Summary:
The city of Fresno, Texas is home to three elementary schools that are part of the Fort Bend Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 356 out of 968 school districts in Texas. These schools, Lula Belle Goodman Elementary, Rosa Parks Elementary, and Walter Moses Burton Elementary, serve predominantly low-income and minority communities, with high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
While the student-teacher ratios at these schools are relatively low, ranging from 13.8 to 15.9, the academic performance of the students is consistently below the district and state averages on STAAR tests in reading, mathematics, and science. The highest proficiency rate was 59% in STAAR/Reading for 5th grade at Lula Belle Goodman Elementary, still well below the state and district benchmarks. This suggests that the schools face significant challenges in improving educational outcomes for their students.
The racial makeup of the schools is heavily skewed towards African American and Hispanic students, with very low percentages of white and Asian students. This highlights the need to address potential racial and socioeconomic inequities in the education system. Additionally, the spending per student varies across the three schools, with Walter Moses Burton Elementary having the highest spending at $14,124 per student, but this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic performance.
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