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Schools in Acala

Acala’s public schools

Fort Hancock Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Acala. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 36% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
390 students on the public path
In brief

Acala’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Acala’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Fort Hancock H S places highest (better than 67%); Benito Martinez El lowest (6%). See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Acala, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Benito Martinez Elin Ft HancockD
7–12Fort Hancock H Sin Fort HancockB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fort Hancock Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Fort Hancock Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, up 20% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,482TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51.1% · 213 students tested
Math26%
State average 40.9% · 210 students tested

Acala vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Acala’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Acala—Fort Hancock Independent

Every school in Acala

2 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).

Also serving Acalain other towns
Benito Martinez El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Ft Hancock
D
227 students16:1Rate it →
Fort Hancock H S
High · Grades 7–12 · Fort Hancock
B+
163 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Acala’s schools

Are Acala’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Acala. Fort Hancock Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Acala. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Acala in?

Fort Hancock Independent School District.

Where do Acala kids go to high school?

Fort Hancock H S.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.