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Neal Elementary is a public elementary school located in Bryan, Texas, serving grades PK-4 with a student population of 366. The school is part of the Bryan Independent School District, which is ranked 626 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Neal Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in STAAR test scores for reading and mathematics across grades 3 and 4. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students at Neal Elementary who were proficient or better in STAAR reading ranged from 32.81% (3rd grade) to 35% (4th grade), compared to the district's 42.53% and 47.16%, and the state's 48.85% and 50.66%, respectively. Similarly, in STAAR mathematics, the percentage of proficient or better students at Neal Elementary ranged from 28.81% (4th grade) to 34.38% (3rd grade), compared to the district's 35.82% and 44.01%, and the state's 40.86% and 44.67%, respectively. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 2,317 and 3,566 out of 4,675 schools in the state for the past several years, and a SchoolDigger rating ranging from 1 to 2 stars out of 5, indicating below-average performance.
The nearby schools in the Bryan Independent School District, such as Mitchell Elementary, Navarro Elementary, Bonham Elementary, and Henderson Elementary, generally outperform Neal Elementary in academic metrics and school rankings. Additionally, Neal Elementary has an exceptionally high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 94.26% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which likely contributes to the school's lower academic performance. However, the school's relatively strong performance among its English Language Learner (ELL) students suggests that the school may have effective strategies in place for supporting this population, which could provide insights into how the school can improve outcomes for other student subgroups.
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