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Spurger Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 149 students in Spurger Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Texas.
Public Middle School in Spurger Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the Texas public middle school average of 40%), and reading proficiency score of 42% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public middle school average of 75% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
2 Schools
2,747 Schools
# Students
368 Students
1,489,538 Students
# Teachers
41 Teachers
103,135 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Spurger Independent School District, which is ranked #735 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#819 out of 1204 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)42%
44%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
46%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.22
0.64
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
1%
5%
% Hispanic
7%
53%
% Black
1%
13%
% White
88%
26%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,090 is higher than the state median of $13,387. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,497 is less than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$74,029 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$78,063 MM
Revenue / Student
$16,090
$13,387
Spending / Student
$13,497
$14,116
Best Spurger Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Spurger High School
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
12212 Fm 92 S
Spurger, TX 77660
(409) 429-3464
Spurger, TX 77660
(409) 429-3464
Grades: 7-12
| 149 students
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