Summary:
The city of Rising Star, Texas is home to two schools that serve students from elementary through high school, both part of the Rising Star Independent School District (ISD). While Rising Star Elementary struggles with low test scores and academic performance, Rising Star High School has seen more mixed results, with some subject areas performing closer to state averages.
Rising Star Elementary has just 106 students and faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in reading, math, and science well below the state averages, ranging from 0% to 40% proficient. In contrast, Rising Star High School, with 88 students, has a 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, impressive metrics that indicate the school is doing well in supporting students to complete their education. However, the high school's test scores are more variable, with some subjects like English I and US History performing closer to state averages, while others like Algebra I and 7th grade math lag significantly behind.
Both schools serve a high-poverty student population, with free and reduced-price lunch rates of 78.3% at the elementary school and 61.36% at the high school. The Rising Star ISD as a whole is ranked 815 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating significant room for improvement in providing a high-quality education to its students. While the district is allocating resources, with spending per student ranging from $10,198 at the elementary school to $12,226 at the high school, the outcomes do not yet reflect the investment, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to help raise academic achievement across the district.
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