Summary:
The Carrizo Springs Consolidated Independent School District in Texas serves approximately 1,852 students across four schools: one elementary (PK-3), two middle schools (grades 4-6 and 7-8), and one high school (9-12), with the district ranking in the 21st percentile statewide and facing significant challenges due to high economic disadvantage, where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Among the schools, Carrizo Springs J H stands out as the most academically promising, showing consistent improvement and outperforming state averages in key areas like 8th-grade Mathematics (55.17% proficiency vs. 47.24% statewide) and achieving a perfect 100% pass rate on the Algebra I End-of-Course exam for its advanced 8th graders. It also boasts a 0.0% dropout rate. In contrast, Carrizo Springs Intermediate is a concern, with sharp year-over-year declines in nearly all subjects, such as 5th-grade Reading dropping from 43.71% to 34.45% and 5th-grade Science falling to just 15.23%. Carrizo Springs Elementary showed some improvement in 3rd-grade Reading and Math, while Carrizo Springs High School has a graduation rate of 80.1% but a high dropout rate of 2.8% and struggles profoundly with Algebra I, where only 24.73% of students pass.
Key takeaways include a critical "Algebra I anomaly," where advanced students at the junior high excel but the general high school population fails, and a "7th Grade Math Cliff" at the junior high with proficiency around 10%. The district spends significantly above the state average (up to $15,056 per student at the high school) yet achieves below-average results, suggesting resource allocation issues. Overall, the district shows high year-over-year volatility, with inconsistent instructional quality likely impacting student outcomes, making Carrizo Springs J H the strongest choice for families seeking stability and academic growth.
Thank you for your feedback!