Archer City El, Archer City TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Archer City El

Archer City Elementary serves prekindergarten through sixth grade in a small school setting in Archer County. The school has a student body of about that size overall, with roughly half the students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students and other backgrounds represented.

The school's recent STAAR results show a pattern worth understanding. In reading, performance varies by grade. Third and sixth graders reached solid ground, with the sixth-grade cohort performing particularly well. Fourth grade reading came in noticeably lower than the grades around it, a dip a parent may want to look into further with the school. Fifth grade and sixth grade reading both showed strong performance. In math, third grade started at a moderate level, but proficiency climbed in the upper elementary grades, with fifth and sixth graders performing at high rates. Fifth-grade science proficiency came in at a moderate level. Across all tested subjects, most students reached the meets-standard benchmark or above, though the share reaching the highest "masters" level runs somewhat below the meets-standard share.

Within Archer County's districts, Archer City Elementary's overall proficiency index positions it above the median, placing it in the top quartile of schools the county measures. That represents reasonably strong comparative standing for an elementary school in a rural county context.

The school operates as a traditional public elementary, not a charter. It offers the typical athletic programs found in small-district settings, including baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball, among others. The school sits on South Ash Street in Archer City proper.

A change that took effect for the 2025-2026 school year affects family logistics: the district moved to a four-and-a-half-day week, with early-release Fridays district-wide. The half day ends at 1:20 p.m. instead of the normal 3:25 p.m. dismissal. Families relocating to the area or planning care and activity schedules should factor this permanent shift into their planning. No data on graduation rate, chronic absenteeism, or other secondary outcomes is available because the school serves only elementary grades. Information on special education enrollment, English learner services, and detailed staffing was not available from the sources reviewed.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 68%

▲ 27 pts above state median

Grade 589%

School 89% · District 89%

▲ 48 pts above state median

Grade 686%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 52 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 583%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Grade 697%

School 97% · District 97%

▲ 45 pts above state median

Science

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 52 pts above state median

This schoolARCHER CITY ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income53%Higher-income83%30 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income73%35 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income89%Higher-income76%13 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income100%Higher-income95%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income83%48 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income44%Higher-income86%42 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income84%Higher-income94%10 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income93%Higher-income82%11 pp gap