Summary:
The Poolville Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single elementary school, Poolville Elementary, which educates 422 students in grades PK through 5. This rural school has a student-teacher ratio of 13.1 and spends $10,384 per student, with 43.36% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
Poolville Elementary presents a mixed picture of performance. The school's state ranking has declined from the 60th percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 44th percentile (2 stars) for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. A standout strength is 3rd Grade Mathematics, where 53.97% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming the state average by nearly 10 percentage points. However, this success does not carry over to upper grades: 4th Grade Math proficiency was just 30.14% in the same year, a staggering 19 points below the state average, and 5th Grade Math also lagged at 32.2%. The school shows significant year-over-year volatility, particularly in math, with 3rd Grade Math jumping nearly 20 points from the previous year while 5th Grade Math dropped by 9 points.
Reading performance is inconsistent across grades, with only 4th Grade Reading (55.07% proficient) slightly exceeding the state average in 2025-2026. A bright spot is 5th Grade Science, where 39.13% of students were proficient in 2024-2025, outperforming the state by over 9 points. The dramatic gap between 3rd grade math success and upper-grade math struggles suggests a potential issue with the math curriculum or instruction as students advance, rather than a simple correlation with the school's economic disadvantage rate. Parents should note that performance can vary significantly from year to year and grade to grade at this school.
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