The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Math. The lowest is 52% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Avery El
Avery Elementary serves prekindergarten through fifth grade in the small town of Avery, a rural community in Red River County at the far northeastern edge of Texas. The school draws from a tight geographic area with very low population density, and enrollment is small even by rural standards. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a meaningful share and small numbers of students identifying as multiracial, American Indian, or other backgrounds. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the modest economic character of the surrounding area.
State testing data from the most recent year covers grades three through five in reading, math, and fifth-grade science. The picture varies meaningfully by grade and subject. Fifth grade is the clearest bright spot: math proficiency in that grade ran well above the midpoint, and reading proficiency was solid as well. Third grade results in both reading and math were more moderate, with roughly half of tested students reaching the proficient-or-above threshold. Fourth grade is where parents may want to look most closely, as reading proficiency in that grade was below half and math proficiency was also modest. Science in fifth grade came in around the midpoint. Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to the other districts in Red River County, which is a meaningful position in its local context even as some individual grade-level results leave room for growth. Because each tested grade is quite small, a handful of students in either direction can shift results substantially from year to year, so no single year's numbers tell the complete story. Trend data was not available in the data provided, so it is not possible to say whether these results reflect improvement, stability, or a dip.
Grades kindergarten through second do not have state testing results because Texas does not test those grades, and prekindergarten is similarly untested. The absence of assessment data for those grades reflects the state's testing structure, not anything specific to this school.
No information on specific program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, chronic absenteeism, or discipline was available in the data provided, so those areas are left out rather than guessed at. A district brief search also turned up little on recent bond measures, curriculum adoptions, or facility projects specific to Avery ISD, so there is no recent institutional change to report.
On the housing side, the Avery area is notably more affordable than both the Texas state median and the national median home value, and the local market has seen modest year-over-year appreciation. Rental data was not available. For a family weighing a move, the price-to-income ratio here sits well below the national figure, meaning homeownership is comparatively accessible. The town itself is growing slowly and steadily, with no signs of rapid development that would dramatically change the school's size or character in the near term.
Avery is a car-dependent rural place. Publicly reported data points to residents driving alone to work with car ownership running around two vehicles per household and low surrounding population density. There is no publicly reported walkability data, and named major local employers were not identified in the research. Resident employment data suggests the area's workforce leans toward service occupations and educational services, consistent with a small county seat community.
For a family rooted in or relocating to this part of Red River County, Avery Elementary is the local public elementary option within Avery ISD. Its competitive standing among county districts and its fifth-grade results suggest real instructional capacity, while the fourth-grade reading picture is the area a parent would reasonably want to ask the school about directly.
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