Summary:
The Manor Independent School District (Isd) is home to nine elementary schools serving grades PK-5, located in a rapidly growing suburban area east of Austin, Texas, where the district as a whole ranks in the 6th percentile statewide.
The standout school in the district is Manor Rise Academy, which ranks in the 53rd percentile—a dramatic outlier compared to the other eight schools, which all rank in the bottom 18%. For example, in 4th-grade Math, 72.31% of Manor Rise students were proficient, far exceeding the district average of 31.55% and the state average of 49.28%. At the other end, Decker Elementary is the most challenged school, ranking in the 4th percentile with the highest economic disadvantage rate (91.8%) and the lowest test scores, such as only 2.78% proficiency in 4th-grade Math. Shadowglen Elementary and Oak Meadows Elementary illustrate a key trend: despite Oak Meadows spending the most per student ($12,709) and Shadowglen spending the least ($8,893), Shadowglen performs comparably or better, likely due to its lower poverty rate (58.84%).
A critical finding is that poverty is a powerful predictor of performance, with schools like Lagos Elementary, Blake Manor Elementary, Presidential Meadows Elementary, Bluebonnet Trail Elementary, and Pioneer Crossing Elementary all showing low proficiency rates, with average 5th-grade Reading at 40.6% and Math at 23.8%—well below state averages. Additionally, students taking Spanish-language STAAR tests often outperform English test-takers, suggesting that English proficiency may mask academic knowledge for many learners. Overall, Manor Rise Academy’s success offers a potential model, while the district’s primary challenge remains addressing the effects of concentrated poverty.
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