Summary:
The Mildred Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single high school, Mildred High School, which serves 453 students in grades 6 through 12 in Corsicana, Texas. This school presents a complex picture of academic strengths and weaknesses, with a notable decline in its state ranking from the 72nd percentile in 2023-2024 to a projected 47th percentile in 2025-2026, despite maintaining a solid 91.2% graduation rate and a very low 0.5% dropout rate.
A standout feature is the extreme contrast in performance between subjects. Middle school students (6th-8th grade) consistently outperform the state average in Mathematics by wide margins—for example, 7th graders were 32 percentage points above the state in 2025-2026. However, this success does not carry over to high school, where Algebra I proficiency dropped sharply from above the state average to just 38.64% (well below the state's 54.03%). Additionally, 8th-grade Social Studies is a persistent weakness, with only 22.95% proficient compared to the state's 31.69%. The school also struggles in Biology, with 62.07% proficiency versus the state's 70.51%.
With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1 and per-student spending of $11,251, the school has resources for personalized attention. The declining test scores, particularly in core high school subjects like Algebra I and Biology, suggest these resources may not be effectively targeting academic gaps. The projected 2025-2026 data may also reflect lingering pandemic-era learning disruptions for this cohort. For parents, the key takeaway is that Mildred High School excels in building strong middle school math skills but faces critical challenges in transitioning students to advanced high school coursework and in improving social studies outcomes.
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