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B+

Longview Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Longview, Lakeport and Easton.

Longview’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Texas school districts

Students
8,138
Schools
14
Spent per student
$14,518
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$318.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Longview Independent School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 13% more per student than the TX average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $318.6M, about $39,149 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Longview 83,236Lakeport 993Easton 507

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Longview. Grade by grade →

PK–KPine Tree PriPine Tree Independent School District
1–42 elementary schoolsPine Tree Independent School District
7–8Pine Tree J HPine Tree Independent School District
9–12Pine Tree H SPine Tree Independent School District

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency51%
State average 40.9% · 4,256 students tested
Reading / language arts55%
State average 51.1% · 4,440 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)98%
State average 90.3% · 619 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$14,518 per student · 13% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 52%State 36%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
8,254’20
8,236’21
8,274’22
8,104’23
8,138’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 43%Black 34%White 17%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

14 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

East Texas Montessori Prep Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Longview
1,039 students17:1
Johnston-McQueen El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longview
B
464 students13:1
J L Everhart Magnet El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longview
A−
424 students15:1
Bramlette STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longview
A
421 students14:1
Ned E Williams El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longview
B
352 students12:1
Hudson El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Longview
A+
452 students14:1
Ware El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Longview
C
411 students13:1
Clarence W Bailey El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Longview
C
283 students12:1
Juvenile Detent CTR
Other · Grades 4–12 · Longview
19 students4:1
Foster Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longview
A−
788 students14:1
Judson STEAM Academy
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longview
B+
538 students11:1
Forest Park Magnet School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longview
B
474 students11:1
Longview H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Longview
A
2,272 students14:1
Lead Academy H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Longview
B−
201 students15:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

White Oak Independent School DistrictWhite Oak
$12,553per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.