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Schools in McDade · McDade Independent School District

McDade’s public schools score below 87% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in McDade’s districts is 27%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving McDade, 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 98% 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
37%
▼ 14 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 14 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.7K
▲ 30% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
377 students on the public path
In brief

McDade’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 604 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of McDade’s, its schools beat 8%, lower than their 13% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 37% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,722 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is McDade 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 McDade’s grade

C− Test scores

D: better than 13% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 13%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (604)Better than 8%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 187 test results could put McDade anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of McDade’s students in the tested grades sat them (188 in math, 186 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6McDade ElMcDade Independent School DistrictB−
7–12McDade H SMcDade Independent School DistrictC

McDade’s public schools are run by McDade Independent School District. 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.

McDade Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 377 students · 10.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,722TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51.1% · 186 students tested
Math27%
State average 40.9% · 188 students tested

McDade vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
McDadeDMcDade Independent

Every school in McDade

2 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 McDadeby address
McDade El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
208 students12:1Rate it →
McDade H S
High · Grades 7–12
C
169 students9:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (McDade Jjaep).

Questions about McDade’s schools

Are McDade’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools McDade children attend score below 87% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 8%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is McDade in?

McDade Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 377 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does McDade spend per student?

$16,722 in McDade 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.