Summary:
Deport, Texas, is served by a single public school, Deport Elementary, which is part of the Prairiland Independent School District (ISD) and educates students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade with a current enrollment of 154 students.
Deport Elementary presents a mixed picture of academic performance. The school's standout strength is its 5th-grade reading program, where 82.14% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, far exceeding district and state averages. However, this success is not consistent across all subjects; 5th-grade science proficiency was critically low at just 12.5% in the 2024-2025 school year, indicating a significant gap. Math performance is also highly variable, with 3rd-grade math showing a dramatic improvement from 25% to 54.55% between school years, while 4th-grade math dropped from 54.55% to 25% over the same period. The school's overall state ranking has been declining over the past three years, from the 64th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 54th percentile in 2025-2026, even though the Prairiland ISD ranks in the top 25% of Texas districts.
Despite a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1 and per-student spending of $11,279, the school's inconsistent test scores suggest these resources are not translating into steady academic growth across all grades and subjects. The dramatic swings in math performance and the low science scores point to potential issues with curriculum alignment or instructional quality. For parents, the key takeaway is that Deport Elementary has clear pockets of excellence, particularly in upper-grade reading, but also faces significant challenges in science and math that require attention to ensure all students are progressing effectively.
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