Summary:
The Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd) in Texas is home to two high schools: Memorial High School and Port Arthur Alternative Center. Both schools face significant challenges, with low rankings, poor test scores, and high poverty levels among the student population.
Memorial High School ranks around 1,650 out of 1,961 Texas high schools and receives a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's four-year graduation rate is 84.6%, with a 2.7% dropout rate. However, its proficiency rates on STAAR End-of-Course exams are significantly lower than the state averages across all subjects, with only 17.32% of students proficient in Algebra I compared to the state average of 44.73%. Memorial High School also has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 80.32%, indicating a student population from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
In contrast, the Port Arthur Alternative Center has a smaller student-teacher ratio of 4.7, compared to 12.9 at Memorial High School, suggesting a more personalized learning environment. However, the alternative center still has a high free/reduced lunch rate of 62.82%. Overall, the data paints a picture of a school district struggling to provide high-quality education to its students, with both high schools facing significant challenges in terms of academic performance and student poverty levels.
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