Fulton Learning Center, Fulton TX

Original Research by School Decision on Fulton Learning Center

Fulton Learning Center serves grades three through five in a small South Texas coastal community where the local economy centers on tourism, fishing, and seasonal residents. The school is part of the county-wide Rockport-Fulton ISD and sits in Fulton itself, though the district's other campuses, including middle and high school, are located in adjacent Rockport. Housing in the area is valued modestly below state benchmarks, and a substantial majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic base of the surrounding community.

The school's state testing results show academic performance that lags significantly across subjects. In English language arts, roughly two-fifths of students in grades four and five meet proficiency standards, while about one-third of third graders do so. Math results are weaker: roughly one-third of fourth graders, and roughly one-quarter of both third and fifth graders reach proficiency. Science performance is notably low; only a small fraction of fifth graders met the standard on the state assessment. When folding in the "approaches" performance level that falls short of proficiency, the broader picture shows that more than half of students across the school meet the lower bar of approaching grade-level work in English and math, though the proportion mastering the material remains modest across all subjects. A parent may want to ask the school directly about reading intervention supports, math remediation pathways, and science curriculum approaches, since state data alone does not explain whether these outcomes reflect resource constraints, staffing, curriculum choices, or demographic factors like English learner enrollment that may not be visible in the available data.

The student body is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and white students, with small shares of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Enrollment stands at roughly six hundred students, distributed fairly evenly across the three grades.

Fulton itself is a residential, largely owner-occupied waterfront community with a retiree and seasonal-visitor population that nearly doubles in winter months. Daily life there centers on Fulton Beach Park, the fishing pier on Aransas Bay, and connections to local tourism and seafood industries. Walkability is concentrated at the waterfront; most of civic life including the county library and courthouse sits in Rockport, a short drive away. The broader Rockport-Fulton area is on a growth trajectory, with new residential subdivisions and resort communities appearing in recent years, though local officials are working to address housing affordability for essential workers.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 12 pts below state median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 14 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 335%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 443%

School 43% · District 43%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 42%

▼ 12 pts below state median

Science

Grade 59%

School 9% · District 9%

▼ 14 pts below state median

This schoolROCKPORT-FULTON ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income27%Higher-income54%27 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income36%Higher-income56%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income32%Higher-income59%27 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income19%Higher-income45%26 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income47%18 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income39%18 pp gap