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Schools in Holly Lake Ranch · Harmony Independent School District, Hawkins Independent School District

Holly Lake Ranch’s public schools outscore 71% of Texas districts

Reading proficiency in Holly Lake Ranch’s districts is 59%, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Holly Lake Ranch, 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.

#151of 642 Texas townsK–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
59%
▲ 8 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 5 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▲ 6% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Harmony Independent
Students per teacher
10.6
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,309 students on the public path
In brief

Holly Lake Ranch’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 718 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Holly Lake Ranch’s, its schools beat 76%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 46% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Harmony Independent spends $13,551 per student and Hawkins Independent $14,692, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Holly Lake Ranch’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 71% of Texas school districts, #151 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (718)Better than 76%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 978 test results and a graduating class of 62 could put Holly Lake Ranch anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Holly Lake Ranch’s students in the tested grades sat them (968 in math, 989 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Holly Lake Ranch, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

Holly Lake Ranch runs its own schools through grade 12 (Harmony Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Hawkins Independent School District, shared with Hawkins. Its elementary school is in Hawkins. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Holly Lake Ranch

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Harmony Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 895 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 9.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,551TX $12,815 · FY2024
A−
Hawkins Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 811 students, up 23% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$14,692TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Harmony Independent School District64%
State average 51.1% · 569 students tested
Math · PK–12, Harmony Independent School District49%
State average 40.9% · 568 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Hawkins Independent School District52%
State average 51.1% · 420 students tested
Math · PK–12, Hawkins Independent School District42%
State average 40.9% · 400 students tested

Holly Lake Ranch vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Holly Lake Ranch’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Holly Lake RanchB+Harmony Independent PK–12 · Hawkins Independent PK–12

Every school in Holly Lake Ranch

4 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 Holly Lake Ranchin other towns
Hawkins El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hawkins
B+
378 students16:1Rate it →
Harmony El
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Big Sandy
A−
263 students10:1Rate it →
Hawkins H S / Middle
High · Grades 6–12 · Hawkins
B
433 students11:1Rate it →
Harmony J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Big Sandy
B+
235 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Holly Lake Ranch’s schools

Are Holly Lake Ranch’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Holly Lake Ranch children attend outscore 71% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #151 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Holly Lake Ranch in?

Two districts: Harmony Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Hawkins Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Hawkins.

What is Holly Lake Ranch’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Harmony Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Holly Lake Ranch spend per student?

$13,551 in Harmony Independent School District and $14,692 in Hawkins 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.