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Schools in Lake Brownwood · Bangs Independent School District

Lake Brownwood’s public schools outscore 75% of Texas districts

On the state reading tests, 60% of Lake Brownwood’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Brownwood, 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.

K–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
60%
▲ 9 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
▲ 5 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.2K
▲ 3% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
793 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Brownwood’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 720 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Brownwood’s, its schools beat 80%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 60% and math 46% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,196 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 Bangs Middle, then Bangs H S. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Brownwood’s grade

B+ Test scores

A−: better than 75% 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 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (720)Better than 80%
B+A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 459 test results could put Lake Brownwood anywhere from B+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lake Brownwood’s students in the tested grades sat them (451 in math, 467 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5J B Stephens Elin BangsA−
6–8Bangs Middlein BangsB+
9–12Bangs H Sin BangsA

Lake Brownwood’s public schools are run by Bangs Independent School District, which also serves Bangs. 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.

Bangs Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 793 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,196TX $12,815 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading60%
State average 51.1% · 467 students tested
Math46%
State average 40.9% · 451 students tested

Lake Brownwood vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake BrownwoodA−Bangs Independent

Every school in Lake Brownwood

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).

Also serving Lake Brownwoodin other towns
J B Stephens El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bangs
A−
366 students13:1Rate it →
Bangs Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bangs
B+
201 students15:1Rate it →
Bangs H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Bangs
A
226 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Brownwood’s schools

Are Lake Brownwood’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Brownwood children attend outscore 75% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 80%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Brownwood in?

Bangs Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 793 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lake Brownwood kids go to high school?

Bangs H S in Bangs, with 226 students; its own test results earn an A.

How much does Lake Brownwood spend per student?

$13,196 in Bangs 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.