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Schools in Lakehills · Bandera Independent School District

Lakehills’s public schools score below 71% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Lakehills’s districts is 28%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lakehills, 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.

#490of 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
45%
▼ 6 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
▼ 13 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▼ 0–4 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 8% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
1,644 students on the public path
In brief

Lakehills’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 511 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lakehills’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 45% of tested students were proficient in reading and 28% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Lakehills’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $11,726 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 Bandera Middle, then Bandera 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lakehills’s grade

C Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 29% of Texas school districts, #490 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 29%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (511)Better than 19%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,313 test results and a graduating class of 154 could put Lakehills anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lakehills’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,304 in math, 1,322 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hill Country ElBandera Independent School DistrictB+
6–8Bandera Middlein BanderaC+
9–12Bandera H Sin BanderaB−

Lakehills’s public schools are run by Bandera Independent School District, which also serves Bandera. 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.

Bandera Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,218 students · 14.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,726TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading45%
State average 51.1% · 1322 students tested
Math28%
State average 40.9% · 1304 students tested

Lakehills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LakehillsCBandera Independent

Every school in Lakehills

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).

District schools in Lakehillsby address
Hill Country El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pipe Creek
B+
446 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Lakehillsin other towns
Bandera Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bandera
C+
534 students15:1Rate it →
Bandera H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Bandera
B−
664 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lakehills’s schools

Are Lakehills’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lakehills children attend score below 71% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #490 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lakehills in?

Bandera Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,218 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lakehills kids go to high school?

Bandera H S in Bandera, with 664 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is Lakehills’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Bandera Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Lakehills spend per student?

$11,726 in Bandera 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.