Summary:
In zip code 79845, there is a single elementary school, Presidio Elementary, which serves grades PK through 5 and is part of the Presidio Independent School District (Isd) in Presidio, Texas, a community where over 90% of students are economically disadvantaged.
Presidio Elementary has an enrollment of 446 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools, with its best recent ranking at the 9th percentile. Per-student spending is $10,762, which is above the state average, yet academic outcomes remain low. The school administers both English and Spanish STAAR tests, reflecting a significant bilingual population. A key finding is that students perform much better on Spanish-language tests, meeting or exceeding state averages in several areas, such as 4th-grade Reading (Spanish) where they outperformed the state by over 10 percentage points. However, performance on English tests is significantly below state averages, particularly in 3rd-grade Math (12.96% proficient vs. 44.33% state) and 4th-grade Reading (20% proficient vs. 53.04% state).
Despite overall low scores, there are signs of improvement in English Math proficiency, with notable gains from the 2024-2025 to 2025-2026 school years in 4th and 5th grades. A critical weakness is 5th-grade Science, where only 3.64% of students were proficient on the English test. The 4th grade presents an anomaly, having the lowest English Reading score but the highest Spanish Reading score, suggesting a cohort heavily reliant on Spanish instruction. Overall, Presidio Elementary faces significant challenges tied to high poverty and language barriers, with its bilingual program showing effectiveness in Spanish but a difficult transition to English testing.
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