Summary:
Zip code 79533, serving the rural community of Lueders, Texas, contains a single school, Lueders-Avoca El/J H, a small PK-8 campus with 60 students that is part of the Lueders-Avoca Independent School District (Isd).
This school is a standout for its extreme volatility and mixed academic performance. While it boasts an excellent 0% dropout rate, a very low student-teacher ratio of 5:1, and high per-student spending of $17,215, its test scores are inconsistent. For the 2025-2026 school year, the school outperformed state averages in 4th-grade Reading (57.14% vs. 53.04%) and 5th-grade Reading (60% vs. 58.47%), but struggled significantly in 3rd-grade Mathematics (11.11% vs. 44.33% state) and 8th-grade Mathematics (14.29% vs. 47.24% state). Performance is highly dependent on the specific cohort of students in each grade, a common challenge for very small schools where a single student's score can dramatically swing percentages. The school shows a clear pattern of performing better in Reading than in Mathematics, suggesting a need for targeted early math intervention.
On a positive note, the school's state percentile ranking has improved for three consecutive years, moving from the 25th percentile to the 33rd percentile. However, it still ranks in the bottom third of all Texas schools. The 8th-grade scores are a critical concern, with Mathematics (14.29%) and Social Studies (14.29%) drastically below state averages, indicating students may not be adequately prepared for high school. With 61.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges that its high spending and small class sizes are working to overcome, but the academic results remain a mixed bag.
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