Summary:
The Slocum Independent School District (Isd) is a small, rural district in Texas serving 323 students across two schools: Slocum Pk - 8 and Slocum High School.
Slocum High School stands out for its exceptional performance in science and history, with 93.75% proficiency in Biology and 94.12% in U.S. History on the 2025-2026 STAAR exams—both far exceeding state averages. It also boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate. However, its state ranking has been volatile, dropping from the 95th percentile to the 69th percentile in recent years, likely due to its small student body of 86. In contrast, Slocum Pk - 8 excels in upper-grade math, with 8th-grade proficiency at 84.85%—nearly double the state average—and shows consistent improvement in reading from 3rd to 8th grade. Yet, it has a notable weakness in 8th-grade Social Studies, where only 9.09% of students are proficient.
Key metrics reveal a district investing heavily in its students, with spending per student at $10,810 for PK-8 and $13,545 for the high school, and very low student-teacher ratios of 11.4:1 and 7.5:1, respectively. Nearly half of PK-8 students (48.95%) and 40.7% of high school students are economically disadvantaged. While the high school excels in science and history, its English II Reading proficiency dropped to 54.55%—below the state average—and Algebra I scores, though improved, remain below state levels. This mixed performance suggests that while small class sizes and high spending support standout results in some areas, resource allocation and instructional focus vary significantly between schools and subjects.
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