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Schools in Aransas Pass · Aransas Pass Independent School District, Port Aransas Independent School District

Aransas Pass’s public schools score below 51% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 35% of Aransas Pass’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Aransas Pass, 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.

#338of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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.

Reading proficiency
49%
▼ 2 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
▼ 6 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 4% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Aransas Pass Independent
Students per teacher
13.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
1,887 students on the public path
In brief

Aransas Pass’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 49% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Aransas Pass’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Aransas Pass Independent spends $12,290 per student and Port Aransas Independent $20,125, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Aransas Pass’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

B−: better than 49% of Texas school districts, #338 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (766)Better than 50%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,128 test results and a graduating class of 116 could put Aransas Pass anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Aransas Pass’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,114 in math, 1,144 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Aransas Pass, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2H T Faulk ElAransas Pass Independent School DistrictNo scores
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to A−
6–8A C Blunt MiddleAransas Pass Independent School DistrictC
9–12Aransas Pass H SAransas Pass Independent School DistrictB−

Aransas Pass runs its own schools through grade 12 (Aransas Pass Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Port Aransas Independent School District, shared with Port Aransas. Its elementary school is in Aransas Pass. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Aransas Pass

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

Aransas Pass Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,624 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 14.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,290TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Port Aransas Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 585 students · 11.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$20,125TX $12,815 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Aransas Pass Independent School District44%
State average 51.1% · 867 students tested
Math · PK–12, Aransas Pass Independent School District26%
State average 40.9% · 846 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Port Aransas Independent School District66%
State average 51.1% · 277 students tested
Math · PK–12, Port Aransas Independent School District63%
State average 40.9% · 268 students tested

Aransas Pass vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Aransas PassB−Aransas Pass Independent PK–12 · Port Aransas Independent PK–12
Corpus ChristiC+Corpus Christi Independent
InglesideB+Ingleside Independent

Every school in Aransas Pass

5 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).

District schools in Aransas Passby address
H T Faulk El
Elementary · Grades PK–2
432 students15:1Rate it →
A C Blunt Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
382 students16:1Rate it →
Aransas Pass H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
431 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Aransas Passin other towns
Olsen El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Aransas
A−
263 students14:1Rate it →
Charlie Marshall El
Elementary · Grades 3–5
C+
379 students16:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Aransas Pass Jjaep).

Questions about Aransas Pass’s schools

Are Aransas Pass’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Aransas Pass children attend score below 51% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #338 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 50%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Aransas Pass in?

Two districts: Aransas Pass Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Port Aransas Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Port Aransas.

Where do Aransas Pass kids go to high school?

Aransas Pass H S, with 431 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Aransas Pass’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Aransas Pass Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Aransas Pass spend per student?

$12,290 in Aransas Pass Independent School District and $20,125 in Port Aransas Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.