Summary:
The city of Howe, Texas, is home to two elementary-level schools within the Howe Independent School District (Isd), serving a total of 621 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade in a split-campus model.
Summit Hill Elementary (PK-2nd grade) stands out as the historically stronger performer, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 71st to 75th percentile statewide over three years of data. In contrast, Howe Intermediate (3rd-5th grade) has experienced a dramatic decline, dropping from the 60th percentile to the 22nd percentile in just two years. Both schools share an identical student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1, but Summit Hill serves a slightly higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (62.85% vs. 57.05%) and spends $436 more per student ($9,806 vs. $9,370).
The most critical finding is a severe weakness in mathematics at Howe Intermediate, where 3rd and 4th-grade proficiency rates (16.84% and 19.80%) are less than half the state average. However, 5th-grade students show relative strength, with the highest proficiency rates in both Reading (54.55%) and Math (48.05%), and Science proficiency (49.04%) significantly exceeding the state average. This suggests a potential "transition year" challenge between the two schools, as 3rd-grade scores are the lowest overall. The district should investigate the 2nd-to-3rd grade transition to address this performance gap.
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