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Cuero Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cuero.

Cuero’s School Grade B better than 57% of Texas school districts

Students
1,888
Schools
4
Spent per student
$14,509
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
51%
Debt
$41.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Cuero Independent School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 57% of Texas districts
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the TX average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Debt of $41.8M, about $22,132 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 57% 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 below the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
BCuero 8,264

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cuero. Grade by grade →

PK–1J C French ElThis district
2–5Hunt ElThis district
6–8Cuero J HThis district
9–12Cuero H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency39%
State average 40.9% · 1,069 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 51.1% · 1,084 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 139 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
$14,509 per student · 13% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 40%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 60%State 26%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,911’20
1,928’21
1,937’22
1,905’23
1,888’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 52%White 38%Black 8%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

J C French El
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Cuero
319 students16:1
Hunt El
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Cuero
C+
483 students12:1
Cuero J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cuero
B
439 students11:1
Cuero H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Cuero
B+
647 students12:1

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.