Summary:
Zip code 75449 is home to a single high school, Fannindel High School, which serves grades 7 through 12 and is part of the Fannindel Independent School District (Isd), a very small rural school with only 50 students.
Fannindel High School offers an exceptionally intimate learning environment with a student-teacher ratio of 4.9:1, but it faces significant academic challenges. The school ranks in the bottom 10-20% of Texas high schools, currently sitting at 1,847 out of 2,009 (8th percentile). A high percentage of students (78%) are economically disadvantaged, and despite spending $16,409 per student—well above the state average—academic proficiency is very low. For example, only 11.11% of students are proficient in Algebra I, 25% in English II Reading, and 45.45% in Biology, which is the strongest subject. The school also shows inconsistent year-over-year performance, such as U.S. History proficiency dropping from 60% to 12.5% between school years, a common issue in very small schools where a single cohort can swing results dramatically.
Despite low test scores, Fannindel High School maintains a 90% graduation rate and a relatively low 4.1% dropout rate, suggesting the use of alternative pathways or credit recovery programs to help students graduate. The school's small size means that data is highly sensitive to individual student performance, making it difficult to assess program effectiveness. For parents, this school provides a close-knit community and high per-student spending, but academic outcomes are among the lowest in the state, with notable volatility in test scores from year to year.
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