Summary:
The Anahuac Independent School District (Isd) serves two elementary schools—Anahuac Pri (Pre-Kindergarten through 2nd grade) and Anahuac Elementary (3rd through 5th grade)—with a combined enrollment of 740 students in a rural Texas area facing significant academic challenges, as the district ranks in the 25th percentile statewide.
Anahuac Elementary stands out as the only school with test score data, revealing persistent struggles across all subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 5th-grade science proficiency was critically low at just 11.82%, compared to the state average of 29.57%. Reading proficiency ranged from 40.91% to 43.97%, and math from 30.17% to 44.12%, all below state averages. However, there is a glimmer of hope: 4th graders tied the state average in math (44.12%) and are projected to exceed the state average in reading (53.21% vs. 53.04%) in 2025-2026. The school’s state ranking has also improved dramatically, from the 20th percentile in 2023-2024 to a projected 42nd percentile in 2025-2026, suggesting recent interventions are gaining traction.
Comparing the two schools, Anahuac Pri serves a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students (56.9% free/reduced lunch) but has a larger student-teacher ratio (15.1:1) than Anahuac Elementary (13.4:1), which is unusual since smaller classes are often recommended for younger learners. This resource allocation may contribute to a "pipeline" problem: by 3rd grade, students are already behind in reading (43.97% vs. 52.02% state) and math (30.17% vs. 44.88% state), indicating foundational skills in Pre-K through 2nd grade may need strengthening. The most urgent area for improvement is 5th-grade science, where proficiency is less than half the state average, signaling a need for targeted curriculum and instruction changes.
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