Summary:
In zip code 75032, located in the Rockwall area, there is one middle school, Maurine Cain Middle, which serves grades 7 and 8 with a substantial enrollment of 1,173 students as part of the Rockwall Independent School District (Isd).
Maurine Cain Middle is a standout school with several notable strengths and one critical area for improvement. The school has maintained a solid 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years, ranking in the 83rd percentile statewide. Its most impressive achievement is in advanced math, where 95.71% of students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, dramatically outperforming both the district (72.27%) and state (54.03%). The school also boasts an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.1% and strong reading proficiency, with 8th graders reaching 69.19% proficiency compared to the state average of 58.69%.
However, the most striking finding is a significant "7th Grade Math Dip," where proficiency plummets from 58.52% in 6th grade to just 21.64% in 7th grade—a 37-percentage-point decline that far exceeds the state's typical drop. This suggests a potential curriculum or teaching challenge specific to 7th grade math that requires attention. Additionally, while the school performs well compared to the state, it often falls below the district average in several key metrics, including 7th and 8th grade reading and 8th grade social studies. This indicates that while Maurine Cain Middle is a strong school overall, there is room for growth to match the elite performance of its high-achieving district.
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