Photo: Atownbman · CC BY-SA 4.0Abilene’s public schools score below 73% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Abilene’s districts is 30%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Abilene, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Abilene’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 765 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Abilene’s, its schools beat 22%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,566 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then four middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Triumph Public High Schools-Abilene, Premier H S of Abilene, Texas Leadership of Abilene, Texasworks - Abilene, Abilene Christian Schools (private), St. Johns Episcopal School (private), Abilene Classical Academy (private), Kenley School (private), A Habitat for Learning (private) and Abilene Junior Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Abilene’s grade
C: better than 27% of Texas school districts, #504 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Abilene, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Abilene · depends on your address
Abilene H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,798 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Cooper H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,570 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science
Grades 9–12 · 384 students · 11:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Abilene · depends on your address
Abilene H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,798 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Cooper H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,570 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science
Grades 9–12 · 384 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Abilene’s public schools are run by Abilene Independent School District, which also serves Impact. Parts of Abilene (15%, 7% and 2% of its land) are served by Wylie Independent, Eula Independent and Hawley Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Abilene vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Abilene’s borders.
Every school in Abilene
43 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 7 public programs with fewer than 25 students (Adult Learning CTR, Juvenile Detention Center, Oceans Behavioral Health, New J J A E P, Taylor County Learning Center, Mullin New Horizons Abiliene and Taylor County Learning Center).
Questions about Abilene’s schools
Are Abilene’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Abilene children attend score below 73% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #504 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 22%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Abilene in?
Abilene Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 14,536 students in 26 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Abilene are served by Wylie Independent, Eula Independent and Hawley Independent.
Where do Abilene kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Abilene H S, Cooper H S and Academy for Technology Engineering Math & Science.
What is Abilene’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Abilene Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Abilene spend per student?
$11,566 in Abilene Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Abilene?
Yes: Abilene Christian Schools (religious, grades PK–12, 504 students), St. Johns Episcopal School (religious, grades PK–5, 243 students), Abilene Classical Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 123 students), Kenley School (special education, grades 2–8, 49 students), A Habitat for Learning (nonsectarian, grades K, 13 students) and Abilene Junior Academy (religious, grades PK–3, 12 students). Abilene also has 4 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Abilene families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Abilene → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.