Summary:
The 65555 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Raymondville Elementary, which serves grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 130 students. While the school has a low student-teacher ratio and above-average per-student spending, its academic performance on standardized tests lags significantly behind state averages, particularly in mathematics and English language arts.
Raymondville Elementary has a predominantly white student population, with over 97% of students identifying as such, and a high rate of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 82.31%. This lack of diversity and high poverty rate may contribute to the school's academic challenges, which include only 28.6% of 4th-grade students and 27.8% of 7th-grade students scoring proficient or better in mathematics, compared to state averages of 43.8% and 39.5%, respectively. Similarly, in English language arts, only 21.4% of 6th-grade students and 11.1% of 7th-grade students scored proficient or better, compared to state averages of 37.5% and 37.3%.
Despite the school's relatively high level of resources, as evidenced by its spending and student-teacher ratio, it appears to be struggling to translate these inputs into improved educational outcomes for its students. Further investigation may be needed to identify the root causes of the school's underperformance and develop targeted interventions to address the specific challenges faced by the Raymondville R-Vii district and its students.
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