Summary:
The city of Teague, Texas, is served by five schools across two districts—the Teague Independent School District (Isd) and the Dew Independent School District (Isd)—educating 1,383 students from Pre-K through 12th grade in a small, rural community.
Teague High School stands out as the top performer, ranking in the 84th percentile statewide with a 95.9% graduation rate and zero dropouts, while Teague Elementary is a rising star, especially in math where 3rd and 4th graders outperform state averages by over 25 percentage points. In contrast, Teague J H shows a troubling "middle school math slump," with 7th-grade math proficiency dropping to just 19.64%—far below the state average—suggesting a disconnect between strong elementary foundations and middle school instruction. The Teague Lion Academy, an alternative high school, presents a paradox: despite critically low test scores (0% proficiency in some subjects) and a high 29:1 student-teacher ratio, it still achieves a 95.5% graduation rate, likely through credit recovery. Meanwhile, Dew School in the Dew ISD spends the most per student ($14,122) but yields mixed results, excelling in 8th-grade math (63.16%) yet struggling in 7th-grade math (7.69%).
A key takeaway is the resource disparity within Teague ISD: Teague Elementary, with the highest economic disadvantage (63.56% free/reduced lunch), receives the lowest per-student spending ($10,392) and a higher student-teacher ratio (14.1:1), while Teague High School, with the lowest disadvantage (45.28%), gets the most funding ($13,192) and the best ratio (10.2:1). This inverse relationship suggests resources are not aligned with student need, a critical issue for parents to consider when evaluating school support systems.
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