Summary:
Zip code 78332, serving the Alice, TX area, includes seven schools spanning pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, predominantly within the Alice Independent School District (Isd), with one school in the Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Independent School District (Isd).
Among the elementary schools, Schallert Elementary stands out as the top performer, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 78th percentile statewide, significantly outperforming other local elementary schools like Noonan Elementary, where 4th-grade math proficiency is nearly 36 percentage points lower. Saenz Elementary shows notable improvement, jumping 12 percentile points in its state ranking over three years. Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary, the only school outside the Alice ISD, offers the smallest class sizes (12.2:1 student-teacher ratio) and is the only elementary school to exceed the state average in 5th-grade Science. At the secondary level, Adams Middle presents a split profile: while its overall performance is below average, 100% of its advanced students passed Algebra I, Biology, and English I End-of-Course exams. Alice High School holds a 2-star rating with a graduation rate of 86.4% and performance below state averages in core subjects.
A critical factor across all schools is high socioeconomic need, with free or reduced lunch eligibility ranging from 83.78% to 95.03%. Despite this, Schallert Elementary proves that high poverty does not preclude high performance, suggesting effective school-level practices. A systemic weakness is 5th-grade Science, with scores across elementary schools falling well below the state average. The data also reveals a "middle school math cliff" at Adams Middle, where math proficiency drops sharply from 6th to 7th grade, indicating a need for targeted math support in those grades.
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