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B−

Cotulla Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Cotulla and Encinal.

Cotulla’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Texas school districts

Students
1,157
Schools
4
Spent per student
$23,266
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Debt
$69.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cotulla Independent School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 49% of Texas districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 82% more per student than the TX average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 8.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $69.5M, about $60,104 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 49% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Cotulla 3,583Encinal 543

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cotulla. Grade by grade →

PK–5Ramirez-Burks ElThis district
6–8Frank Newman MiddleThis district
9–12Cotulla H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 40.9% · 652 students tested
Reading / language arts43%
State average 51.1% · 647 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 89 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,266 per student · 82% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 89%State 3%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,265’20
1,172’21
1,170’22
1,143’23
1,157’24

Down 8.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 94%White 4%Asian <1%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Ramirez-Burks El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cotulla
C+
468 students12:1
Encinal El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Encinal
C
74 students8:1
Frank Newman Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cotulla
C+
259 students11:1
Cotulla H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Cotulla
C−
356 students9:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.