Enrollment
112
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AVINGER ISD·NCES 480909000378
Avinger School
245 CONNOR ST, AVINGER, TX 75630 · (903) 562-1355 · Cass County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL112 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Texas public K-12 schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
84 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 6 | 5% |
| Grade 8 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 11 | 10% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -17.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 37.0% | 31.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 45.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 49.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Avinger School
Avinger School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avinger School this school | 112 | 75.0% | 53.9% |
| Trent Independent School District TRENT | 144 | 70.8% | 35.1% |
| Trinidad School TRINIDAD | 173 | 80.9% | 29.4% |
| Wells School WELLS | 239 | 65.7% | 32.8% |
| Burkeville School BURKEVILLE | 252 | 84.5% | 30.2% |
| Panther Creek School VALERA | 163 | 69.9% | 27.2% |
Matched among Texas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Avinger School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #44 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #51 of 218 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #127 of 218 ▼ 95 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 112 | #221 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.0% | #49 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
112
-28 (-20%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 106
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 8.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 112 | 16.3 | 6.9:1 | 75% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 117 | 17.4 | 6.7:1 | 76% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 123 | 17.4 | 7.1:1 | 78% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 140 | 17 | 8.2:1 | 83% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 126 | 16.3 | 7.8:1 | 79% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 18 | 8.1:1 | 82% (119) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 17 | 8.1:1 | 80% (111) |
| 2000-01 | 92 | 9 | 10.2:1 | 58% (53) |
| 1990-91 | 106 | 34 | 3.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Avinger School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (126 to 112); teachers unchanged (16.3 to 16.3).
About Avinger School
Avinger School is a very small school serving multiple grade levels based in AVINGER, Texas. The school runs kindergarten through 12 and enrolls 112 students. Combined schools in Texas average about 485 students, which makes this school 77% below average.
Avinger School is run by AVINGER ISD.
About 71% of the student body at Avinger School is White. Other groups include 18% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
With 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 6.9:1. Statewide, combined schools in Texas average 11.7:1. Roughly 75% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Cass County average 60%.
On the allk12 Grade, Avinger School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Texas public K-12 schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Avinger School is 12.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
The county, Cass County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $53,813, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. The county's public schools total 19, with about 5,268 students.
Hughes Springs Junior High School sits about 8.3 miles from Avinger School. There are 3 other public schools within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Avinger School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Avinger School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's enrollment fell 20% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (6.9:1) than in 2020-21 (8.2:1).
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,568
Census ACS
Median income
$53,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hughes Springs Junior High School8.3 mi · 232
- Hughes Springs High School8.3 mi · 327
- Hughes Springs Elementary School8.4 mi · 531
- Ore City Middle School11.3 mi · 191
- Ore City High School11.3 mi · 220
- Daingerfield High School11.9 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About Avinger SchoolHow many students attend Avinger School?
Avinger School enrolls approximately 112 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Avinger School serve?
Avinger School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Avinger School have?
Avinger School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 6.9:1.
How diverse is Avinger School?
Avinger School reports a student body of 71% White, 4% Hispanic, 18% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Avinger School in?
Avinger School is part of AVINGER ISD.
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