Summary:
The 75559 zip code in De Kalb, Texas, is served by four schools—two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school—across two districts, Dekalb Independent School District (Isd) and Hubbard Independent School District (Isd), with a total enrollment of 962 students and a predominantly low-income population.
Dekalb High School stands out for its strong graduation rate of 98.5% and a very low dropout rate of 0.3%, though its college readiness scores in Algebra I and English are below state averages. In contrast, James L Germany Middle is a math anomaly: over 90% of its students score proficient in Algebra I, yet Dekalb High School sees that proficiency drop to just 40.91%, suggesting a small group of advanced middle schoolers taking the test early. Dekalb Elementary shows a downward ranking trend, falling from the 70th to the 63rd percentile, while Hubbard Independent School District (Isd) has improved from the 34th to the 43rd percentile. Hubbard Independent School District (Isd) offers the best student-teacher ratio at 6.4:1 and the highest per-student spending ($13,551), yet it has the lowest district ranking and highest poverty rate (78.12%), indicating resources alone don't guarantee top performance.
A critical finding is the "middle school slump": at James L Germany Middle, 6th-grade math proficiency plummets to 16.44% (vs. 38.57% statewide), and 8th-grade social studies hits 18.99% (vs. 31.69% statewide), while Dekalb Elementary struggles with 3rd-grade math (30.77% vs. 44.33%). Dekalb High School excels in Biology (78.16% proficient vs. 70.51% state), and James L Germany Middle shines in 7th-grade math (40.91% vs. 29.41% state) and 5th-grade reading (71.01% vs. 58.47% state). Overall, parents should note that while Dekalb Independent School District (Isd) schools keep students on track to graduate, they face significant academic challenges in math and social studies, especially during the middle school years.
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