Falcon Mesa’s public schools
Zapata County Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Falcon Mesa. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Falcon Mesa’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Falcon Mesa’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Zapata South El places highest (better than 41%); Benavides El lowest (2%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Falcon Mesa, graded from D− to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Zapata H S. 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 Falcon Mesa, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Falcon Mesa
Zapata Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
7th grade in Falcon Mesa
Zapata Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
8th grade in Falcon Mesa
Zapata Middle
Grades 6–8 · 730 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
9th grade in Falcon Mesa
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
10th grade in Falcon Mesa
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
11th grade in Falcon Mesa
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
12th grade in Falcon Mesa
Zapata H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,065 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Zapata
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Zapata County 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.
Well below the state in reading
Falcon Mesa vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Falcon Mesa’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Falcon Mesa | — | Zapata County Independent |
Every school in Falcon Mesa
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 Mesa’s schools
Are Falcon Mesa’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Falcon Mesa. Zapata County Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Falcon Mesa. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Falcon Mesa in?
Zapata County Independent School District.
Where do Falcon Mesa kids go to high school?
Zapata H S.
Parents talk
What Falcon Mesa families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Falcon Mesa → 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). Stars are from neighbors.