Summary:
In zip code 75220, there is only one high school, Letot Campus, which serves grades 7 through 12 and is part of the Academy For Academic Excellence district, a small school with just 45 students where every single student qualifies for free or reduced lunch, indicating a community facing significant economic challenges.
Letot Campus presents a striking paradox: it spends an extraordinary $57,279 per student and maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 5.3 to 1, yet its academic performance is far below state averages. For example, 8th-grade math proficiency is at 0% compared to the state's 47.24%, and Algebra I and Biology End-of-Course exams show only 12.5% proficiency versus state rates of 54.03% and 70.51%, respectively. The school ranks in the 9th percentile statewide (1,824 out of 2,009) and its district ranks in the 1st percentile (937 out of 951). A critical red flag is the district's 33.3% dropout rate for 2023-2024, meaning about one in three students leaves the school system entirely.
Despite these challenges, there is a relative bright spot in reading: 8th-grade reading proficiency (57.14%) is nearly on par with the state average (58.69%), and English II proficiency (30%) is the school's highest End-of-Course score. However, with only 45 students, year-over-year data can be volatile—for instance, 8th-grade reading jumped from 0% to 57.14% in one year, likely due to the tiny sample size rather than a true trend. For parents, this school offers intensive resources and small class sizes, but the data suggests that the profound socioeconomic hurdles faced by the student body may require even more specialized support to improve academic outcomes and reduce the dropout crisis.
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