Summary:
In zip code 76450, there is one elementary school, Graham Elementary, serving grades PK-5 in the Graham, Texas area as part of the Graham Independent School District (Isd).
Graham Elementary is a relatively large school with 979 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.9, suggesting smaller class sizes. However, the school consistently scores below the Texas state average in all subjects. For the 2025-2026 school year, average proficiency in Reading was 47.66% (state: 54.20%) and in Mathematics was 41.33% (state: 47.00%). The school's state ranking percentile has improved from the 48th to the 41st percentile over three years, but this appears to be because other schools are declining faster, not because Graham Elementary's scores are rising significantly. A notable bright spot is a dramatic 7.89 percentage point improvement in 4th Grade Math proficiency between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, jumping from 38.26% to 46.15%. Conversely, 5th Grade Science remains a challenge, with only 28.67% of students proficient, which mirrors the state average of 29.57%.
With spending per student at $9,433 and 54.55% of students economically disadvantaged, the school has above-average resources that are not translating into above-average academic outcomes. This raises questions about the effectiveness of current instructional programs, particularly in Math and Science. The school's overall district ranking places it 544th out of 951 districts in Texas (43rd percentile, 2 stars), while the school itself ranks 2,728th out of 4,627 elementary schools (41st percentile, 2 stars). For parents, this means the school offers a supportive environment with small class sizes, but academic performance lags behind state averages, with specific areas like 4th Grade Math showing recent promise while Science and other math grades need significant improvement.
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