Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Granite Shoals’s public schools score below 56% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
31% of students in Granite Shoals’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Granite Shoals, 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.
Granite Shoals’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 652 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Granite Shoals’s, its schools beat 39%, lower than their 44% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 47% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,506 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 Marble Falls Middle, then Marble Falls 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.
What’s behind Granite Shoals’s grade
C+: better than 44% of Texas school districts, #372 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 Granite Shoals, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Granite Shoals
Highland Lakes El
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Granite Shoals
Highland Lakes El
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Granite Shoals
Highland Lakes El
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Granite Shoals
Highland Lakes El
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Granite Shoals
Highland Lakes El
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Granite Shoals
Highland Lakes El
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Granite Shoals
Highland Lakes El
Grades PK–5 · 524 students · 14:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Granite Shoals
Marble Falls Middle
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marble Falls
7th grade in Granite Shoals
Marble Falls Middle
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marble Falls
8th grade in Granite Shoals
Marble Falls Middle
Grades 6–8 · 852 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Marble Falls
9th grade in Granite Shoals
Marble Falls H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,129 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marble Falls
10th grade in Granite Shoals
Marble Falls H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,129 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marble Falls
11th grade in Granite Shoals
Marble Falls H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,129 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marble Falls
12th grade in Granite Shoals
Marble Falls H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,129 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Marble Falls
Granite Shoals’s public schools are run by Marble Falls Independent School District, which also serves Cottonwood Shores, Double Horn, Highland Haven and Marble Falls and others. 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.
Below the state in reading
Granite Shoals vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Granite Shoals’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Granite Shoals | C+ | Marble Falls Independent |
| Horseshoe Bay | B | Llano Independent |
| Highland Haven | — | Marble Falls Independent |
Every school in Granite Shoals
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).
Questions about Granite Shoals’s schools
Are Granite Shoals’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Granite Shoals children attend score below 56% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #372 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Granite Shoals in?
Marble Falls Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,001 students in 7 schools (2024–25).
Where do Granite Shoals kids go to high school?
Marble Falls H S in Marble Falls, with 1,129 students; its own test results earn a B.
What is Granite Shoals’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Marble Falls Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Granite Shoals spend per student?
$13,506 in Marble Falls Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Granite Shoals 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.