Summary:
Zip code 77659, serving the Sour Lake, Texas area, is home to three public schools within the highly-rated Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd), which serves approximately 2,158 students from elementary through high school and ranks in the 78th percentile statewide.
The standout school in the district is Hardin-Jefferson High School, a consistent 4-star performer that has maintained a 95.7% graduation rate and a very low 0.7% dropout rate, outperforming state averages in every tested subject. Its middle school counterpart, Hardin-Jefferson J H, is a math powerhouse where an extraordinary 97.67% of students taking Algebra I were proficient—a 50-point advantage over the state average—though it struggles with 8th-grade Social Studies, where only 31.34% of students were proficient. Meanwhile, Sour Lake Elementary is a rising star, having surged from the 52nd to the 80th percentile in just two years, earning its first 4-star rating with dramatic improvements in 3rd-grade Reading and Math.
Key metrics reveal interesting dynamics: the middle school faces the highest economic disadvantage rate (39.79%) and largest class sizes (16.2:1) yet produces stellar advanced math results, while the high school spends significantly more per student ($10,273) than the middle ($7,841) or elementary ($8,115) schools. The district's vertically-aligned math curriculum is a clear strength, but Social Studies remains a notable weakness across the board. Overall, families in this area benefit from a district that excels in math and shows strong improvement at the elementary level, though the middle school's general education population may need additional support.
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