Pittman Elementary

Summary:

Pittman Elementary is a public elementary school located in Raymondville, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 579. The school is part of the Raymondville Independent School District, which is ranked 492 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pittman Elementary stands out as a high-performing school, particularly in the context of its high-poverty student population. The school has consistently ranked in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with a current ranking of 902 out of 4,675 schools (4 out of 5 stars). Pittman Elementary's performance on STAAR assessments is notably higher than the district and state averages, especially in reading and mathematics. For example, in 2023-2024, 68.42% of 5th-grade students at Pittman Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 65.35% for the district and 53.96% for the state. The school also excels in the performance of several student subgroups, including Hispanic students, students with low socioeconomic status, and migrant students, consistently ranking in the top 10-20% of their respective categories statewide.

When compared to nearby schools, Pittman Elementary significantly outperforms its counterparts, such as Smith Elementary (also part of the Raymondville ISD) and schools in other nearby districts, such as Santiago Garcia Elementary in Edcouch-Elsa ISD and Dishman Elementary in Harlingen CISD. Despite having a very high percentage of students (over 86%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage, Pittman Elementary is able to effectively support and educate its students, making it a model for other schools serving economically disadvantaged communities.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 258 E Harris
       Raymondville, TX  78580-3351


(956) 689-8173

District: Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
902nd of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,778 Help


Students who attend Pittman Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Myra Green Middle
High:    Raymondville High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  589

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
96.6%
White:
2.5%
African American:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Pittman Elementary ranks better than 80.7% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.85. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.6%), White (2.5%), American Indian (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pittman Elementary is 14.9. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pittman Elementary is $11,778.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Pittman Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pittman Elementary 902nd of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Pittman Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Raymondville Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Raymondville Independent School District (Isd) 492nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Pittman Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 22.42 3110th 3465 10.2%
2005 18.00 3227th 3475 7.1%
2006 29.55 2863rd 3476 17.6%
2007 25.78 3225th 3724 13.4%
2008 36.37 2837th 3768 24.7%
2009 37.04 2882nd 3884 25.8%
2010 38.48 2901st 3937 26.3%
2011 20.99 3707th 4095 9.5%
2012 21.52 3799th 4206 9.7%
2013 15.46 3959th 4221 6.2%
2014 19.36 3838th 4260 9.9%
2015 19.68 3783rd 4320 12.4%
2016 25.58 3482nd 4286 18.8%
2017 43.01 2336th 4329 46.0%
2018 53.77 1804th 4359 58.6%
2019 59.44 1532nd 4479 65.8%
2021 52.23 1923rd 4578 58.0%
2022 76.15 903rd 4581 80.3%
2023 76.42 903rd 4647 80.6%
2024 75.85 902nd 4675 80.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.98 2467th 3226 23.5%
2019 27.07 2820th 3333 15.4%
2021 22.79 3066th 3446 11.0%
2022 67.97 766th 3487 78.0%
2023 54.35 1443rd 3556 59.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.95 1308th 3558 63.2%
2019 37.26 2272nd 3684 38.3%
2021 40.27 2030th 3799 46.6%
2022 81.82 333rd 3952 91.6%
2023 56.60 1266th 4086 69.0%
2024 84.31 318th 4261 92.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.09 1147th 4264 73.1%
2019 69.85 821st 4309 80.9%
2021 72.12 744th 4451 83.3%
2022 85.80 282nd 4477 93.7%
2023 85.14 283rd 4521 93.7%
2024 86.61 262nd 4560 94.3%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.25 16th 112 85.7%
2019 79.37 6th 93 93.5%
2021 87.50 2nd 56 96.4%
2022 92.37 2nd 49 95.9%
2023 95.89 1st 44 97.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.50 1967th 4306 54.3%
2019 51.45 1968th 4348 54.7%
2021 47.79 2147th 4499 52.3%
2022 74.46 913th 4561 80.0%
2023 74.16 928th 4588 79.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 45.40 2206th 3184 30.7%
2021 47.99 1831st 3006 39.1%
2022 45.95 2010th 2958 32.0%
2023 68.65 919th 2980 69.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.05 1499th 4240 64.6%
2019 50.95 1909th 4295 55.6%
2021 42.98 2339th 4331 46.0%
2022 76.63 545th 4461 87.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.33 1722nd 4319 60.1%
2019 66.19 1184th 4357 72.8%
2021 54.93 1747th 4498 61.2%
2022 75.56 898th 4563 80.3%
2023 75.47 904th 4585 80.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pittman Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.78 1393rd 4168 66.6%
2019 65.84 1068th 4188 74.5%
2021 60.66 1330th 4329 69.3%
2022 83.23 414th 4376 90.5%
2023 81.92 459th 4401 89.6%
2024 84.68 358th 4431 91.9%
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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 Pittman Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 75 7 0 543 0 n/a n/a 0 625
1990 68 7 0 522 0 n/a n/a 0 597
1991 67 5 0 517 0 n/a n/a 0 589
1992 63 6 0 481 0 n/a n/a 0 550
1993 45 2 0 476 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1994 49 1 3 463 0 n/a n/a 0 516
1995 52 4 3 781 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1996 52 4 3 781 0 n/a n/a 0 840
1997 48 6 3 758 1 n/a n/a 0 816
1998 48 7 4 782 0 n/a n/a 0 841
1999 48 4 4 767 0 n/a n/a 0 823
2000 46 3 4 731 0 n/a n/a 0 784
2001 36 0 5 729 0 n/a n/a 0 770
2002 29 0 3 777 0 n/a n/a 0 809
2003 29 0 3 777 0 n/a n/a 0 809
2004 26 0 2 715 0 n/a n/a 0 743
2005 19 0 2 640 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2006 16 1 3 644 0 n/a n/a 0 664
2007 15 0 3 627 0 n/a n/a 0 645
2008 13 3 1 615 0 n/a n/a 0 632
2009 9 2 1 587 0 n/a n/a 0 599
2010 15 6 2 581 0 n/a n/a 0 604
2011 10 4 2 613 0 0 1 0 630
2012 8 3 2 614 0 0 0 0 627
2013 9 3 2 638 0 0 1 0 653
2014 9 2 2 602 1 0 0 0 616
2015 7 1 2 608 0 0 0 0 618
2016 10 0 2 626 1 0 2 0 641
2017 7 1 2 606 0 0 1 0 617
2018 6 1 2 605 0 0 1 0 615
2019 3 0 1 578 0 0 2 0 584
2020 8 1 0 604 0 0 1 0 614
2021 10 1 1 585 0 0 0 0 597
2022 6 0 2 566 0 0 0 0 574
2023 10 2 2 562 3 0 0 0 579
2024 15 2 1 569 2 0 0 0 589

