Summary:
The 12 schools in zip code 77471 (Rosenberg, TX) serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, primarily within the highly-ranked Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, and are characterized by a high level of economic disadvantage, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of nearly 70% across standard campuses.
Jackson Elementary is the standout performer in the area, achieving the highest academic scores in 3rd Grade Reading and Math and jumping from the 30th to the 80th percentile in just two years. In contrast, Travis Elementary has experienced a sharp decline, dropping to the 13th percentile and requiring urgent support. At the middle school level, Lamar JH is a math powerhouse, with 94% of its Algebra I students proficient—nearly double the district average—yet both it and George JH face a critical crisis in 7th Grade Math, where fewer than 6% of students are proficient. The two high schools, Lamar Cons High and B F Terry High, both have graduation rates above 91% but show mixed academic profiles, with Lamar excelling in U.S. History but struggling in Algebra I.
An interesting finding is that at Bowie Elementary, students taking the STAAR test in Spanish outperformed their English-testing peers in 4th Grade Math, suggesting native-language instruction can be highly effective. The Alternative Learning Center stands out for its intensive model, with a 6.8:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of over $62,000, resulting in a 0% dropout rate. Overall, the highest-performing standard schools, like Jackson and Thomas R Culver Elementary, tend to have smaller class sizes and lower poverty rates, while the district must urgently address the systemic 7th Grade Math failure across its middle schools.
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