Summary:
In zip code 75489, there is one elementary school, Tom Bean Elementary, serving grades PK through 5 with 358 students in the Tom Bean area.
Tom Bean Elementary is the sole elementary school in the Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd), meaning its performance directly defines the district's elementary metrics. The school shows a mixed performance profile. It has improved its state ranking significantly over the last two years, moving from the 34th percentile to the 41st percentile. However, a major challenge is a persistent "math gap." In the 2025-2026 school year, 4th grade math proficiency was just 20%, far below the state average of 49.28%. In contrast, 5th grade is a bright spot, with students outperforming the state in both Reading (63.79% vs. 58.47%) and Science (34.48% vs. 29.57%). Overall proficiency averages 51.7% in Reading and 35.03% in Math across all tested grades.
With a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 and spending of $10,013 per student, the school has reasonable resources. The data suggests the challenge is not a lack of funding but a need for targeted instructional strategies, especially in mathematics for lower and middle grades. The school also serves a population where 53.91% of students are economically disadvantaged. The year-over-year improvement is uneven, with strong gains in 5th grade Reading and 3rd grade Math, but a sharp decline in 4th grade Math, indicating a need for focused intervention at that grade level.
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