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The fastest-declining public K-12 schools by enrollment in Texas

60 public K-12 schools in Texas appear in this ranking of the fastest-declining public K-12 schools by enrollment, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. MARFA SCHOOLS leads the list at -42.3%, against a median of -11.1% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Texas

Best Enrollment change

-42.3%

Median Enrollment change

-11.1%

FASTEST DECLINING · TEXAS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	MARFA SCHOOLS	MARFA, TX	MARFA ISD	336	194	-42.3%
2	LAZBUDDIE SCHOOL	LAZBUDDIE, TX	LAZBUDDIE ISD	201	127	-36.8%
3	ROCKSPRINGS K-12	ROCKSPRINGS, TX	ROCKSPRINGS ISD	313	200	-36.1%
4	IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - FALLBROOK	HOUSTON, TX	TEXAS COLLEGE PREPARATORY ACADEMIES	301	208	-30.9%
5	TENAHA SCHOOLS	TENAHA, TX	TENAHA ISD	579	414	-28.5%
6	HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION - SAN ANTONIO	SAN ANTONIO, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - SOUTH TEXAS	509	367	-27.9%
7	MCLEAN SCHOOL	MCLEAN, TX	MCLEAN ISD	251	182	-27.5%
8	PADUCAH SCHOOL	PADUCAH, TX	PADUCAH ISD	214	156	-27.1%
9	SPUR SCHOOL	SPUR, TX	SPUR ISD	261	192	-26.4%
10	ANTON SCHOOL	ANTON, TX	ANTON ISD	235	175	-25.5%
11	MEDINA SCHOOL	MEDINA, TX	MEDINA ISD	322	243	-24.5%
12	D'HANIS SCHOOL	D'HANIS, TX	D'HANIS ISD	381	290	-23.9%
13	ROSEDALE	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	232	179	-22.8%
14	MARTINSVILLE SCHOOL	MARTINSVILLE, TX	MARTINSVILLE ISD	400	313	-21.8%
15	O'DONNELL SCHOOL	O'DONNELL, TX	O'DONNELL ISD	322	253	-21.4%
16	WELLMAN-UNION SCHOOL	WELLMAN, TX	WELLMAN-UNION CISD	313	248	-20.8%
17	WHEELER SCHOOL	WHEELER, TX	WHEELER ISD	465	372	-20.0%
18	MIAMI SCHOOL	MIAMI, TX	MIAMI ISD	219	177	-19.2%
19	MEADOW SCHOOL	MEADOW, TX	MEADOW ISD	282	230	-18.4%
20	KOPPERL SCHOOL	KOPPERL, TX	KOPPERL ISD	232	191	-17.7%
21	DODD CITY SCHOOL	DODD CITY, TX	DODD CITY ISD	374	308	-17.6%
22	UTOPIA SCHOOL	UTOPIA, TX	UTOPIA ISD	238	196	-17.6%
23	COMSTOCK SCHOOL	COMSTOCK, TX	COMSTOCK ISD	212	176	-17.0%
24	PAINT ROCK SCHOOL	PAINT ROCK, TX	PAINT ROCK ISD	245	213	-13.1%
25	AVALON SCHOOL	AVALON, TX	AVALON ISD	399	347	-13.0%
26	WESTBROOK SCHOOL	WESTBROOK, TX	WESTBROOK ISD	251	220	-12.4%
27	CROWELL SCHOOL	CROWELL, TX	CROWELL ISD	215	189	-12.1%
28	SOAR CENTER	HOUSTON, TX	HOUSTON ISD	237	209	-11.8%
29	DOUGLASS SCHOOL	DOUGLASS, TX	DOUGLASS ISD	480	424	-11.7%
30	HART ISD	HART, TX	HART ISD	232	206	-11.2%
31	PETERSBURG SCHOOL	PETERSBURG, TX	PETERSBURG ISD	273	243	-11.0%
32	HIGHLAND SCHOOL	ROSCOE, TX	HIGHLAND ISD	232	207	-10.8%
33	VALLEY SCHOOL	TURKEY, TX	TURKEY-QUITAQUE ISD	201	180	-10.4%
34	KNIPPA SCHOOL	KNIPPA, TX	KNIPPA ISD	455	408	-10.3%
35	BUENA VISTA SCHOOL	IMPERIAL, TX	BUENA VISTA ISD	244	220	-9.8%
36	PENELOPE SCHOOL	PENELOPE, TX	PENELOPE ISD	237	216	-8.9%
37	WHITEFACE SCHOOL	WHITEFACE, TX	WHITEFACE CISD	324	298	-8.0%
38	MAUD SCHOOL	MAUD, TX	MAUD ISD	484	450	-7.0%
39	BRONTE ISD	BRONTE, TX	BRONTE ISD	248	232	-6.5%
40	WAELDER SCHOOL	WAELDER, TX	WAELDER ISD	321	302	-5.9%
41	MILLER GROVE SCHOOL	CUMBY, TX	MILLER GROVE ISD	329	310	-5.8%
42	NORTH ZULCH ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY	NORTH ZULCH, TX	NORTH ZULCH ISD	353	333	-5.7%
43	MILFORD SCHOOL	MILFORD, TX	MILFORD ISD	273	258	-5.5%
44	BLUM ISD	BLUM, TX	BLUM ISD	353	334	-5.4%
45	SANDS CISD	ACKERLY, TX	SANDS CISD	245	232	-5.3%
46	TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF	AUSTIN, TX	TEXAS SCH FOR THE DEAF	524	500	-4.6%
47	GRADY SCHOOL	LENORAH, TX	GRADY ISD	252	241	-4.4%
48	SULPHUR BLUFF ISD	SULPHUR BLUFF, TX	SULPHUR BLUFF ISD	218	209	-4.1%
49	MORTON SCHOOL	MORTON, TX	MORTON ISD	383	368	-3.9%
50	SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS	SEAGRAVES, TX	SEAGRAVES ISD	544	525	-3.5%

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