Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 16.6% |
| Met Standard | 22.5% |
| Below Standard | 60.9% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
16.6% of students exceeded standard while 22.5% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 4.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.0 points below the Magnolia Elementary district average of 20.5%. The 35 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 24.7% exceeded — 8.1 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 3.7 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 14.3%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 17.4% | 20.9% | 38.4% |
| 4th | 85 | 15.3% | 24.7% | 40.0% |
| 5th | 75 | 24.0% | 29.3% | 53.3% |
| 6th | 77 | 19.5% | 35.1% | 54.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 86 | 16.3% | 19.8% | 36.0% |
| 4th | 87 | 6.9% | 18.4% | 25.3% |
| 5th | 77 | 13.0% | 15.6% | 28.6% |
| 6th | 78 | 20.5% | 16.7% | 37.2% |
Nearby schools
35 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 50.3