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Schools in Dorchester

Dorchester’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
60%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 4% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,265 students on the public path
In brief

Dorchester’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dorchester’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Howe H S places highest (better than 85%); Howe Middle lowest (65%). 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 Dorchester, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Summit Hill Elin HoweNo scores
3–5Howe Intin HoweA−
6–8Howe Middlein HoweB+
9–12Howe H Sin HoweA

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

Howe Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,265 students, up 3% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,310TX $12,815 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51.1% · 670 students tested
Math50%
State average 40.9% · 661 students tested

Dorchester vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dorchester—Howe Independent
ShermanCSherman Independent

Every school in Dorchester

4 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 Dorchesterin other towns
Summit Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Howe
323 students15:1Rate it →
Howe Int
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Howe
A−
298 students15:1Rate it →
Howe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Howe
B+
281 students11:1Rate it →
Howe H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Howe
A
363 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Dorchester’s schools

Are Dorchester’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dorchester. Howe Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dorchester. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Dorchester in?

Howe Independent School District.

Where do Dorchester kids go to high school?

Howe 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.