Summary:
In zip code 79853, there is one elementary school, Tornillo Intermediate, serving grades PK through 5 in the Tornillo area, which is part of the Tornillo Independent School District (Isd).
Tornillo Intermediate has an enrollment of 335 students and a low student-teacher ratio of 13.5, suggesting smaller class sizes. The school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with nearly 92% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has a 2-star rating and ranks in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, currently at the 35th percentile. Spending per student is $12,982.
A bright spot is 3rd-grade reading proficiency, where the school outperforms the state average by nearly 11 percentage points (61.9% vs. 51.08%). However, mathematics proficiency is a consistent weakness, with all grades scoring significantly below the state average, with gaps ranging from -10% to -13%. There is also a sharp decline in English reading from 3rd to 4th grade, dropping over 18 percentage points. Students taking the STAAR in Spanish are performing far below their English-testing peers and the state average, with 5th-grade reading at just 20% proficiency. Year-over-year performance is volatile, with large swings in scores like 5th-grade math dropping from 42% to 18% in one year, making it challenging to assess long-term program effectiveness.
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