Summary:
In zip code 79849, there is one high school, San Elizario High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in the San Elizario, Texas area, which is part of the San Elizario Independent School District (ISD).
San Elizario High School enrolls 985 students and faces significant challenges. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas high schools, currently at the 17th percentile, and has a 1-star rating from Schooldigger. A very high 95% of students are economically disadvantaged, which correlates with the school's below-average performance. The graduation rate is 83.5%, notably lower than the state average of around 90%, and the dropout rate of 2.5% is higher than both the district and state averages. The student-teacher ratio is 18:1, and per-student spending is $11,118.
Academically, the school underperforms the state average in every core subject, with proficiency gaps ranging from 19 to 25 percentage points. For example, only 35% of students are proficient in Algebra I compared to 54% statewide, and just 33% are proficient in English I Reading versus 55% statewide. However, there is a positive trend in Algebra I, where proficiency more than doubled from 17% to 35% in one year, suggesting a successful intervention. An unusual data point is that the school's Algebra I score (35%) is much lower than the district's average (52%), which may indicate a reporting issue or a specific challenge at the high school level for this subject.
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