Summary:
The nine public schools in zip code 76903 (San Angelo, TX) are all part of the San Angelo Independent School District (Isd), serving students from elementary through high school in a community where an average of 72% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating high poverty levels.
Ft Concho Elementary is the standout performer, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide with a 5-star rating and the lowest per-student spending ($7,999), while Reagan Elementary and San Jacinto Elementary are the most challenged, ranking in the bottom 5-10% despite having the highest per-student spending ($11,878 and $11,053 respectively). Lincoln Middle is a low-performing school overall but has a remarkable bright spot: 89.47% of its students are proficient in Algebra I, far exceeding the district and state averages. Lake View High School underperforms its feeder schools, with proficiency rates 15-20 points below state averages in core subjects like Algebra I (4.3%) and English I (27.6%).
Key takeaways include that money does not equal success—the highest-spending elementary schools are the lowest-performing, while the highest-performing school spends the least. There is a stark "middle school math cliff" at Lincoln Middle, where 7th grade math proficiency drops to just 6%. Science is a universal weak point across all elementary schools, with 5th grade scores as low as 6.9% at San Jacinto and 7.1% at Reagan. The poverty-performance correlation is strong, with the three schools having the lowest poverty rates (Ft Concho at 38.7%, Glenmore Elementary at 64.6%, and Lake View High at 62.7%) being the top performers, while the three with the highest poverty rates (San Jacinto at 87.8%, Reagan at 86.3%, and Bradford Elementary at 85.2%) are the bottom performers.
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