Summary:
The city of Huntsville, Texas is home to 12 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The schools in this district display a mix of performance, with some standout institutions like Ignite Community School - Huntsville and Texas Online Preparatory High School showing impressive results, while others struggle with lower test scores and graduation rates.
Ignite Community School - Huntsville, a public charter school serving grades PK-8, stands out with reading proficiency rates that exceed the state and district averages across multiple grade levels. Additionally, the school has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to other Huntsville schools, suggesting it may be serving a more affluent student population. In contrast, Samuel Houston Elementary struggles with low reading and math proficiency on the STAAR exams.
The performance of the virtual Texas Online Preparatory High School is mixed, with the high school performing better than the middle and elementary schools. This highlights the challenges of delivering effective online education, especially for younger students. Meanwhile, Premier H.S. of Huntsville, a public charter high school, has a lower 4-year graduation rate of 44.4% but performs better than the district average on several end-of-course exams, particularly in U.S. History. Overall, the data suggests that the Huntsville Independent School District has room for improvement in its educational outcomes, with significant variation in test scores, graduation rates, and other metrics across the schools.
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