Summary:
In zip code 78238, there is one middle school, Neff Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8 with 810 students in San Antonio, Texas, as part of the Northside Independent School District (ISD).
Neff Middle School faces significant academic challenges, with test scores in reading and mathematics consistently falling well below both district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, only 7.38% of 7th graders are proficient in math, compared to 29.41% statewide. However, there is a notable bright spot: students taking Algebra I End-of-Course exams outperform the district and state, with 59.83% proficient versus 53.43% for the district. The school serves a predominantly low-income population, with 75.31% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and has a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1 with per-student spending of $9,725. The dropout rate of 2.5% is nearly three times the district average of 0.9%, indicating significant student engagement challenges.
Despite these difficulties, there are signs of slight year-over-year improvement in some areas, such as 6th-grade reading proficiency rising from 36.36% to 42.67%. The school’s state ranking places it in the bottom 15th percentile, earning a 1-star rating. For parents, this data suggests that while Neff Middle School has a strong advanced math program for select students, the majority of students need substantial support to reach grade-level proficiency in core subjects, and the school is working to address these systemic issues.
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