Summary:
The 8 schools in zip code 75160 (Terrell, TX) are all part of the Terrell Independent School District (Isd), which serves students from elementary through high school and is ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas districts, with a high average free/reduced lunch rate of about 68%.
The standout school in this area is Global Leadership Academy, an elementary school ranked in the top 3% of Texas elementary schools (5 stars), with test scores far exceeding district and state averages—for example, 87.5% of 5th graders were proficient in Reading compared to just 37% district-wide. In stark contrast, the other three elementary schools—J W Long Elementary, Gilbert Willie Senior Elementary, and Dr Bruce Wood Elementary—rank in the bottom 10% of Texas (0-1 stars), highlighting a massive performance gap within the same district. At the middle school level, Herman Furlough Junior Middle shows a unique "two-tiered" math system: while only 4.79% of 7th graders were proficient in grade-level Math, 61.34% were proficient in Algebra I, suggesting top students are accelerated while most struggle. Terrell High School maintains a solid 91.2% graduation rate despite low test scores.
The two alternative high schools—Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School and Tisd Child & Adolescent School—serve high-need populations with very low test scores (near 0% in some subjects) and a 16.7% dropout rate at Tisd, yet they spend over $25,000 per student—more than double the traditional high school's $11,454. A district-wide weakness in Mathematics is evident, with scores consistently 10-20 points below state averages across most traditional schools, making this a critical area for improvement.
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