Alpine Elementary

Alpine Elementary is a public PK-4 school in Alpine, TX, serving 375 students within the Alpine Independent School District (Isd), a district that has earned a 3-star rating from the state. The school has shown a promising "V-shaped" recovery after hitting a low point in the 2022-2023 school year, climbing from the 23rd percentile to the 40th percentile in recent rankings, though it still remains below the state average overall.

A key concern is a significant drop-off between 3rd and 4th grade. In the most recent year, 3rd graders outperformed the state in Reading (65.45% vs. 51.08%), but the same cohort, as 4th graders, saw a dramatic decline in both subjects. This is especially stark in 4th-grade Math, where only 30.43% of students were proficient compared to the state average of 49.28%—a gap of nearly 19 percentage points. This pattern suggests the school builds strong foundational skills in early grades but struggles to transition students to more complex 4th-grade concepts. The school also shows inconsistent support for different student groups, with its Special Education subgroup ranking in the 0th percentile in 2024-2025, meaning it performed worse than nearly every other school in the state for that group.

Despite having a favorable student-to-teacher ratio (15.9:1) and spending over $11,000 per student—above the Texas state average—these resources have not yet translated into consistently high outcomes. The school's Gifted and Talented program ranks relatively well (37th percentile), suggesting enrichment is working for top performers, but the general education and support programs need improvement. With no other schools within 20 miles for comparison, Alpine Elementary's primary benchmark is the state average. The school has the resources; the focus now needs to be on deploying them more effectively, particularly through targeted math interventions and stronger support for all student subgroups.