Matagorda School, Matagorda TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Matagorda School

Matagorda School is a combined kindergarten-through-twelfth-grade campus serving a small fishing and tourist community on the Texas coast. The school enrolls a modest number of students across all grade levels under one roof, making it functionally a tight-knit environment where elementary and secondary students share the same building and likely see one another daily. The student body is roughly evenly split between white and Hispanic students, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a community with limited household income relative to state averages. About one in four students speaks Spanish in testing.

The most recent state test results reveal uneven proficiency across subjects and grades. In English language arts, elementary students in fifth grade showed majority proficiency, but performance dropped sharply in middle school, with seventh and eighth graders showing very low proficiency rates. In math, fifth grade students performed well, but third graders, sixth graders, seventh graders, and especially eighth graders showed weak results; notably, no eighth grader met the math standard. Science proficiency was mixed: fifth graders achieved no proficiency, while eighth graders showed a majority proficiency rate. Eighth graders also scored very low on social studies. Across all subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to other districts in Matagorda County.

The school operates under a four-day week schedule, a structural change that families relocating to the district should plan around in terms of childcare and family logistics. The district received an "Accredited-Warned" status from the Texas Education Agency for 2024-2025, signaling that the state has identified concerns tied to academic performance or financial management. A parent evaluating this school would want to inquire directly with the district about turnaround efforts and the school's strategic focus, particularly in mathematics and secondary English language arts.

The setting is rural and car-dependent, located in an unincorporated coastal community anchored by recreational and commercial fishing. Civic amenities include a large nature park and beach access, and the town maintains a quiet, seasonal character. The housing market is small and slow-moving, with most new construction concentrated on waterfront properties. The broader county infrastructure, including the junior college and county seat functions, sits in nearby Bay City rather than in Matagorda itself, so families here draw services and economic activity from a wider region.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 320%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 20 pts below state median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 30 pts above state median

Grade 630%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 722%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 42 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 2 pts below state median

Grade 711%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 38 pts below state median

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 35 pts below state median

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 23 pts below state median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 10%

▼ 14 pts below state median

This schoolMATAGORDA 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 8Lower-income40%Higher-income0%40 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 8Lower-income0%Higher-income0%0 pp gap