Combine’s public schools score below 81% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
42% of students in Combine’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Combine, 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.
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.
Combine’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 466 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Combine’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 19% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
81% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Crandall Independent spends $10,871 per student and Dallas Independent $15,160, 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.
What’s behind Combine’s grade
C−: better than 19% of Texas school districts, #565 of 642 Texas towns. Both inputs trail the Texas average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Combine, with each school’s own grade.
Combine runs its own schools through grade 12 (Crandall Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Dallas Independent School District, shared with Addison, Balch Springs, Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Hutchins, Seagoville and Wilmer. Its elementary school is in Dallas. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Combine
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Combine vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Combine’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Combine | C− | Crandall Independent PK–12 · Dallas Independent PK–12 |
| Seagoville | C− | Dallas Independent |
Every school in Combine
236 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).
Questions about Combine’s schools
Are Combine’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Combine children attend score below 81% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #565 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Combine in?
Two districts: Crandall Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Dallas Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Addison, Balch Springs, Cockrell Hill, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Hutchins, Seagoville and Wilmer.
Where do Combine kids go to high school?
One of 40 high schools, depending on your address: Skyline H S, Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy, W T White H S, Sunset H S, Moises E Molina H S, Crandall H S, Woodrow Wilson H S, Seagoville H S, W W Samuell H S, Hillcrest H S, South Oak Cliff H S, Thomas Jefferson H S, H Grady Spruce H S, W H Adamson H S, Emmett J Conrad H S, North Dallas H S, Dr. L G Pinkston Sr. H S, Justin F Kimball H S, David W Carter H S, Booker T Washington Spva Magnet, Wilmer-Hutchins H S, Franklin D Roosevelt H S of Innovation, Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, Lincoln Humanities/Communications Magnet High SCH, School for the Talented and Gifted, Barack Obama Male Leadership Acad at A Maceo Smith, School of Science and Engineering, School of Health Professions, Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet, Marvin E Robinson School of Business and MGMT, Trinidad Garza Early College at Mt. View, New Tech H S at B F Darrell H S, James Madison H S, Kathlyn Joy Gilliam Collegiate Academy, Dr. Wright L Lassiter Jr. Early College H S, North Lake Early College H S, Dr. Frederick Haynes III Global Prep at Paul Quinn, Rosie Sorrells Education and Social Services H S, Citylab H S and Innovation Design Entrepreneurship Academy.
What is Combine’s graduation rate?
81% of the class of 2023 in Dallas Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Combine spend per student?
$10,871 in Crandall Independent School District and $15,160 in Dallas Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Combine 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.