Summary:
Baird Independent School District (ISD) in Texas is home to a single high school, Baird High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. While the school has a relatively small student population, its academic performance has been a concern, with a declining statewide ranking and uneven test scores across different subject areas.
Baird High School's four-year graduation rate of 85.0% in 2022-2023 is slightly below the state average, but the school has a commendable 0.0% dropout rate. However, the school's STAAR/STAAR EOC test scores are generally below the state averages, with the exception of Algebra I and English II, where the school performs slightly better. The school's weakest performance is in Social Studies, where only 6.25% of 8th-grade students scored proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 29.64%.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $17,112 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average. This may be due to the small size of the school and district, as evidenced by the school's low student-teacher ratio of 8.5. The high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 58.11% in 2023-2024 also suggests that the student population faces significant economic challenges, which may contribute to the school's overall academic performance and require additional support and resources.
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