Summary:
The three public schools in zip code 76470 (Ranger, TX) serve approximately 288 students within the Ranger Independent School District (Isd), a small, rural community where over 73% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating high economic disadvantage.
Ranger High School stands out as the district's strongest performer, earning a 2-star rating and ranking in the 32nd percentile among Texas high schools. It boasts an excellent 96% graduation rate and an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 6:1, which likely supports student success. In contrast, Ranger Middle is in crisis, earning a 0-star rating and dropping to the 6th percentile statewide. Its academic performance is critically low, with 0% of 7th graders proficient in Mathematics and only 8.7% of 8th graders proficient in Social Studies. Ranger Elementary shows inconsistent results, with 4th graders performing near state averages in Reading (52.94%) and above in Math (52.94%), while 3rd and 5th grades lag significantly behind.
The district's core challenge is a severe "middle school slump," where students from the Elementary school hit a wall in Middle school, particularly in Math. While the High School excels at graduating students, the feeder schools are failing to prepare them academically, as seen in the 0% 7th-grade Math proficiency. The district ranks in the 9th percentile statewide, reflecting these systemic issues. Per-student spending varies from $10,446 at the Middle school to $14,313 at the High School, suggesting that investment in smaller class sizes at the High School may be paying off, but the overall academic pipeline needs urgent intervention to ensure long-term student success.
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