Nellie Mae Glass El, Eagle Pass TX

Original Research by School Decision on Nellie Mae Glass El

Nellie Mae Glass Elementary serves the first through sixth grades in Eagle Pass, a border city in southwestern Texas. The school sits within Eagle Pass Independent School District, which recently secured voter approval for a facilities improvement bond, signaling intent to invest in school campuses across the district.

The student body at Nellie Mae Glass is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is small to moderate for an elementary school across its grade band. English learner status and special education enrollment data were not available in the school's records.

Academic performance on the state's STAAR assessment shows uneven results across grade levels and subjects. In English Language Arts, third graders reach proficiency at just under half, while fourth graders perform above that threshold. Fifth graders show stronger performance, but sixth graders dip back below the middle of that range. Math proficiency is notably lower. In third and fourth grades, students show very weak proficiency rates; fifth-grade math proficiency is essentially absent; sixth-grade math proficiency stands at about one-third. Science was assessed only in fifth grade, where no students met proficiency. Social studies proficiency was similarly low across the tested grades.

The school administers STAAR in both English and Spanish, reflecting the bilingual context of Eagle Pass. A parent may want to ask the school directly about how the school's curriculum and instruction approach bilingual development, since the assessment data shows some variation in proficiency depending on the language of administration and the specific grade level tested.

Looking across all subjects and grades combined, proficiency at the "meets" and "master" levels is sparse. About seven of every ten students approach grade-level standard, but only about four of every ten meet it, and only about one of every seven reach the highest performance tier. These are among the lowest proficiency readings in the school's tested population.

The locale of Eagle Pass itself is a historic riverside city with a downtown mixing residential and commercial space near the international bridges to Piedras Negras, Mexico. Housing costs in the area are moderate. The city has designated opportunity zones and active economic-incentive programs, suggesting development activity and investment. A newly approved school bond signals the district's commitment to capital improvements, a factor some families consider when evaluating schools and communities for the longer term.

The school's website and fuller picture of its program breadth, staff, and supports were not available in the data provided. A parent considering Nellie Mae Glass would benefit from visiting the school, reviewing its improvement plans, and understanding how the district intends to address the low math and science proficiency reflected in these assessments.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 43% · ▼ 18 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 418%

School 18% · District 47% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 44% · ▼ 44 pts below district

▼ 41 pts below state median · ▼ 46 pts below county median

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 38% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 349%

School 49% · District 25% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 30% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 563%

School 63% · District 54% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 52% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 13% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

This schoolEAGLE PASS 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-income17%Higher-income68%51 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income55%Higher-income44%11 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income61%Higher-income67%6 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income36%Higher-income52%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income18%Higher-income44%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income24%Higher-income27%3 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income21%Higher-income61%40 pp gap