Summary:
Zip code 76454, serving the Gorman area, is home to a single elementary school, Maxfield Elementary, which educates 108 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 5th grade as part of the Gorman Independent School District (Isd).
Maxfield Elementary serves a high-needs community, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Despite this challenge, the school benefits from significant resources, including a very low student-teacher ratio of 8.5:1 and high spending per student of $17,797. However, academic performance has been a concern, with the school's overall state rating dropping from 2 stars to 1 star in recent years. In the 2025-2026 school year, average proficiency in reading was 41.6% and in mathematics was 33.9%, both below state averages. A notable pattern is a "3rd-grade spike" where 3rd graders performed relatively well (53.85% proficient in both subjects), followed by a sharp decline in 4th grade (33.33% reading, 16.67% math), suggesting a potential area for instructional focus.
While the school's overall state percentile rank has fluctuated, it showed a slight improvement from the 23rd percentile in 2024-2025 to the 27th percentile in 2025-2026, driven largely by the strong 3rd-grade scores. Science instruction appears to be a relative strength, with 5th-grade science proficiency (25%) closer to the state average than reading or math. For parents, this data highlights a school that is investing heavily in its students but faces significant academic hurdles, particularly in maintaining performance as students move beyond 3rd grade. The recent uptick offers cautious optimism, but the school's overall trajectory remains a key point to monitor.
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