Elementary Schools in Alice Independent School District (Isd)

The Alice Independent School District (Isd) in Texas is home to four elementary schools—Schallert, Noonan, Dubose, and Saenz—serving grades PK through 5, all within a community where economic disadvantage is high, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 83.78% to 95.03%.

Schallert Elementary is the clear standout, ranking in the 78th percentile statewide (4 stars) and outperforming district and state averages in both Reading and Math, despite having the largest class sizes (24.1 student-teacher ratio) and the lowest per-student spending ($9,282). In contrast, Saenz Elementary is a rising star, showing the most dramatic improvement—jumping from the 49th to the 61st percentile—and boasts the single highest subject score across all schools with a 78.26% in 5th-grade Math. However, Noonan Elementary is the lowest-performing school, ranking in the 38th percentile (2 stars) with a declining trend, while Dubose Elementary sits in the middle at the 47th percentile.

A critical district-wide weakness is 5th Grade Science, where all schools scored roughly half the state average or worse, with scores ranging from 14.1% to 18.75%. Interestingly, higher spending does not guarantee better outcomes—Saenz spends the most per student ($9,782) but is the second-lowest performer, while Schallert spends the least yet achieves the best results. Saenz also shows a puzzling split: it has the highest 5th-grade Math score but the lowest 4th-grade Math score, suggesting a possible "pocket of excellence" in a specific grade or teacher rather than a systemic strength. Noonan, despite having the smallest class sizes (19.0 student-teacher ratio), still struggles, indicating that deeper intervention is needed beyond just reducing class sizes.