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Schools in Fort Clark Springs · Brackett Independent School District

Fort Clark Springs’s public schools outscore 61% of Texas districts

In Fort Clark Springs, 60% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Fort Clark Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
60%
▲ 9 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 32% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
521 students on the public path
In brief

Fort Clark Springs’s schools, in brief

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 37% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,953 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Brackett J H, then Brackett 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Fort Clark Springs’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 61% of Texas school districts. Test scores are above the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 61%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (714)Better than 62%
B−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 269 test results could put Fort Clark Springs anywhere from B− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Fort Clark Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (271 in math, 267 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Fort Clark Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Jones Elementary/Intermediate Schoolin BrackettvilleB+
6–8Brackett J Hin BrackettvilleB
9–12Brackett H Sin BrackettvilleB+

Fort Clark Springs’s public schools are run by Brackett Independent School District, which also serves Brackettville and Spofford. 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.

Brackett Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 521 students · 10.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,953TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51.1% · 267 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.9% · 271 students tested

Fort Clark Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Fort Clark Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Fort Clark SpringsBBrackett Independent
BrackettvilleBBrackett Independent

Every school in Fort Clark Springs

3 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 Fort Clark Springsin other towns
Jones Elementary/Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brackettville
B+
244 students13:1Rate it →
Brackett J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Brackettville
B
112 students10:1Rate it →
Brackett H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Brackettville
B+
165 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Fort Clark Springs’s schools

Are Fort Clark Springs’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Fort Clark Springs children attend outscore 61% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 62%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Fort Clark Springs in?

Brackett Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 521 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Fort Clark Springs kids go to high school?

Brackett H S in Brackettville, with 165 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Fort Clark Springs spend per student?

$16,953 in Brackett Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.