Enge-Washington Intermediate

Enge-Washington Intermediate in Groesbeck, TX, serves 320 students in grades 4 through 6 and is part of the Groesbeck Independent School District (Isd). The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1, suggesting smaller class sizes, but faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates on state exams are well below state averages.

A key area of concern is math performance, which is consistently low across all grade levels. For example, only 25.81% of 4th graders, 31.18% of 5th graders, and 28.87% of 6th graders were proficient in math, compared to state averages of 49.28%, 47.38%, and 38.57%, respectively. This struggle is more pronounced than at nearby Teague J H, which achieved 48.75% proficiency in 5th-grade math. Additionally, 5th-grade science scores dropped sharply to just 10.38% proficient, far below the state average of 29.57% and the lowest among comparable schools like Wortham Middle and Mexia J H.

However, there is a bright spot: 6th-grade reading, where 56.12% of students met proficiency, exceeding the state average of 53.52% and outperforming Mexia J.H. (35.97%) and Wortham Middle (40%). This success suggests effective instruction at that level. The school’s moderate spending per student ($9,666) and low student-teacher ratio indicate that resources alone may not explain the struggles; instead, instructional strategies and curriculum alignment may need attention. Notably, low math performance at Enge-Washington appears to carry over to Groesbeck Middle, where 7th-grade math proficiency is also low (25.61%), pointing to a systemic issue within the district’s math pipeline.