	53.9	1925^th of 4643 public elementary schools	58.5%		43.7	2515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.9%	590						53.9	56.8	44.6	41.1	58.5	49.4	$7,340
Lucille Nash Elementary	Public	1-5	1002 S Houston St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-6415	604	38	15.8	72.8%	223 (36.9%)	28 (4.6%)	325 (53.8%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	51.2	2062^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	55.6%		35.3	3101^st of 4651 public elementary schools	33.3%	1039						60.8	52.5	56.0	35.8	51.5	39.5	$6,150
J W Monday Elementary	Public	1-5	905 S Madison St	Kaufman	75142	Kaufman County	Kaufman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 932-3513	513	33	15.5	75.4%	166 (32.4%)	39 (7.6%)	289 (56.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.3%)	45.6	2360^th of 4643 public elementary schools	49.2%		48.2	2247^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.7%	113						47.9	48.2	60.0	44.0	35.5	44.3	$8,010

Cities Near Zip Code 75142

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kaufman	0.31 mi	7	388^th
Scurry	6.63 mi	3	333^rd
Crandall	8.85 mi	8	765^th
Terrell	9.47 mi	10	773^rd
Kemp	10.49 mi	6	787^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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