Summary:
The McCamey Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single elementary school, McCamey Pri, which serves grades PK through 4 with 197 students in the small, rural community of McCamey, Texas.
McCamey Pri is facing a significant academic crisis, with STAAR proficiency rates in every subject and grade level falling dramatically below state averages. The most critical area is 3rd Grade Mathematics, where only 15.38% of students were proficient in the most recent school year, a gap of nearly 29 percentage points from the state average. The school's strongest performance is in 4th Grade Reading at 37.5% proficiency, but this still lags far behind the state benchmark. Over the past three years, the school's state ranking has dropped from the 12th percentile to the 5th percentile, indicating a worsening trend. Notably, the school spends $13,938 per student—well above the Texas average—yet this higher investment has not translated into improved academic outcomes, suggesting a need to re-evaluate how funds are used to support instruction and intervention.
With 53.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school serves a high-need population. While there was a brief improvement in 3rd grade scores between the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years, the most recent data shows a sharp reversal, highlighting that any interventions were not sustainable. The 3rd Grade Math score of 15.38% is particularly alarming, as this foundational year is critical for future math success. For parents, this data paints a clear picture of a school that is struggling systemically and requires urgent, targeted support to reverse its declining performance.
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