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Schools in Menard · Menard Independent School District

Menard’s public schools outscore 56% of Texas districts

Reading proficiency in Menard’s districts is 62%, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Menard, 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
62%
▲ 11 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$21.1K
▲ 64% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.6
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
264 students on the public path
In brief

Menard’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 353 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Menard’s, its schools beat 71%, higher than their 56% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in reading, below in math

Reading proficiency is 62% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $21,059 per student in FY2024, against $12,815 across Texas. 30% of its revenue that year was federal (Texas 13%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one high school

From grade 9 the district’s path is Menard H S. Enrollment is down 5% since 2020–21. 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 Menard’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 56% of Texas school districts. Test scores are above the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 56%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (353)Better than 71%
C+B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 160 test results could put Menard anywhere from C+ to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Menard’s students in the tested grades sat them (160 in math, 159 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Menard Elementary/JHMenard Independent School DistrictB−
9–12Menard H SMenard Independent School DistrictC+

Menard’s public schools are run by Menard 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.

Menard Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 264 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 10.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$21,059TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 51.1% · 159 students tested
Math32%
State average 40.9% · 160 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 30% of the Menard district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 13% across Texas, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Menard vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MenardBMenard Independent

Every school in Menard

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 Menardby address
Menard Elementary/JH
Elementary · Grades PK–8
B−
182 students14:1Rate it →
Menard H S
High · Grades 9–12
C+
82 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Menard’s schools

Are Menard’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Menard children attend outscore 56% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Menard in?

Menard Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 264 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

Where do Menard kids go to high school?

Menard H S, with 82 students; its own test results earn a C+.

How much does Menard spend per student?

$21,059 in Menard 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.