Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Mansfield’s public schools outscore 70% of Texas districts
In Mansfield, 50% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mansfield, 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.
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.
Mansfield’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 274 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mansfield’s, its schools beat 64%, lower than their 70% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 57% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,023 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
11 elementary schools, then five middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Newman International Academy of Mansfield, Ume Mansfield El, First Faith Preschool & Kindergarten (private) and Walnut Creek Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Mansfield’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Texas school districts, #152 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mansfield, with each school’s own grade.
Mansfield’s public schools are run by Mansfield Independent School District. Parts of Mansfield (4% of its land) are served by Midlothian Independent instead. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Mansfield vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Mansfield’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mansfield | B+ | Mansfield Independent |
| Grand Prairie | C | Grand Prairie Independent |
| Arlington | C− | Arlington Independent |
Every school in Mansfield
30 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Newman International Academy Bethlehem).
Questions about Mansfield’s schools
Are Mansfield’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mansfield children attend outscore 70% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #152 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 64%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mansfield in?
Mansfield Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 35,354 students in 47 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Mansfield are served by Midlothian Independent.
Where do Mansfield kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Mansfield Lake Ridge H S, Mansfield Legacy H S, Mansfield H S and Mansfield Frontier STEM Academy.
What is Mansfield’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Mansfield Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Mansfield spend per student?
$12,023 in Mansfield Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Mansfield?
Yes: First Faith Preschool & Kindergarten (religious, grades PK–K, 182 students) and Walnut Creek Academy (nonsectarian, grades K, 15 students). Mansfield also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Mansfield families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mansfield → They have their own page.
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.