Summary:
The Ballinger Independent School District (Ballinger Independent School District (Isd)) in Ballinger, Texas, serves 772 students across three public schools: Ballinger Elementary (PK-5), Ballinger J H (6-8), and Ballinger High School (9-12), with a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced lunch.
Ballinger High School stands out as the district's strongest performer, achieving a 2-star rating and a perfect 100% graduation rate with a 0% dropout rate. It excels in science and English, with Biology and English II proficiency scores near or above state averages. In contrast, Ballinger J H is the most challenged school, consistently ranking in the bottom 20-23rd percentile with a 1-star rating and significant academic gaps, particularly in 8th-grade Science (13.11% proficient vs. 46.25% state average) and Social Studies (11.48% vs. 29.64%). Ballinger Elementary shows a promising upward trend, improving its percentile rank for three consecutive years, with 5th-grade Mathematics (60% proficient) significantly exceeding the state average (47.38%).
Key metrics reveal that per-student spending does not correlate with performance: Ballinger High School spends the most ($13,742 per student) and performs best, while Ballinger J H spends the second-most ($12,785) with the lowest student-teacher ratio (8.7:1) yet struggles the most. Mathematics is a district-wide challenge, with proficiency significantly below state averages across all grade levels, most notably 7th-grade math at just 4.17% proficient. The data suggests a pronounced "middle school slump" and divergent trends, with the elementary school improving while the high school's ranking has declined from the 63rd to the 38th percentile over three years.
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