Enrollment
144
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRENT ISD·NCES 484311004900
Trent Independent School District
12821 E INTERSTATE 20, TRENT, TX 79561 · (325) 862-6125 · Taylor County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL144 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Texas public K-12 schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
9.1:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
102 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 11 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 10 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 9 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 8 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 7 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (16).
Student demographics
50%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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Trent Independent School District.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 10.0% | 41.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Trent Independent School District
Trent Independent School District's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Independent School District this school | 144 | 70.8% | 35.1% |
| Panther Creek School VALERA | 163 | 69.9% | 27.2% |
| Cherokee School CHEROKEE | 123 | 66.7% | 56.9% |
| McLean School MCLEAN | 182 | 68.7% | 41.5% |
| Iredell School IREDELL | 144 | 69.4% | 44.5% |
| Hedley School HEDLEY | 95 | 73.7% | 49.2% |
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 Trent Independent School District ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #155 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #197 of 218 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #165 of 218 ▲ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 144 | #186 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #63 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
144
+13 (+10%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 173
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 7.3:1
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 | 144 | 15.8 | 9.1:1 | 71% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 146 | 17.9 | 8.2:1 | 71% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 131 | 17.1 | 7.7:1 | 67% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 18 | 7.3:1 | 75% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 20.6 | 8.0:1 | 59% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 224 | 18 | 12.4:1 | 42% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 19 | 10.3:1 | 44% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 151 | 18 | 8.4:1 | 50% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 173 | 18 | 9.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trent Independent School District.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (165 to 144); teachers down 24% (20.6 to 15.8).
About Trent Independent School District
Trent Independent School District is a combined-grade school in TRENT, Texas, and it is part of TRENT ISD. Classes run from pre-K through 12, and the school has 144 students. The average for combined schools in Texas is about 485 students, so this school is 70% smaller than average.
TRENT ISD is the district for Trent Independent School District.
Trent Independent School District's enrollment is 67% White. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. The White share in Taylor County as a whole is similar, at about 67%. Trent Independent School District has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Trent Independent School District is 15.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.1:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Texas is 11.7:1, higher than at this school. Around 71% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Taylor County, the average is 53%.
Trent Independent School District is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of Texas public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Trent Independent School District is 8.4 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (35.1% versus 43.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Federal survey data for Taylor County show that median household income is about $67,139, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. A total of 54 public schools operate in Taylor County, serving about 24,159 students.
Merkel High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 35.1% is below the 38.1% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Trent Independent School District is Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 144 was 10% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 131. Students per teacher rose from 7.3 in 2020-21 to 9.1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Trent Independent School District may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,863
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
24,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Merkel High School6.6 mi · 281
- Merkel Elementary School6.9 mi · 563
- Merkel Middle School7.0 mi · 246
- East Ridge Elementary School15.0 mi · 205
- Southeast Early Childhood Center15.1 mi · 166
- Southeast Elementary School15.2 mi · 157
Frequently asked questions
About Trent Independent School DistrictHow large is Trent Independent School District?
Trent Independent School District enrolls approximately 144 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Trent Independent School District serve?
Trent Independent School District serves grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Trent Independent School District?
Approximately 9.1:1 students per teacher at Trent Independent School District.
How diverse is Trent Independent School District?
Trent Independent School District reports a student body of 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Trent Independent School District?
Trent Independent School District is overseen by TRENT ISD in Taylor County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.