Summary:
In zip code 76857, there is one elementary school, May Elementary, serving grades Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade with 129 students in the rural community of May, Texas, part of the May Independent School District (Isd).
May Elementary is a school of contrasts, showing significant variability in performance across grade levels and subjects. The most striking finding is the "4th Grade Math Anomaly" in the 2024-2025 school year, where 73.33% of 4th graders were proficient in Math—a remarkable 27.54 percentage points above the state average. However, this success was not sustained, as 4th-grade math proficiency dropped to 50% the following year. The school demonstrates a clear pattern of relative strength in Mathematics compared to Reading, with 2025-2026 Math scores meeting or exceeding state averages for 3rd, 4th, and 6th grades, while Reading scores fell significantly below state averages for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades. This inconsistency suggests that a student's success heavily depends on their specific teacher or grade-level cohort, rather than a stable, school-wide instructional program.
Despite having a very low student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 and high per-student spending of $13,273—both typically indicators of a resource-rich environment—the school's overall state ranking has declined from the 53rd percentile (3 stars) in 2023-2024 to the 36th percentile (2 stars) for the most recent two years. With 67.44% of students economically disadvantaged, the school's resources are not translating into consistently high academic outcomes, particularly in Reading. This downward trend raises important questions about how funding is being allocated and whether changes in curriculum, staff, or student population around that time may have contributed to the recent performance decline.
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