Summary:
The Venus Independent School District (ISD) in Venus, Texas, operates four schools: two elementary schools (Venus Elementary and Venus Pri), one middle school (Venus Middle), and one high school (Venus High School). The district faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas compared to state averages.
Venus Middle School stands out for its relatively stronger performance on STAAR reading assessments, with 54.9% of 8th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district average of 37.5% and the state average of 56.39%. However, the school struggles with math performance, with only 15.89% of 6th graders and 8% of 7th graders scoring proficient or better, well below the state averages. In contrast, Venus High School has a high 4-year graduation rate of 94% and a low dropout rate of 1%, but its academic performance is concerning, with STAAR EOC proficiency rates significantly below the state averages across all subjects.
Across the Venus ISD, STAAR proficiency rates are consistently below the state averages, particularly in math and reading. For example, at Venus Elementary, only 23.56% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, compared to the state average of 52.02%. Additionally, all schools in the district have high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 63.18% at Venus Pri to 74.32% at Venus Middle.
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