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McDade Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves McDade.

McDade’s School Grade D better than 13% of Texas school districts

Students
377
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,722
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
55%
Debt
$5.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about McDade Independent School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 13% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 21 pts below the state
  • Spends 30% more per student than the TX average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $5.2M, about $13,886 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 13% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
DMcDade 1,070

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for McDade. Grade by grade →

PK–6McDade ElThis district
7–12McDade H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 40.9% · 188 students tested
Reading / language arts35–39%
State average 51.1% · 186 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–79%
State average 90.3% · 23 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$16,722 per student · 30% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 26%State 60%Federal 14%

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

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

Students
Hispanic 58%White 38%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

McDade El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · McDade
B−
208 students12:1
McDade H S
High · Grades 7–12 · McDade
C
169 students9:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.