Summary:
In zip code 78151, there is only one elementary school, Runge Elementary, which serves students from Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade in the small, rural community of Runge, Texas, as part of the Runge Independent School District (Isd).
Runge Elementary is a small school with just 102 students, and it faces significant academic challenges. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 3-7% of all Texas elementary schools over the past three years, with its ranking dropping to the 3rd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year. Academic proficiency on state STAAR tests is critically low, especially in math, where only 8.33% of 5th graders and 10% of 4th graders were proficient in the most recent year. Reading scores are also very low, ranging from 15% to 33% proficiency across grades, far below state averages. The school has received a 0-star rating for the last three years.
Despite these low outcomes, the school is well-resourced. It has a very favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 9.4:1 and spends over $12,700 per student, indicating significant investment from the district. However, 81.37% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, highlighting a highly economically disadvantaged population. This creates a "resource paradox" where high spending and small class sizes have not yet translated into improved test scores. The declining trajectory and severe math struggles suggest that the school needs targeted, evidence-based interventions to address the profound challenges of poverty and improve academic outcomes for its students.
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