The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in Social studies. The lowest is 13% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Dell City Isd
Dell City ISD is a rural district in Hudspeth County serving kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district enrolls about seventy students across a single campus. Just over two-thirds of the student body is Hispanic, with the remainder primarily white, and a very small share of students identifying as two or more races. The exact count of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, nor were counts for students with disabilities or English learners, though given the district's location and demographics, both populations may be present.
In terms of academic performance, the data tells a mixed picture with small class sizes that make school-by-school variation pronounced. Across all tested subjects and grades, the district's overall proficiency rate sits above the midpoint among the two districts in Hudspeth County. In mathematics, students performed weakest in the earlier grades; third-grade math proficiency was very low, and fifth-grade math showed none of the tested students meeting proficiency. By sixth grade, math proficiency improved to about two in five. Reading and language arts results are similarly uneven. Third-grade reading showed proficiency for one of five students tested; fifth-grade reading proficiency was just above one in eight students. Sixth and eighth grades showed stronger outcomes in reading, with proficiency rates around two in five and one in two respectively. Fourth-grade reading data was not available, likely due to small cohort size.
Science results show a split. Fifth-grade science proficiency was zero. Eighth-grade science, by contrast, showed proficiency for half of those tested. Eighth-grade social studies showed proficiency for one in three students. Data for several grades in math, reading, and science were suppressed, typically because the tested cohort was very small.
Chronic absenteeism in the district stands at about one in eight students, placing it above the midpoint among county districts. Per-pupil spending is notably high, in the upper range relative to the county, which is common for very small rural districts where fixed costs are spread across few students. A parent may want to look into how this spending translates to classroom resources and support.
The district has not undertaken any publicly reported bond referendums, major tax-rate shifts, or large-scale curriculum changes in recent years. Operations appear stable and routine. Graduation rate data was not available, so the proportion of students completing high school degrees is not known from this data.
The district's very small enrollment means that individual students and families represent a proportionally larger share of the school community, and year-to-year cohort changes can shift aggregate results substantially. A family considering Dell City should recognize both the intimacy of a small school and the constraints and variability that come with very limited enrollment, staffing, and program depth.
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