Summary:
The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District includes four elementary-level schools serving approximately 2,060 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade, all located in a high-poverty area where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Two schools stand out for very different reasons. The Uvalde Dual Language Academy is the district's academic standout, consistently outperforming other local schools despite serving a student body where 80.75% are economically disadvantaged. In 2024-2025, its 6th-grade Reading proficiency (62.71%) actually surpassed the state average, and its 3rd-grade Math proficiency (37.5%) was nearly double the district average. In contrast, the Batesville School is the smallest campus (92 students) with the highest spending per student ($19,012) and lowest student-teacher ratio (10.2:1), yet its academic results are highly inconsistent—8th-grade Reading reached 75% proficiency while 5th-grade Science and 8th-grade Social Studies both recorded 0% proficiency. The Uvalde Elementary at Flores Campus shows the most consistently low performance, with the lowest spending per student ($10,528) and particularly concerning Math scores, such as 5th-grade Math at just 10.56% proficiency compared to the state average of 46.24%.
A critical district-wide weakness is 5th-grade Science, where the average proficiency was only 6.75% versus the state average of 29.57%. The Dalton Elementary, the largest school with 815 students, falls in the middle of the pack academically. Overall, while the Uvalde Dual Language Academy demonstrates that strong outcomes are possible even in high-poverty settings, the district as a whole ranks in the 2nd percentile statewide, indicating significant challenges that require targeted interventions, especially in science and math instruction.
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