Summary:
The San Elizario Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single middle school, Ann M Garcia-Enriquez Middle, which serves 408 students in grades 7 and 8 in a community with a very high level of economic disadvantage, where nearly 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
This school is a study in contrasts. Its standout strength is in advanced math: students taking Algebra I achieve exceptional proficiency rates of over 90%, far exceeding both the district and state averages. However, the school faces significant challenges in other areas, particularly in 7th-grade mathematics, where only 13% of students are proficient, and 8th-grade social studies, with just 14% proficiency. A notable "8th-grade bounce" occurs, as 8th graders perform dramatically better than 7th graders in both reading (50.5% vs. 34.7%) and math (45.9% vs. 13.3%), suggesting a highly effective 8th-grade teaching staff or curriculum. The school also maintains a very low dropout rate of 0.4%, well below the district average of 1.9%, indicating strong student retention.
Despite proficiency rates below state averages in most subjects, the school is on a positive trajectory, improving its state ranking from the 13th percentile to the 27th percentile over three consecutive years. It operates efficiently, spending $11,549 per student (slightly below the state average) with a reasonable student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. For parents, this means a school that excels at accelerating top math students and keeping kids in school, while working hard to close significant gaps in core subjects like 7th-grade math and social studies.
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