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Schools in Kress

Kress’s public schools

Kress Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kress. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 31% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
262 students on the public path
In brief

Kress’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Kress’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Kress H S places highest (better than 46%); Kress El lowest (41%). 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 Kress, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Kress ElKress Independent School DistrictC+
7–12Kress H SKress Independent School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kress 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.

Kress Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 262 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,811TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51.1% · 159 students tested
Math32%
State average 40.9% · 154 students tested

Kress vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kress—Kress Independent

Every school in Kress

2 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 Kressby address
Kress El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
135 students15:1Rate it →
Kress H S
High · Grades 7–12
B−
127 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Kress’s schools

Are Kress’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kress. Kress Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kress. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kress in?

Kress Independent School District.

Where do Kress kids go to high school?

Kress H S.

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What Kress 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). Stars are from neighbors.