Summary:
The city of Leonard, Texas is home to 4 schools serving students from elementary through high school, including 2 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. Overall, the schools in the Leonard Independent School District (ISD) demonstrate a mix of strengths and areas for improvement.
Leonard High School stands out with a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 96.2% and strong performance in some STAAR EOC exams, such as Biology and English I Reading. In contrast, the school struggles with Algebra I proficiency, scoring well below the state average. Leonard Intermediate is the top-performing school in the district, ranking 1293 out of 4675 Texas elementary schools and exceeding the state average in 4th and 5th-grade STAAR Reading and Mathematics.
Across the district, the student population is predominantly white, ranging from 65% to 72.17% white students, with Hispanic students making up the second-largest racial group. The schools also face socioeconomic challenges, with high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 53.5% to 64.35%. While the Leonard ISD is ranked 392 out of 968 districts in Texas, the district-wide struggles in Algebra I proficiency and the racial diversity imbalance are areas that warrant further attention and targeted interventions.
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