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The lowest-performing public K-12 schools by test proficiency in Texas

211 public K-12 schools in Texas appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public K-12 schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. PRAIRIE LEA EL leads the list at 5.2%, against a median of 44.1% 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
211
Texas
Best % Proficient
5.2%
Median % Proficient
44.1%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · TEXAS
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1PRAIRIE LEA ELPRAIRIE LEA, TXPRAIRIE LEA ISDCombined62.2%2675.2%
2AMHERST SCHOOLAMHERST, TXAMHERST ISDCombined94.1%10213.8%
3MILFORD SCHOOLMILFORD, TXMILFORD ISDCombined64.7%25816.5%
4ROYAL ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCESAN ANTONIO, TXROYAL PUBLIC SCHOOLSCombined84.9%46916.9%
5BIG BEND H STERLINGUA, TXTERLINGUA CSDCombined73.6%12117.1%
6DIME BOX SCHOOLDIME BOX, TXDIME BOX ISDCombined78.2%15617.5%
7CALVERT SCHOOLCALVERT, TXCALVERT ISDCombined92.4%14518.2%
8WAELDER SCHOOLWAELDER, TXWAELDER ISDCombined90.1%30219.6%
9MORTON SCHOOLMORTON, TXMORTON ISDCombined75.3%36821.6%
10GRANDFALLS-ROYALTY SCHOOLGRANDFALLS, TXGRANDFALLS-ROYALTY ISDCombined62.4%15722.0%
11BARTLETT SCHOOLSBARTLETT, TXBARTLETT ISDCombined99.2%39322.4%
12WILSON SCHOOLWILSON, TXWILSON ISDCombined72.2%13323.0%
13ANTON SCHOOLANTON, TXANTON ISDCombined65.7%17523.4%
14STRAWN SCHOOLSTRAWN, TXSTRAWN ISDCombined68.0%17224.0%
15CROSBYTON CISD PRE K-12CROSBYTON, TXCROSBYTON CISDCombined83.2%31624.2%
16MORAN SCHOOLMORAN, TXMORAN ISDCombined84.3%11524.6%
17MORGAN SCHOOLMORGAN, TXMORGAN ISDCombined84.7%13724.9%
18COMPASS ROSE DESTINYMANOR, TXCOMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLSCombined49.5%73025.0%
19LAMESA SCHOOLSLAMESA, TXLAMESA ISDCombined78.0%1,48425.6%
20WALNUT SPRINGS SCHOOLWALNUT SPRINGS, TXWALNUT SPRINGS ISDCombined84.2%16525.8%
21MARFA SCHOOLSMARFA, TXMARFA ISDCombined98.5%19426.1%
22BLANKET SCHOOLBLANKET, TXBLANKET ISDCombined62.7%16626.5%
23COMPASS ROSE INGENUITYSAN ANTONIO, TXCOMPASS ROSE PUBLIC SCHOOLSCombined81.9%83027.5%
24SEAGRAVES SCHOOLSSEAGRAVES, TXSEAGRAVES ISDCombined80.2%52528.2%
25LORENZO ISDLORENZO, TXLORENZO ISDCombined81.2%20728.4%
26SLIDELL SCHOOLSSLIDELL, TXSLIDELL ISDCombined40.8%49728.6%
27LOMETA SCHOOLLOMETA, TXLOMETA ISDCombined76.6%31628.9%
28PADUCAH SCHOOLPADUCAH, TXPADUCAH ISDCombined67.3%15628.9%
29TRINIDAD SCHOOLTRINIDAD, TXTRINIDAD ISDCombined80.9%17329.4%
30BURKEVILLE SCHOOLBURKEVILLE, TXBURKEVILLE ISDCombined84.5%25229.5%
31DAWSON SCHOOLWELCH, TXDAWSON ISDCombined65.0%14029.7%
32LOHN SCHOOLLOHN, TXLOHN ISDCombined61.0%12329.7%
33CHANNING SCHOOLCHANNING, TXCHANNING ISDCombined75.2%12129.7%
34GOLD BURG SCHOOLBOWIE, TXGOLD BURG ISDCombined57.4%14830.0%
35PANTHER CREEK SCHOOLVALERA, TXPANTHER CREEK CISDCombined69.9%16330.9%
36JONESBORO SCHOOLJONESBORO, TXJONESBORO ISDCombined54.9%33730.9%
37VAN HORN SCHOOLVAN HORN, TXCULBERSON COUNTY-ALLAMOORE ISDCombined78.5%38131.2%
38EDEN CISDEDEN, TXEDEN CISDCombined62.6%21931.5%
39COVINGTON SCHOOLCOVINGTON, TXCOVINGTON ISDCombined56.1%35331.6%
40BROOKESMITH SCHOOLBROOKESMITH, TXBROOKESMITH ISDCombined41.7%13931.7%
41PAINT ROCK SCHOOLPAINT ROCK, TXPAINT ROCK ISDCombined77.9%21332.0%
42BUCKHOLTS SCHOOLBUCKHOLTS, TXBUCKHOLTS ISDCombined81.3%11232.3%
43IDEA TRAVIS ACADEMYMIDLAND, TXMIDLAND ISDCombined73.1%1,29832.6%
44LEFORS SCHOOLLEFORS, TXLEFORS ISDCombined66.5%17332.7%
45OGLESBY SCHOOLOGLESBY, TXOGLESBY ISDCombined51.1%23732.8%
46VALOR SAN ANTONIOSAN ANTONIO, TXVALOR EDUCATIONCombined16.1%34232.9%
47LORAINE SCHOOLLORAINE, TXLORAINE ISDCombined63.8%14133.5%
48LANEVILLE SCHOOLLANEVILLE, TXLANEVILLE ISDCombined74.1%13933.6%
49AVALON SCHOOLAVALON, TXAVALON ISDCombined67.1%34733.7%
50BALMORHEA ISD EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITYBALMORHEA, TXBALMORHEA ISDCombined83.6%14633.9%
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