Summary:
In zip code 78566, there is one middle school, Los Cuates Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 in Los Fresnos, Texas, as part of the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.
Los Cuates Middle is a standout school within its district, consistently outperforming the district average in nearly every subject. The school ranks in the top 25% of Texas middle schools, with a stable state percentile in the mid-70s. It demonstrates exceptional strength in advanced STEM coursework, achieving perfect 100% proficiency rates for students taking the Algebra I and Biology EOC exams in recent years. However, the school shows a notable weakness in 8th-grade Social Studies, where only 26.44% of students were proficient, which is below the state average. A clear "7th Grade Math Slump" is also evident, with proficiency dropping to 28.49%, falling below the state average of 29.41%.
Despite serving a high-poverty population with 78.18% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school achieves above-average results in Reading and advanced STEM courses, indicating effective teaching and targeted programs. The school also reports a 0.0% dropout rate. While the perfect scores in advanced subjects are impressive, they likely reflect a select group of advanced students, and the school's overall math performance is more complex. The key takeaway for parents is that Los Cuates Middle excels in advanced academics and reading, but faces specific challenges in 7th-grade math and 8th-grade social studies that warrant attention.
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