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Schools in Carlton

Carlton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 3% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
627 students on the public path
In brief

Carlton’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Carlton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Hico H S places highest (better than 79%); Hico El 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 Carlton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hico Elin HicoB+
6–12Hico H Sin HicoA−

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

Hico Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 627 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,159TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 51.1% · 317 students tested
Math39%
State average 40.9% · 313 students tested

Carlton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carlton—Hico Independent

Every school in Carlton

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 Carltonin other towns
Hico El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hico
B+
303 students13:1Rate it →
Hico H S
High · Grades 6–12 · Hico
A−
324 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Carlton’s schools

Are Carlton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Carlton. Hico Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carlton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Carlton in?

Hico Independent School District.

Where do Carlton kids go to high school?

Hico 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.