Summary:
In zip code 75951 (Jasper, TX), there are two elementary schools serving 973 students in the Jasper Independent School District (Isd), which is ranked in the 5th percentile statewide, indicating significant systemic challenges.
Jean C Few Pri (Pre-K through 2nd grade, 546 students) has the highest poverty rate in the area at 92.31% free/reduced lunch, a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, and spends $10,814 per student. In contrast, Parnell Elementary (3rd through 5th grade, 427 students) has 85.25% economic disadvantage, a higher student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, and spends significantly more at $13,195 per student. Despite this higher spending, Parnell's academic outcomes are critically low, with every grade and subject tested below 38% proficiency in 2025-2026—3rd-grade Math was just 20.66% proficient, and 5th-grade Science was only 12.93% in 2024-2025. Math is a particular weakness, with proficiency gaps of 10-17 percentage points below Reading in every grade.
The data reveals a "pipeline of struggle": students at Jean C Few Pri face extreme poverty but have no test scores to measure effectiveness, then move to Parnell Elementary where they consistently underperform. Parnell's state ranking has been volatile—jumping from the 2nd percentile (2023-2024) to the 12th percentile (2024-2025) before dropping to the 6th percentile (2025-2026)—showing improvement is possible but not sustained. The key takeaway is that simply spending more money per student has not translated into better outcomes, suggesting a need for targeted, data-driven instructional overhauls, especially in Math and Science, to break the cycle of low performance.
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