Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District (Isd)

The Roscoe Collegiate Independent School District (Isd) serves four schools—three elementary-level campuses and one high school—in a small Texas community, but its overall ranking is heavily impacted by the massive, struggling Lone Star Online Academy, which enrolls over 96% of the district's students.

The district's standout performer is Roscoe Elementary, which has shown a remarkable turnaround, jumping from the 33rd percentile to the 74th percentile in just two years and achieving test scores well above the district average. In contrast, Lone Star Online Academy is in academic crisis, with math proficiency rates often below 10% and a high 6.1% dropout rate for a K-8 school, dragging down the district's overall performance. Roscoe Collegiate High School is a solid mid-tier performer with a consistent 3-star rating, a 97.8% graduation rate, and strong End-of-Course exam scores that exceed state averages in Algebra I and English I. Roscoe Collegiate Montessori Early Childhood serves the youngest students but has a high student-teacher ratio of 21:1 and lower spending per student compared to other physical campuses.

Key takeaways include a stark "two districts" phenomenon: the physical schools (Roscoe Elementary and Roscoe Collegiate High School) perform well, while the online academy faces systemic challenges. Spending varies widely, with Roscoe Elementary and the high school spending over $22,000 per student, compared to under $10,000 at the Montessori school. The district's primary challenge is addressing the online academy's failures while continuing to support its successful brick-and-mortar campuses.