DeCordova’s public schools outscore 70% of Texas districts
48% of students in DeCordova’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving DeCordova, 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.
DeCordova’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 373 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of DeCordova’s, its schools beat 65%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,227 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 7% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind DeCordova’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Texas school districts, #152 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve DeCordova, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in DeCordova · depends on your address
Acton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 938 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
Granbury Middle
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
7th grade in DeCordova · depends on your address
Acton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 938 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
Granbury Middle
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
8th grade in DeCordova · depends on your address
Acton Middle
Grades 6–8 · 938 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
Granbury Middle
Grades 6–8 · 890 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
9th grade in DeCordova
Granbury H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
10th grade in DeCordova
Granbury H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
11th grade in DeCordova
Granbury H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
12th grade in DeCordova
Granbury H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,215 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Granbury
DeCordova’s public schools are run by Granbury Independent School District, which also serves Cresson, Granbury and Stockton Bend. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
DeCordova vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share DeCordova’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| DeCordova | B+ | Granbury Independent |
Every school in DeCordova
8 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 DeCordova’s schools
Are DeCordova’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools DeCordova children attend outscore 70% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #152 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 65%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is DeCordova in?
Granbury Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,962 students in 10 schools (2024–25).
Where do DeCordova kids go to high school?
Granbury H S in Granbury, with 2,215 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is DeCordova’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Granbury Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does DeCordova spend per student?
$12,227 in Granbury Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What DeCordova 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.