Igo Elementary

Igo Elementary in Jarrell, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 647 students in a rapidly growing area north of Austin, and it is part of the Jarrell Independent School District (Isd), which faces systemic challenges.

Igo Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, making it the lowest-performing school in its immediate area. Its academic struggles are most severe in mathematics, where only 17.86% of 3rd graders were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 44.33%. Science is also a critical blind spot, with just 6.45% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025. While the school has shown slight improvement from its lowest point in 2021-2022, its state ranking has remained stagnant between the 5th and 8th percentile over the last four years. In contrast, nearby Jarrell Elementary, less than a mile away, consistently outperforms Igo, with 4th-grade math proficiency rates nearly double. The gap is even more dramatic when compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Jo Ann Ford Elementary in Georgetown Independent School District (Isd), which achieves proficiency rates 30-50 percentage points higher in most subjects.

An interesting finding is that Igo's Spanish-language STAAR scores are often higher than its English-language scores, suggesting its bilingual program may be relatively effective for English Language Learners. However, the school serves a predominantly low-income population, with over 63% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its largest student groups—Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students—perform the lowest. The school's path to improvement will likely require intensive, targeted interventions in math and science, as well as strategies to replicate the success of its bilingual program across the entire curriculum.