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Schools in Carlsbad

Carlsbad’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 26% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
297 students on the public path
In brief

Carlsbad’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carlsbad’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Water Valley School places highest (better than 67%); Water Valley School lowest (67%). 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 Carlsbad, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Water Valley Schoolin Water ValleyB+

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

Water Valley Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 310 students, down 12% since 2021–22 · 9.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,157TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 198 students tested
Math42%
State average 40.9% · 196 students tested

Carlsbad vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carlsbad—Water Valley Independent

Every school in Carlsbad

1 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 Carlsbadin other towns
Water Valley School
Grades PK–12 · Water Valley
B+
297 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Carlsbad’s schools

Are Carlsbad’s schools good?

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

What school district is Carlsbad in?

Water Valley Independent School District.

Where do Carlsbad kids go to high school?

Water Valley 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.