Summary:
The Freer Independent School District (Isd) in Texas has only one elementary school, Norman M. Thomas Elementary, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. This school faces significant academic challenges, with student performance well below state averages in reading, math, and science on the STAAR assessments.
Norman M. Thomas Elementary has a predominantly Hispanic student population (94.39%), and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (79.95%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's STAAR proficiency rates range from just 10.64% in 3rd grade math to 56.52% in 5th grade math, far below the state averages. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, indicating inconsistent performance, and it has consistently been rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, suggesting below-average performance compared to other Texas elementary schools.
Despite the school's academic challenges, it has a relatively high spending per student of $12,519, which is above the state average. The school also has a student-teacher ratio of 16.5 to 1, slightly higher than the state average. These factors suggest that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and instructional practices to better support the needs of its predominantly economically disadvantaged and Hispanic student population and improve academic outcomes.
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