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The public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines in Ellis County, Texas

32 public elementary schools in Ellis County, Texas appear in this ranking of the public elementary schools with the biggest test-score declines, ranked by the 3-year drop in composite math + reading proficiency. CLIFT EL leads the list at -22.0pp, against a median of +6.3pp across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Ellis County, Texas

Best 3-yr change

-22.0pp

Median 3-yr change

+6.3pp

BIGGEST DECLINES · ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Students	3 yrs ago	Latest	Change
1	CLIFT EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	449	50.0%	28.0%	-22.0pp
2	HOUSTON EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	363	45.5%	35.0%	-10.5pp
3	IRVIN EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	611	58.5%	49.0%	-9.5pp
4	BOWIE EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	506	43.0%	35.0%	-8.0pp
5	SHIELDS EL	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	RED OAK ISD	625	59.0%	51.5%	-7.5pp
6	RUSSELL P SCHUPMANN EL	GLENN HEIGHTS, TX	RED OAK ISD	756	47.5%	40.0%	-7.5pp
7	TRAVIS EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	280	60.0%	53.0%	-7.0pp
8	JACK LUMMUS INT	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	515	44.5%	39.5%	-5.0pp
9	DORIE MILLER INT	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	447	53.0%	50.0%	-3.0pp
10	MT PEAK EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	567	60.0%	58.0%	-2.0pp
11	DUNAWAY EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	525	43.5%	44.0%	+0.5pp
12	PALMER EL	PALMER, TX	PALMER ISD	525	51.5%	52.5%	+1.0pp
13	EASTRIDGE EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	530	53.0%	54.0%	+1.0pp
14	RED OAK EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	491	46.0%	47.5%	+1.5pp
15	LONGBRANCH EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	686	64.5%	66.5%	+2.0pp
16	STAFFORD EL	ITALY, TX	ITALY ISD	314	33.0%	39.0%	+6.0pp
17	J A VITOVSKY EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	658	43.0%	49.5%	+6.5pp
18	LUCY MAE MCDONALD EL	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	641	32.5%	40.5%	+8.0pp
19	WOODEN EL	RED OAK, TX	RED OAK ISD	508	48.0%	56.0%	+8.0pp
20	NORTHSIDE EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	480	29.0%	37.0%	+8.0pp
21	SIMPSON EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	592	46.5%	55.5%	+9.0pp
22	LIFE SCHOOL RED OAK	RED OAK, TX	LIFE SCHOOL	1,045	32.5%	42.0%	+9.5pp
23	AUSTIN EL	ENNIS, TX	ENNIS ISD	394	44.0%	54.0%	+10.0pp
24	DOLORES MCCLATCHEY EL	OVILLA, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	605	56.5%	68.5%	+12.0pp
25	LORENE SMITH KIRKPATRICK EL	MAYPEARL, TX	MAYPEARL ISD	342	42.0%	54.5%	+12.5pp
26	WEDGEWORTH EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	594	27.0%	39.5%	+12.5pp
27	FELTY EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	471	36.0%	55.5%	+19.5pp
28	MARVIN BIOMEDICAL ACADEMY	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	535	15.0%	34.5%	+19.5pp
29	LEE LONGINO EL	FERRIS, TX	FERRIS ISD	436	26.5%	48.5%	+22.0pp
30	SHACKELFORD EL	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	452	31.5%	56.5%	+25.0pp
31	WILEMON STEAM ACADEMY	WAXAHACHIE, TX	WAXAHACHIE ISD	437	33.0%	59.5%	+26.5pp
32	JEAN COLEMAN EL	MIDLOTHIAN, TX	MIDLOTHIAN ISD	671	30.5%	74.0%	+43.5pp

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