Summary:
The Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District serves approximately 9,857 students across 14 campuses in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas, including 9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 2 high schools, and is rated in the 82nd percentile statewide with a 4-star rating.
Standout schools in the district include Rancho Verde Elementary, which consistently earns a 5-star rating and ranks in the 92nd percentile, and Olmito Elementary, which improved to a 5-star rating and boasts the highest 3rd-grade reading and math scores in the district. Among middle schools, Los Cuates Middle is the top performer with a consistent 4-star rating, outperforming Resaca Middle and Liberty Memorial Middle in nearly every subject. However, Las Yescas Elementary faces significant challenges, dropping to a 2-star rating with alarmingly low 5th-grade science proficiency, while Laureles Elementary declined from a 4-star to a 3-star rating. Los Fresnos High School has seen its state ranking decline for three consecutive years, now in the 54th percentile, with a dropout rate of 1.2% that exceeds the district average.
Key findings reveal that spending per student does not correlate with success—Rancho Verde Elementary has the lowest spending at $9,129 per student yet achieves the best results, while higher-spending schools like Villareal Elementary ($11,851) do not perform as well. Middle school math is a district-wide weakness, with 7th-grade math proficiency as low as 16.17% at Liberty Memorial Middle, yet advanced coursework in Algebra I and Biology EOCs achieves near-perfect scores across all middle schools. The district excels at accelerating top-tier students, even as general math curriculum remains a challenge, and the strong foundation built in elementary schools may not be fully sustained through high school graduation.
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