Summary:
In zip code 78543, there is one middle school, Carlos F Truan J H, serving grades 7 and 8 in Elsa, Texas, as part of the Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (ISD).
Carlos F Truan J H serves 584 students and faces significant challenges, with 90.75% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, indicating a high level of economic need. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of Texas middle schools, with a percentile rank between the 11th and 15th over the last three years. Academic proficiency rates in core subjects are low: 7th-grade reading at 30.82%, 7th-grade math at 16.07%, 8th-grade reading at 46.32%, 8th-grade math at 20%, 8th-grade science at 23.86%, and 8th-grade social studies at 13.03%. However, there is a striking exception: 8th-grade students taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam achieved a 93.1% proficiency rate, far exceeding district (31.77%) and state (47.01%) averages, suggesting a strong advanced math program for a select group of students.
On a positive note, the school has a low student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1, which can allow for more individualized attention, and a dropout rate of 1.1%—half the district average—indicating good student retention through 8th grade. Per-student spending is $11,616. The school has shown a slight upward trend in state rankings, moving from the 11th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 15th percentile in 2024-2025. Overall, Carlos F Truan J H is a school serving a highly disadvantaged community, with strong performance in advanced math but significant room for improvement in other subjects.
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