Summary:
The three public schools in zip code 76055 serve the small, rural community of Itasca, Texas, as part of the Itasca Independent School District (Isd), which enrolls approximately 637 students across elementary, middle, and high school grades. The district faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the 9th percentile statewide (869th out of 951 districts), with a high rate of economic disadvantage as 65% to 74% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
Itasca Middle stands out as the most challenged school, receiving 0 stars for three consecutive years and ranking in the 7th percentile statewide. A critical red flag is that 0% of 7th-grade students were proficient in Mathematics on the STAAR test in 2024-2025. In contrast, Itasca Elementary shows the most volatility, with its state ranking swinging from the 29th percentile to the 45th percentile and back to the 15th percentile over three years, and 3rd-grade Math proficiency dropping from 47.22% to just 14%. Itasca High School is the most stable, maintaining a consistent 1-star rating and a graduation rate of 88.7% with a low dropout rate of 0.9%, though its academic outcomes remain poor.
Key metrics reveal a spending vs. outcomes disconnect: the High School spends $15,471 per student—$4,821 more than the Elementary school—yet only 16.98% of its students are proficient in Algebra I. An interesting anomaly is that 75% of Middle School students taking Algebra I were proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%, suggesting effective acceleration for a select group. The academic decline is most pronounced between Elementary and Middle School, as 5th-grade Math proficiency of 37.78% plummets to 10.53% in 6th grade. A glimmer of hope exists in U.S. History at the High School, where 62.5% of students are proficient, approaching the state average of 70.17%.
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