Summary:
In zip code 75220, there is one middle school, Francisco Pancho Medrano J H, serving grades 7-8 within the Dallas Independent School District (Isd), an area characterized by high socioeconomic need.
Francisco Pancho Medrano J H serves 669 students and has a student-teacher ratio of 17.6. The school faces significant challenges, with 99.85% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Academically, the school ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas middle schools, though its state percentile rank has shown a slight upward trend, moving from the 6th percentile to the 9th percentile over three years. The school's dropout rate of 3.5% is slightly higher than the district average of 3.2%, a notable concern for a middle school.
The most striking finding is the school's performance in Algebra I, where 73.5% of students scored proficient, significantly outperforming both the district (59.35%) and state (54.03%) averages. However, this success contrasts sharply with low proficiency rates in other subjects, such as 8th Grade Social Studies (12.73% proficient) and 8th Grade Mathematics (29.74% proficient). This suggests that the Algebra I results likely reflect a selective group of advanced students rather than the overall student body. The school spends $12,203 per student, but the low academic outcomes in core subjects raise questions about the effectiveness of resource allocation and the need for targeted interventions to address the challenges of serving a high-poverty population.
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