Falcon Lake Estates’s public schools score below 76% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Falcon Lake Estates’s districts is 35%, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Falcon Lake Estates, 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.
Falcon Lake Estates’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 742 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Falcon Lake Estates’s, its schools beat 17%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,267 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Zapata Middle, then Zapata H S. Enrollment is down 6% 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 Falcon Lake Estates’s grade
C−: better than 24% of Texas school districts. 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 Falcon Lake Estates, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
7th grade in Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
8th grade in Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
9th grade in Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
10th grade in Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
11th grade in Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
12th grade in Falcon Lake Estates
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
Falcon Lake Estates’s public schools are run by Zapata County Independent School District. 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
Falcon Lake Estates vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Falcon Lake Estates’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Lake Estates | C− | Zapata County Independent |
Every school in Falcon Lake Estates
6 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 Falcon Lake Estates’s schools
Are Falcon Lake Estates’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Falcon Lake Estates children attend score below 76% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 17%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Falcon Lake Estates in?
Zapata County Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,290 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Falcon Lake Estates kids go to high school?
Zapata H S in Zapata, with 1,065 students; its own test results earn a C−.
What is Falcon Lake Estates’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Zapata County Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Falcon Lake Estates spend per student?
$13,267 in Zapata County Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Falcon Lake Estates 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.