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Knox City Hall TX 2022Photo: Leaflet · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Schools in Knox City · Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District

Knox City’s public schools outscore 56% of Texas districts

47% of students in Knox City’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Knox City, 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.

≈could be anywhere from C to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
47%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
47%
▲ 6 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.7K
▲ 69% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
7.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
195 students on the public path
In brief

Knox City’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 385 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Knox City’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $21,675 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Knox City’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% 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 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (385)Better than 71%
CA−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 126 test results could put Knox City anywhere from C to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Knox City’s students in the tested grades sat them (126 in math, 126 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Knox City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Knox City SchoolKnox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School DistrictA−

Knox City’s public schools are run by Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District, which also serves O'Brien. 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.

Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 195 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 7.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$21,675TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 126 students tested
Math47%
State average 40.9% · 126 students tested

Knox City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Knox City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Knox CityBKnox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent

Every school in Knox City

1 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).

District schools in Knox Cityby address
Knox City School
Grades PK–12
A−
195 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Knox City’s schools

Are Knox City’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Knox City children attend outscore 56% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Knox City in?

Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 195 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Knox City spend per student?

$21,675 in Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated 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.