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Schools in La Ward

La Ward’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 0% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,156 students on the public path
In brief

La Ward’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of La Ward’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Industrial El West places highest (better than 93%); Industrial J H lowest (83%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve La Ward, graded from A to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Industrial 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in La Ward, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA
6–8Industrial J Hin VanderbiltA−
9–12Industrial H Sin VanderbiltA

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

Industrial Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,156 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,774TX $12,815 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 51.1% · 627 students tested
Math71%
State average 40.9% · 611 students tested

La Ward vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
La Ward—Industrial Independent

Every school in La Ward

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 La Wardin other towns
Industrial El West
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Inez
A
290 students17:1Rate it →
Industrial El East
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Vanderbilt
A
264 students15:1Rate it →
Industrial J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vanderbilt
A−
254 students13:1Rate it →
Industrial H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Vanderbilt
A
348 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about La Ward’s schools

Are La Ward’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for La Ward. Industrial Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for La Ward. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is La Ward in?

Industrial Independent School District.

Where do La Ward kids go to high school?

Industrial H S.

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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.