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 Pittman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 625 n/a n/a n/a
1990 597 35.0 17.0 n/a
1991 589 34.9 16.8 n/a
1992 550 32.8 16.7 70.9
1993 523 31.0 16.9 79.3
1994 516 31.0 16.6 78.7
1995 840 51.0 16.5 81.5
1996 840 51.0 16.5 81.5
1997 816 53.0 15.4 82.7
1998 841 51.0 16.5 79.9
1999 823 51.6 15.9 87.7
2000 784 54.4 14.4 73.2
2001 770 52.0 14.8 74.4
2002 809 44.0 18.4 45.1
2003 809 44.0 18.4 45.1
2004 743 46.1 16.1 33
2005 661 40.0 16.5 21.3
2006 664 42.0 15.8 9.6
2007 645 44.0 14.7 n/a
2008 632 43.0 14.7 0
2009 599 44.0 13.6 0
2010 604 35.0 17.2 0
2011 630 36.0 17.4 0
2012 627 35.0 17.8 0
2013 653 36.0 18.1 91.4
2014 616 36.9 16.6 91.6
2015 618 37.0 16.7 86.1
2016 641 38.0 16.8 89.1
2017 617 38.0 16.2 87.8
2018 615 38.9 15.8 86.5
2019 584 39.0 14.9 88.7
2020 614 41.5 14.7 87.8
2021 597 41.0 14.5 87.9
2022 574 39.5 14.5 89.2
2023 579 38.0 15.2 86.4
2024 589 39.4 14.9 88.3

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 Pittman Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 625 n/a n/a n/a
1990 597 35.0 17.0 n/a
1991 589 34.9 16.8 n/a
1992 550 32.8 16.7 70.9
1993 523 31.0 16.9 79.3
1994 516 31.0 16.6 78.7
1995 840 51.0 16.5 81.5
1996 840 51.0 16.5 81.5
1997 816 53.0 15.4 82.7
1998 841 51.0 16.5 79.9
1999 823 51.6 15.9 87.7
2000 784 54.4 14.4 73.2
2001 770 52.0 14.8 74.4
2002 809 44.0 18.4 45.1
2003 809 44.0 18.4 45.1
2004 743 46.1 16.1 33
2005 661 40.0 16.5 21.3
2006 664 42.0 15.8 9.6
2007 645 44.0 14.7 n/a
2008 632 43.0 14.7 0
2009 599 44.0 13.6 0
2010 604 35.0 17.2 0
2011 630 36.0 17.4 0
2012 627 35.0 17.8 0
2013 653 36.0 18.1 91.4
2014 616 36.9 16.6 91.6
2015 618 37.0 16.7 86.1
2016 641 38.0 16.8 89.1
2017 617 38.0 16.2 87.8
2018 615 38.9 15.8 86.5
2019 584 39.0 14.9 88.7
2020 614 41.5 14.7 87.8
2021 597 41.0 14.5 87.9
2022 574 39.5 14.5 89.2
2023 579 38.0 15.2 86.4
2024 589 39.4 14.9 88.3

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 Pittman Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,436 (13.3%) $9,352 (86.7%) $10,788
2020 $1,392 (12.2%) $10,030 (87.8%) $11,422
2021 $1,288 (10.9%) $10,490 (89.1%) $11,778

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pittman Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1532nd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 903rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 14.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Pittman Elementary)4256
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Raymondville Independent School District (Isd))4151
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pittman Elementary)4443
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Raymondville Independent School District (Isd))4041
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Pittman Elementary)5153
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Raymondville Independent School District (Isd))4647
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pittman Elementary)4665
 19%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Raymondville Independent School District (Isd))4558
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Pittman Elementary)5272
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Raymondville Independent School District (Isd))4355
 12%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pittman Elementary)6672
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Raymondville Independent School District (Isd))5162
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Pittman Elementary)6254
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Raymondville Independent School District (Isd))5347
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students584579
 0.9%
African American02
American Indian03
Asian12
 100%
Hispanic578562
 2.8%
Pacific Islander00
White310
 233.3%
Two or More Races20
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients88.7%86.4%
 2.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Pittman Elementary

Students who attend Pittman Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Myra Green Middle
High : Raymondville High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 589 students attended Pittman Elementary.

Pittman Elementary ranks 902nd of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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


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