Summary:
This analysis examines five middle schools (Grades 6-8) in the 76179 zip code of Fort Worth/Saginaw, Texas, which includes four schools from the Eagle Mt-Saginaw Independent School District (Isd) and one charter school from International Leadership Of Texas (Iltexas).
Creekview Middle stands out as the top academic performer, achieving the highest state ranking (69th percentile) and a 4-star rating, with strong proficiency in 8th-grade Math (62.58%) and Science (57.19%). Wayside Middle shows the most consistent improvement, climbing from the 54th to the 66th percentile over three years. Iltexas Saginaw Middle is a unique option, offering English I Reading for high school credit with a perfect 100% proficiency rate, though it has the highest economic disadvantage rate (63.51%) and lowest spending per student ($6,551). Marine Creek Middle is the lowest-performing school, with the lowest state ranking (21st percentile) and highest dropout rate (0.1%). Educational Willkie Middle spends the most per student ($10,322) but ranks in the mid-to-low range (43rd percentile).
A key finding is the "Algebra I anomaly": all four Eagle Mt-Saginaw ISD schools achieve exceptional Algebra I proficiency rates (93% to 98%), nearly double the state average, yet their 7th-grade Math STAAR scores are very low (3.62% to 7.39%), indicating only a select group of advanced students takes Algebra I. Spending does not guarantee results, as Iltexas achieves a similar ranking to Ed Willkie with significantly less funding. Dropout rates are very low across all schools (0.0% to 0.4%), with Ed Willkie having the highest at 0.4%.
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