Summary:
The Elysian Fields Independent School District (ISD) is home to a single middle school, Elysian Fields Middle, which serves 186 students in grades 6 through 8 in Waskom, TX, and is part of a district ranked 247th out of 951 in Texas with a 4-star rating.
Elysian Fields Middle shows standout strengths in reading and advanced math, with 8th-grade reading proficiency reaching 75% in 2024-2025 and Algebra I proficiency soaring to 85.71% in 2025-2026—far above state averages. However, the school faces a notable "8th Grade Math Cliff": while 6th and 7th graders outperform the state in math, 8th-grade math proficiency drops to just 29.55%, well below the state average of 47.24%. This likely stems from top math students being "creamed off" into the advanced Algebra I course, leaving a less-prepared group in standard 8th-grade math. The school also has a 0% dropout rate, a low student-teacher ratio of 9.7, and spending of $11,924 per student, yet its state ranking has declined from the 83rd to the 68th percentile due to year-over-year drops in most test scores.
For parents, this school offers strong reading programs and excellent advanced math opportunities, but the declining performance in 8th-grade math and social studies (32.76% proficiency) suggests that resource allocation or instructional strategies in those areas may need attention. The small class sizes and high investment are positives, but the downward trend in rankings and scores indicates a need for targeted improvement to maintain its strengths.
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