Mineola Independent School District (Isd)

The Mineola Independent School District (Isd) is a small, unified district in Texas serving approximately 1,753 students across four schools: Mineola Pri (PK-3), Mineola Intermediate (4-5), Mineola Middle (6-8), and Mineola High School (9-12), with a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Mineola High School is the district's standout performer, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 73rd percentile. It exceeds state averages in every End-of-Course exam, with particularly strong results in English II Reading (75.83% vs. 59.88% state) and U.S. History (77.78% vs. 70.17% state), and boasts a 98% graduation rate with a 0% dropout rate. In contrast, Mineola Middle presents a paradox: its 8th graders taking advanced Algebra I achieve perfect or near-perfect proficiency, yet on-grade-level math for 6th and 7th graders is alarmingly low, with only 29.55% and 20.72% proficient respectively—well below state averages. The elementary schools show inconsistent progress; for instance, 3rd graders at Mineola Pri scored 58.54% in Reading in 2024-2025, but the following year, those same students as 4th graders at Mineola Intermediate dropped to 45.38% proficiency, suggesting a curriculum alignment issue.

Despite math struggles, Mineola Middle excels in Social Studies (39.13% vs. 31.69% state) and 5th graders at Mineola Intermediate beat the state in Science. The district's spending and student-teacher ratios vary, with Mineola High School having the highest per-student spending ($13,777) and lowest ratio (9.3:1), aligning with its top performance, while Mineola Pri has the highest ratio (13.9:1) but still showed strong 3rd-grade results in 2024-2025. This indicates that instructional quality and curriculum are more critical than resources alone.