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Schools in Bandera

Bandera’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 8% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,218 students on the public path
In brief

Bandera’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Bandera’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Hill Country El places highest (better than 71%); Bandera Middle lowest (44%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Bandera, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Bandera H S. 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 Bandera, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8Bandera MiddleBandera Independent School DistrictC+
9–12Bandera H SBandera Independent School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Bandera 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.

Bandera Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,218 students · 14.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,726TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 1322 students tested
Math28%
State average 40.9% · 1304 students tested

Bandera vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bandera—Bandera Independent

Every school in Bandera

4 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 Banderaby address
Bandera Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
534 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Banderain other towns
Alkek El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
574 students14:1Rate it →
Hill Country El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pipe Creek
B+
446 students13:1Rate it →
Bandera H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
664 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bandera’s schools

Are Bandera’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bandera. Bandera Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bandera. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bandera in?

Bandera Independent School District.

Where do Bandera kids go to high school?

Bandera H S.

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What Bandera families are saying about school.

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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.