Summary:
The Electra Independent School District (Isd) is a small, rural district in Texas serving approximately 442 students across just two schools: Electra Elementary (grades PK-6) and Electra Junior/Senior High (grades 7-12). The district as a whole ranks in the 18th percentile statewide, indicating significant academic challenges, though the two schools tell very different stories.
Electra Junior/Senior High is the relative bright spot, ranking in the 47th percentile (2-star) and showing a positive trend with improving scores. It actually outperformed the state average in Algebra I and U.S. History End-of-Course exams, suggesting strong instruction in upper-level courses. In stark contrast, Electra Elementary ranks in the bottom 12th percentile (1-star), with proficiency rates in core subjects like Reading and Math often 15-25 percentage points below the state average. A dramatic "7th grade cliff" is evident: 6th-grade Reading proficiency was 33.33%, but 7th-grade Reading plummeted to just 12.5%, and 6th-grade Math (30.3%) dropped to a catastrophic 6.06% in 7th grade, pointing to a major transition problem.
Despite high per-student spending—especially at the high school ($16,752 per student) compared to the elementary ($10,679)—academic outcomes remain poor, suggesting resources are not translating into gains. The high school's graduation rate is 87.5%, below the state target, though its dropout rate is a very low 0.5%. The elementary school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population (73.39% free/reduced lunch), which strongly correlates with its academic struggles. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the high school offers some bright spots in advanced subjects, the elementary school faces deep challenges, and the transition to junior high is a critical point of failure that the district must address.
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