Summary:
In zip code 76457, there is one elementary school, Hico Elementary, which serves grades PK through 5 with 303 students in the Hico, Texas area.
Hico Elementary presents a mixed academic profile. The school's strongest area is 4th Grade Reading, where proficiency rates (67.86% and 65.71% in recent years) have consistently and significantly exceeded the state average. However, the school struggles notably in Mathematics across all tested grades (3rd, 4th, and 5th) and in 5th Grade Science, with proficiency rates well below state averages. For example, only 19.23% of 5th graders were proficient in science compared to the state average of 29.57%. The school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.1 and spends over $11,000 per student, yet its overall state ranking has remained stable at around the 40th percentile (2 stars) for the last three years. This suggests the academic challenges in math and science are not due to a lack of resources, but may require targeted instructional improvements.
An interesting dynamic exists between the school and its district. The Hico Independent School District (Isd) is rated as a 3-star district (69th percentile), which is above average. This indicates that the district's other schools, likely the middle and high school, are performing at a higher level than the elementary school. For parents, this means that while Hico Elementary has a notable strength in reading, it faces clear challenges in math and science that warrant attention, and the overall district performance suggests strong educational opportunities may be available as students advance to higher grades.
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