Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary

Iltexas Msg Ramirez Elementary is a public charter school in Cleveland, TX, serving 895 students in grades PK-5, and it is part of the International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas) charter network.

This school faces significant challenges, with 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and academic performance that has ranked in the bottom 3% of all Texas elementary schools for three consecutive years. A major concern is 5th Grade Science, where only about 5% of students were proficient, a rate far below the state average of nearly 30%. While there are small signs of improvement in math and reading, the school still scores roughly half the state average. Interestingly, the school's Gifted and Talented program is a bright spot, ranking in the 17th percentile statewide, but this success hasn't spread to the rest of the student body. The student-to-teacher ratio also jumped to 17.0, the highest among nearby schools, which can mean less individual attention for students who need it most.

What makes this school stand out is how it compares to others nearby. Just two miles away, its sister school, Iltexas Bg Ramirez Elementary, serves a nearly identical student population but consistently outperforms Msg Ramirez in almost every subject. For example, in 3rd Grade Reading, Bg Ramirez scored 33.56% proficient versus Msg Ramirez's 22.88%. This suggests the struggles at Msg Ramirez are likely tied to campus-specific issues like leadership or school culture, not just student demographics. Other high-poverty schools in the Cleveland Independent School District (Isd), such as Cottonwood Elementary and Santa Fe Elementary, also struggle but generally outperform Iltexas Msg Ramirez, indicating the school's instructional model is not overcoming poverty as effectively as its peers.