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Aikman Elementary

Summary:

Aikman Elementary is a public elementary school in Hereford, Texas, serving 378 students in grades K-5. As part of the Hereford Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 744 out of 968 districts in Texas, Aikman Elementary stands out as a high-performing school that consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement.

Aikman Elementary's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 3rd-grade reading proficiency at 64.52% compared to 39.69% for Hereford ISD and 48.85% for Texas. The school's mathematics proficiency is also exceptional, with 3rd-grade students scoring 66.13% proficient, far surpassing the district's 39.69% and the state's 40.86%. Aikman's 5th-grade students also excel in reading, with 65.67% proficiency compared to 46.42% for Hereford ISD and 53.96% for Texas. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student populations, ranking in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools in these subgroups, as well as for its low socioeconomic status (SES) students, ranking in the top 10%.

While the nearby West Central Elementary, Bluebonnet Elementary, and Northwest Elementary serve similar student populations, Aikman Elementary consistently outperforms them on academic measures. This suggests that Aikman Elementary may have implemented more effective instructional strategies, resource allocation, or support systems that could be worth exploring and potentially replicating at the other Hereford ISD schools.


Detail:

Public K-5

 900 Ave K
       Hereford, TX  79045-3603

(806) 363-7640

District: Hereford Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
962nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,273 Help


Students who attend Aikman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hereford J H
    Hereford Preparatory Academy
High:    Hereford High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.2 Help
Number of students:  437

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.0%
White:
3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  85.8% Help


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Compare Details Aikman Elementary ranks better than 79.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Hereford Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.42. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97%), White (3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 85.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Aikman Elementary is 17.2, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Hereford Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Aikman Elementary is $9,273. 2 elementary schools in the Hereford Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Aikman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Aikman Elementary 962nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Aikman Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hereford Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Hereford Independent School District (Isd) 744th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Aikman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 16.74 3629th 3884 6.6%
2010 35.95 3017th 3937 23.4%
2011 48.24 2518th 4095 38.5%
2012 37.94 3003rd 4206 28.6%
2013 41.22 2806th 4221 33.5%
2014 58.32 1865th 4260 56.2%
2015 65.96 1471st 4320 65.9%
2016 71.56 1180th 4286 72.5%
2017 52.62 1828th 4329 57.8%
2018 51.28 1922nd 4359 55.9%
2019 44.12 2420th 4479 46.0%
2021 64.01 1376th 4578 69.9%
2022 64.75 1389th 4581 69.7%
2023 70.23 1157th 4647 75.1%
2024 74.42 962nd 4675 79.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.84 882nd 3226 72.7%
2019 72.13 565th 3333 83.0%
2021 86.26 212th 3446 93.8%
2022 68.66 744th 3487 78.7%
2023 76.28 503rd 3556 85.9%
2024 75.63 573rd 3638 84.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 39.05 2137th 3684 42.0%
2021 34.91 2420th 3799 36.3%
2023 30.94 3049th 4086 25.4%
2024 96.30 52nd 4261 98.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.43 1241st 4264 70.9%
2019 56.35 1611th 4309 62.6%
2021 82.24 358th 4451 92.0%
2022 76.90 569th 4477 87.3%
2023 80.18 449th 4521 90.1%
2024 85.32 286th 4560 93.7%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.63 8th 112 92.9%
2019 70.60 14th 93 84.9%
2021 73.61 7th 56 87.5%
2022 83.74 5th 49 89.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.11 2355th 4306 45.3%
2019 40.83 2615th 4348 39.9%
2021 64.23 1304th 4499 71.0%
2022 70.74 1068th 4561 76.6%
2023 69.95 1102nd 4588 76.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.81 1767th 4240 58.3%
2019 59.83 1351st 4295 68.5%
2021 74.89 533rd 4331 87.7%
2022 63.65 1190th 4461 73.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.31 1625th 4319 62.4%
2019 46.71 2202nd 4357 49.5%
2021 61.81 1398th 4498 68.9%
2022 58.80 1668th 4563 63.4%
2023 65.69 1327th 4585 71.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.18 1754th 4168 57.9%
2019 48.78 2080th 4188 50.3%
2021 72.52 785th 4329 81.9%
2023 76.96 648th 4401 85.3%
2024 83.07 417th 4431 90.6%
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Rank History for White students at Aikman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.87 615th 3127 80.3%
2019 3.40 3123rd 3142 0.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Aikman Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 142 20 4 319 n/a n/a n/a 0 485
1989 115 20 2 301 0 n/a n/a 0 438
1990 101 11 2 289 0 n/a n/a 0 403
1991 95 25 1 282 2 n/a n/a 0 405
1992 98 19 0 298 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1993 81 16 0 318 0 n/a n/a 0 415
1994 75 24 0 322 0 n/a n/a 0 421
1995 84 15 1 325 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1996 84 15 1 325 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1997 79 13 1 353 0 n/a n/a 0 446
1998 82 7 1 380 0 n/a n/a 0 470
1999 69 2 1 361 0 n/a n/a 0 433
2000 59 2 0 373 0 n/a n/a 0 434
2001 59 3 0 357 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2002 47 1 0 371 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2003 47 1 0 371 0 n/a n/a 0 419
2004 33 1 0 371 0 n/a n/a 0 405
2005 25 1 0 384 0 n/a n/a 0 410
2006 27 2 0 394 0 n/a n/a 0 423
2007 35 3 0 377 0 n/a n/a 0 415
2008 33 4 1 422 1 n/a n/a 0 461
2009 27 4 1 372 0 n/a n/a 0 404
2010 28 7 1 370 0 n/a n/a 0 406
2011 22 3 1 398 2 0 0 0 426
2012 28 1 0 417 2 0 0 0 448
2013 19 1 0 409 3 0 0 0 432
2014 17 0 1 424 0 0 1 0 443
2015 22 0 2 399 0 0 1 0 424
2016 22 0 2 398 0 0 0 0 422
2017 25 1 3 406 0 0 1 0 436
2018 31 2 4 389 0 1 1 0 428
2019 25 0 4 382 0 1 2 0 414
2020 25 0 3 384 0 1 3 0 416
2021 16 0 3 382 0 0 2 0 403
2022 14 0 4 382 0 0 1 0 401
2023 13 0 0 365 0 0 0 0 378
2024 13 0 0 424 0 0 0 0 437

