Summary:
The San Perlita Independent School District (Isd) is a small, rural district in Texas serving about 187 students across three schools: San Perlita Elementary (PK-5), San Perlita Middle (6-8), and San Perlita High School (9-12). The district invests heavily in small class sizes, with an average student-to-teacher ratio of just 8.4:1 and per-pupil spending over $20,000, yet academic results vary significantly by school.
San Perlita Elementary is the district's most consistent performer, maintaining a 3-star rating for three consecutive years and ranking in the 59th to 69th percentile. The standout story, however, is San Perlita Middle, which made a remarkable turnaround—jumping from a 1-star rating (27th percentile) in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating (57th percentile) by 2025-2026, driven by huge gains in math proficiency. In contrast, San Perlita High School is struggling, dropping to a 1-star rating with 0% of students proficient in Algebra I and only 45% proficient in Biology, well below state averages. This creates a puzzling "feeder pattern" disconnect, as students entering the high school from the improving elementary and middle schools should be better prepared, suggesting the high school faces its own challenges in curriculum or instruction.
Across the district, economic disadvantage is high, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of 84.3%. A universal weakness is Social Studies at the middle school, where only 8.33% of 8th graders were proficient in 2025-2026—the lowest score in the entire district. For parents, the key takeaway is that while the elementary and middle schools show strong or improving performance, the high school requires close attention, particularly in math and science, to ensure students are on track for college and careers.
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