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Schools in Big Sandy · Big Sandy Independent School District

Big Sandy’s public schools outscore 62% of Texas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Big Sandy, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
54%
▲ 3 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
44%
▲ 3 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.5K
▲ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
649 students on the public path
In brief

Big Sandy’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 358 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Big Sandy’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 62% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 54% and math 44% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,539 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Big Sandy J H, then Big Sandy 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Big Sandy’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 62% of Texas school districts. Test scores are above the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (358)Better than 76%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 352 test results could put Big Sandy anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Big Sandy’s students in the tested grades sat them (346 in math, 358 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Big Sandy ElBig Sandy Independent School DistrictB+
6–8Big Sandy J HBig Sandy Independent School DistrictB+
9–12Big Sandy H SBig Sandy Independent School DistrictB−

Big Sandy’s public schools are run by Big Sandy Independent School District. 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.

Big Sandy Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 649 students · 10.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,539TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 51.1% · 358 students tested
Math44%
State average 40.9% · 346 students tested

Big Sandy vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Big SandyBBig Sandy Independent

Every school in Big Sandy

3 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 Big Sandyby address
Big Sandy El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
320 students13:1Rate it →
Big Sandy J H
Middle · Grades 6–8
B+
138 students8:1Rate it →
Big Sandy H S
High · Grades 9–12
B−
191 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Big Sandy’s schools

Are Big Sandy’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Big Sandy children attend outscore 62% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Big Sandy in?

Big Sandy Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 649 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Big Sandy kids go to high school?

Big Sandy H S, with 191 students; its own test results earn a B−.

How much does Big Sandy spend per student?

$13,539 in Big Sandy 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.