Summary:
The Elgin Independent School District (Isd) serves approximately 5,958 students across eight public schools in Elgin, Texas, including four elementary schools (PK-4), two middle schools (grades 5-6 and 7-8), and two high schools (grades 9-12 and 10-12), with the district ranking in the 5th percentile statewide.
Among the elementary schools, Neidig Elementary stands out as the only school showing an upward trend in its state ranking, moving from the 27th to the 31st percentile, and it excels in its Spanish-language STAAR Reading program, where 45.45% of 3rd graders and 40% of 4th graders were proficient—dramatically outperforming both district and state averages. In contrast, Harvest Ridge Elementary reported 0% proficiency in its Spanish Reading program for the same grades, highlighting major inconsistencies in bilingual education across the district. Elgin Elementary and Booker T Washington Elementary also struggle, with all elementary schools averaging around 27% proficiency in 3rd-grade math, well below state averages. At the middle school level, Elgin Middle shows a bright spot in math acceleration, with 40.7% of students proficient in Algebra I, but overall math proficiency plummets to just 2.63% for 7th graders, indicating a critical failure point in math instruction during the transition from Elgin Intermediate.
At the high school level, Elgin High School achieves a solid 92.2% graduation rate with 1,771 students, while Phoenix High School, an alternative school with only 50 students, has a 67.1% graduation rate and near-zero test scores in core subjects, despite having the highest per-student spending ($11,597) and lowest student-teacher ratio (12:1). This shows that financial resources alone don't drive performance, and the district's overall 88.3% graduation rate is pulled down significantly by Phoenix. Across all schools, economic disadvantage is high, with 71% to 88% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and test scores consistently lag 15-30 percentage points behind state averages.
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