Riesel School, Riesel TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Riesel School

Riesel School serves grades seven through twelve in a rural part of McLennan County, about a short drive southeast of Waco. The school sits in a town that has grown slowly over many decades and is oriented toward family life and agriculture. Housing in the area is moderately valued, and a substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the community.

The school's most recent state test results show a mixed academic picture. In English language arts, eighth-grade students perform better than seventh-graders, with performance in the upper half across the grades tested. Math proficiency varies more sharply by grade: seventh-grade math performance is considerably weaker, while eighth-grade shows meaningful improvement. Science results at the eighth-grade level are solid. Social studies performance is the softest area, with proficiency notably lower than in other subjects.

When proficiency results are averaged across all tested subjects and grade levels, Riesel School's overall performance sits above the midpoint among the districts in McLennan County. The school meets state standards across most tested subjects, and most students reach at least the approaches level (the lowest proficiency band). Only a small share reach the masters level, which represents the highest performance band and is where the school has room to grow.

The enrollment is small, hovering around the size typical for a school serving this grade span in a rural district. The student body is mostly White, with a meaningful Hispanic population and small numbers of other backgrounds. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The district operates two campuses: this school for grades seven through twelve and Foster Elementary for younger grades. A publicly reported school bond was approved by voters to fund a new high school building, administration spaces, and athletic fields, though the timing and status of that construction were not available in the data reviewed.

The school's test results suggest a working foundation in reading and some areas of science, with seventh-grade math and social studies as areas where more students need support. A parent considering this school should understand that it serves a rural, economically mixed community and that performance varies notably by subject and grade level. The school may want to look further into the seventh-grade math and eighth-grade social studies results to understand what instructional adjustments might help more students reach proficiency.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 64 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 726%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 856%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 751%

School 51% · District 51%

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 872%

School 72% · District 72%

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 830%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolRIESEL 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 7Lower-income52%Higher-income50%2 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income67%Higher-income78%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income22%7 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income50%Higher-income61%11 pp gap