Summary:
The 17 schools in zip code 77901 (Victoria, TX) are all part of the Victoria Independent School District (Isd), which serves elementary through high school and faces significant socioeconomic challenges, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of 78.5% across the area.
The standout performer is Mission Valley Elementary, ranking in the 89th percentile statewide (4 stars) with test scores dramatically above district and state averages, despite having the lowest poverty rate (40.17%) and relatively low spending per student ($10,629). In contrast, the lowest-performing standard schools like Shields Elementary, O'Connor Elementary, and Hopkins Elementary all have poverty rates above 85%. Among middle schools, Howell Middle is the most improved, rising from the 24th to the 51st percentile (3 stars), while Patti Welder Middle—despite being the lowest-ranked middle school—boasts an astonishing 90.48% proficiency in Algebra I, the highest in the zip code. The main high school, Visd Success Academy, is the lowest-ranked school overall (1st percentile) with a 3.2% dropout rate and 0% Algebra I proficiency, starkly contrasting with the district's middle schools.
Key takeaways include the "Algebra I Effect" where only top-performing 8th graders take the subject, creating skewed proficiency rates across all three middle schools. Specialized schools show mixed results: Victoria Regional Juvenile Justice Center achieves a 60% English II proficiency rate on par with the state average despite serving a high-need population, while alternative programs like Secondary Daep and Pri Daep show almost no academic proficiency despite extremely high per-student spending (up to $95,203). Additionally, Crain Elementary is the only school reporting STAAR Spanish exam scores, indicating a significant bilingual population that sometimes outperforms state averages for Spanish test-takers.
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