Summary:
Zip code 76875, serving the rural community of Rowena, TX, is home to a single school, Olfen School, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade within the Olfen Independent School District (Isd).
Olfen School is a standout institution with several unique characteristics. Despite being classified as an "Alternative" school, it functions as a comprehensive PK-12 community school and boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year. With a total enrollment of just 141 students, the school offers an exceptionally low student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1 and spends $13,915 per student, which is well above the national average. However, 70.92% of its students are economically disadvantaged, making its perfect graduation outcomes particularly noteworthy.
Academically, the school shows a clear strength in English/Language Arts, especially at the high school level, where 75% of students were proficient in English I Reading, far exceeding the state average. Mathematics is a consistent area of weakness, with most grade-level proficiency rates falling below state averages. Performance across individual grades can also be highly volatile from year to year, a common trait in very small schools where the results of a single class can dramatically shift the data. While the school excels at keeping students on track to graduate, it faces challenges in achieving consistent high proficiency in core academic skills, particularly in math.
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