Best Public Schools in La Marque, TX


Summary:

The city of La Marque, Texas is home to 3 schools, including 2 elementary schools and 1 high school, serving a predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student population. While one school, Mainland Preparatory Academy, stands out with stronger academic performance and lower dropout rates, the other schools in the area, Hayley Elementary and La Marque High School, struggle with consistently low proficiency rates in STAAR Reading and Mathematics, well below the Texas City Independent School District (Isd) and state averages.

Mainland Preparatory Academy, a public charter school, boasts higher proficiency rates in STAAR assessments across multiple grade levels, with 67% of 8th graders proficient or better in Reading, compared to 65% for the district and 56% for the state. The school also has a lower dropout rate of 2.1%, outperforming the other schools in the area. In contrast, Hayley Elementary and La Marque High School struggle, with only 17% of 3rd graders at Hayley Elementary proficient or better in STAAR Reading, and La Marque High School ranking 1,718 out of 1,961 Texas high schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 91.19% at La Marque High School to 92.53% at Hayley Elementary, suggests that the schools in La Marque serve a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which may contribute to the academic challenges they face. The variation in student-teacher ratios and spending per student across the schools also indicates that resource allocation and staffing levels may play a role in their performance, highlighting the need for targeted interventions and support to improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.








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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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