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Aikman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 485 29.0 16.7 n/a
1989 438 n/a n/a n/a
1990 403 28.0 14.3 n/a
1991 405 27.7 14.6 n/a
1992 415 28.7 14.4 68.2
1993 415 29.0 14.3 77.6
1994 421 28.9 14.6 77
1995 425 22.4 19.0 72.5
1996 425 22.4 19.0 72.5
1997 446 28.1 15.9 73.8
1998 470 28.7 16.4 70.2
1999 433 27.1 16.0 81.8
2000 434 27.5 15.8 84.3
2001 419 28.0 15.0 82.8
2002 419 24.8 16.9 84.5
2003 419 24.8 16.9 84.5
2004 405 26.9 15.1 83.5
2005 410 28.5 14.4 86.6
2006 423 28.5 14.8 89.4
2007 415 29.9 13.9 89.6
2008 461 32.3 14.3 88.7
2009 404 29.4 13.7 85.9
2010 406 30.1 13.4 90.4
2011 426 29.8 14.2 89
2012 448 28.1 15.9 88.4
2013 432 28.9 14.9 89.8
2014 443 29.0 15.2 90.5
2015 424 29.0 14.6 92.2
2016 422 29.0 14.5 89.1
2017 436 29.2 14.8 85.6
2018 428 29.3 14.5 92.1
2019 414 29.5 14.0 90.8
2020 416 28.7 14.4 86.8
2021 403 28.5 14.1 86.6
2022 401 25.9 15.4 84.3
2023 378 23.3 16.1 91.8
2024 437 25.4 17.2 85.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Aikman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 485 29.0 16.7 n/a
1989 438 n/a n/a n/a
1990 403 28.0 14.3 n/a
1991 405 27.7 14.6 n/a
1992 415 28.7 14.4 68.2
1993 415 29.0 14.3 77.6
1994 421 28.9 14.6 77
1995 425 22.4 19.0 72.5
1996 425 22.4 19.0 72.5
1997 446 28.1 15.9 73.8
1998 470 28.7 16.4 70.2
1999 433 27.1 16.0 81.8
2000 434 27.5 15.8 84.3
2001 419 28.0 15.0 82.8
2002 419 24.8 16.9 84.5
2003 419 24.8 16.9 84.5
2004 405 26.9 15.1 83.5
2005 410 28.5 14.4 86.6
2006 423 28.5 14.8 89.4
2007 415 29.9 13.9 89.6
2008 461 32.3 14.3 88.7
2009 404 29.4 13.7 85.9
2010 406 30.1 13.4 90.4
2011 426 29.8 14.2 89
2012 448 28.1 15.9 88.4
2013 432 28.9 14.9 89.8
2014 443 29.0 15.2 90.5
2015 424 29.0 14.6 92.2
2016 422 29.0 14.5 89.1
2017 436 29.2 14.8 85.6
2018 428 29.3 14.5 92.1
2019 414 29.5 14.0 90.8
2020 416 28.7 14.4 86.8
2021 403 28.5 14.1 86.6
2022 401 25.9 15.4 84.3
2023 378 23.3 16.1 91.8
2024 437 25.4 17.2 85.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Aikman Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,286 (14.7%) $7,467 (85.3%) $8,753
2020 $1,378 (15.8%) $7,370 (84.2%) $8,748
2021 $1,367 (14.7%) $7,905 (85.2%) $9,273

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 2420th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1157th of 4647 Elementary schools
 29.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Aikman Elementary)4264
 22%
   3rd Grade Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3440
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Aikman Elementary)4767
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3840
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Aikman Elementary)5449
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3631
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Aikman Elementary)5161
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3238
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Aikman Elementary)3755
 18%
   5th Grade Reading (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))3440
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Aikman Elementary)5160
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))4954
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Aikman Elementary)2038
 18%
   5th Grade Science (Hereford Independent School District (Isd))2528
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students414378
 8.7%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian40
 100%
Hispanic382365
 4.5%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White2513
 48%
Two or More Races20
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.8%91.8%
 1%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Aikman Elementary

Students at Aikman Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

Students who attend Aikman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hereford J H
Middle : Hereford Preparatory Academy
High : Hereford High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 437 students attended Aikman Elementary.

Aikman Elementary ranks 962nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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