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Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy

Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,302 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
647 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
87%
Teachers
29 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 75.0%
White 4.5%
Asian 12.8%
Black 2.6%
Other 5.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Robert M. Pyles STEM Academy
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard16.6%
Met Standard22.5%
Below Standard60.9%

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

% Exceeded Standard
16.6%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
39.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+3.7pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
14.3%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
1.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,302
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 86 17.4% 20.9% 33.7% 27.9% 38.4%
4th 85 15.3% 24.7% 23.5% 36.5% 40.0%
5th 75 24.0% 29.3% 17.3% 29.3% 53.3%
6th 77 19.5% 35.1% 27.3% 18.2% 54.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 86 16.3% 19.8% 29.1% 34.9% 36.0%
4th 87 6.9% 18.4% 31.0% 43.7% 25.3%
5th 77 13.0% 15.6% 26.0% 45.5% 28.6%
6th 78 20.5% 16.7% 28.2% 34.6% 37.2%