Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Ennis’s public schools outscore 50% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Ennis, 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 100% 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.
Ennis’s schools, in brief
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 45% and math 41% 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 $11,308 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then four elementary, one middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 14% 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 Ennis’s grade
B−: better than 50% of Texas school districts, #324 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ennis, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ennis · depends on your address
David S Crockett Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 479 students · 16:1 students per teacher
G W Carver Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 407 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Ennis · depends on your address
David S Crockett Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 479 students · 16:1 students per teacher
G W Carver Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 407 students · 16:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Ennis · depends on your address
Jack Lummus Int
Grades 4–5 · 515 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Dorie Miller Int
Grades 4–5 · 447 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Ennis · depends on your address
Jack Lummus Int
Grades 4–5 · 515 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Dorie Miller Int
Grades 4–5 · 447 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Ennis
Alamo Middle
Grades 6 · 457 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Ennis
Ennis J H
Grades 7–8 · 908 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Ennis
Ennis J H
Grades 7–8 · 908 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Ennis
Ennis H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,887 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Ennis
Ennis H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,887 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Ennis
Ennis H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,887 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Ennis
Ennis H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,887 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Ennis’s public schools are run by Ennis Independent School District, which also serves Alma, Bardwell and Garrett. Parts of Ennis (2% of its land) are served by Waxahachie Independent instead. 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 below the state in reading
Ennis vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Ennis’s borders.
Every school in Ennis
11 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 Ennis’s schools
Are Ennis’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Ennis children attend outscore 50% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #324 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 48%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Ennis in?
Ennis Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 6,646 students in 12 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Ennis are served by Waxahachie Independent.
Where do Ennis kids go to high school?
Ennis H S, with 1,887 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Ennis’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Ennis Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Ennis spend per student?
$11,308 in Ennis Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Ennis families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ennis → They have their own page.
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.