St Mary's Academy Charter School

St Mary's Academy Charter School is a single public charter elementary school in Beeville, TX, serving grades K-6 with 282 students, where 83.69% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income community.

This school shows notable volatility in performance. In the most recent year (2025-2026), 4th-grade Reading soared to 69.23% proficient—16 points above the state average—while 5th-grade Math plummeted to just 18.37% proficient, a staggering 29 points below the state average. Overall, the school's state percentile rank has declined steadily from the 57th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 46th percentile (2 stars) in 2025-2026. Reading consistently outperforms Math across all grades, with an average Reading proficiency of 54.7% versus 34.6% in Math. The only Science score available (5th Grade, 2024-2025) shows the school at 30% proficient, slightly above the state average of 29.57%, making it a relative bright spot.

A key takeaway is the powerful "cohort effect": the 4th graders of 2025-2026 are a high-performing group, while the 5th graders of the same year struggle significantly. This suggests that school-wide strategies may be less effective than targeted, grade-level interventions. The sharp decline in upper elementary Math (5th and 6th grades) points to a potential "math cliff" where foundational skills are not being built for more complex concepts. With per-student spending of $12,716 and a student-teacher ratio of 16.4, the school has resources to address these challenges, but the negative trajectory in state rankings and dramatic year-over-year swings in scores highlight areas needing focused attention.