Summary:
The city of Balch Springs, Texas is home to 5 schools, including 4 elementary schools and 1 middle school, spread across two school districts - Dallas Independent School District (ISD) and Mesquite Independent School District (ISD). While the schools serve a predominantly Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student population, there are notable differences in their academic performance.
The standout school in the area is Young Women's Steam Academy at Balch Springs Middle, which ranks among the top 1,441 middle schools in Texas and outperforms the district and state averages on STAAR tests, particularly in Algebra I and English I Reading. Another high-performing school is Gray Elementary, which ranks 3,169 out of 4,675 Texas elementary schools and consistently exceeds district and state STAAR scores in both reading and math.
In contrast, schools like Mackey Elementary and Hodges Elementary struggle with lower STAAR test scores, indicating significant performance gaps between the schools in the Balch Springs area. These disparities may be influenced by factors such as resource allocation, teaching quality, and the high rates of economic disadvantage across all the schools, which range from 88.44% to 96.61% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.
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