Summary:
Zip code 79339 in Littlefield, Texas, is home to two elementary schools within the Littlefield Independent School District (Isd): Littlefield Pri (serving Pre-K through 2nd grade) and Littlefield Elementary (serving 3rd through 5th grade), with a combined enrollment of 570 students.
Littlefield Pri stands out as the larger school with 329 students and a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students (82.98% qualifying for free or reduced lunch). The district invests more per student at this primary level ($11,036) compared to the upper elementary school ($10,016), a common strategy to build strong early literacy and math foundations. Both schools maintain favorable student-teacher ratios (14.7:1 at the Pri and 13.3:1 at the Elementary), which are lower than the national average and suggest smaller class sizes. Littlefield Elementary shows notable academic volatility, with its state ranking fluctuating from the 44th percentile to the 23rd and back to the 43rd percentile over recent years, indicating a school that is responsive to interventions but faces challenges in maintaining consistent performance.
A key finding is the "4th Grade Bump" at Littlefield Elementary, where 4th graders outperformed the state average in both Reading (59.3% vs. 53.04%) and Math (52.94% vs. 49.28%) in the most recent data, while 3rd and 5th graders lagged behind. This suggests a potential strength in the 4th-grade teaching staff or curriculum. Additionally, a dramatic academic recovery occurred in Math, with 4th grade proficiency soaring from 20% to 52.94% in a single year, pointing to an effective intervention. However, 5th Grade Science remains a critical weakness at only 26.03% proficiency, significantly below the state average and the school's own Reading and Math scores, indicating a need for targeted science instruction in the upper grades.
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