Summary:
The city of Colmesneil, Texas, is served by two public schools within the Colmesneil Independent School District (Isd), which educates 414 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade and holds a 2-star rating from the state.
Colmesneil Jh/High School (grades 7-12) stands out for its strong graduation rate of 95.8% and an extremely low dropout rate of 0.5%. It excels in specific subjects, significantly outperforming the state in U.S. History (89.29% proficient) and Biology (84.62% proficient in a recent year). However, its overall state ranking has been declining, and it struggles in core areas like Algebra I (22.58% proficient) and English I (48.39% proficient). In contrast, Colmesneil Elementary (PK-6) is on a positive trajectory, rebounding from a 1-star rating to a 2-star rating. Its strongest performance is in 6th Grade Reading (70% proficient), but it faces challenges in 6th Grade Math (26.67% proficient). The elementary school serves a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (70.45%) compared to the high school (48.97%).
A critical finding is the dramatic "7th grade slump," where performance drops sharply between 6th and 7th grade—Reading proficiency falls from 70% to 15.63%, and Math from 26.67% to 9.38%. This transition year requires immediate intervention. Interestingly, the high school spends 28% more per student ($12,031 vs. $9,387) and has a better student-teacher ratio (10.8:1 vs. 14.2:1), yet the elementary school is improving while the high school's ranking declines. This suggests that factors beyond funding, such as curriculum and leadership, are driving the elementary school's recent success. The district presents a tale of two schools: one recovering from a poor year, and another with a strong foundation that is struggling to maintain its academic edge in core subjects.
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