Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Mineral Wells’s public schools score below 61% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
Reading proficiency in Mineral Wells’s districts is 41%, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mineral Wells, 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 99% 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.
Mineral Wells’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Mineral Wells Independent spends $12,272 per student and Garner Independent $13,490, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Community Christian School (private) is 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 Mineral Wells’s grade
C+: better than 39% of Texas school districts, #424 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mineral Wells, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Schools
Grades PK–12 · 3,275 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Mineral Wells runs its own schools through grade 12 (Mineral Wells Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Garner Independent School District. Parts of Mineral Wells (4% of its land) are served by Perrin-Whitt Consolidated Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Mineral Wells
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Mineral Wells vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Mineral Wells’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mineral Wells | C+ | Mineral Wells Independent PK–12 · Garner Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Mineral Wells
3 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 (Mineral Wells/Palo Pinto County Daep).
Questions about Mineral Wells’s schools
Are Mineral Wells’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mineral Wells children attend score below 61% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #424 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mineral Wells in?
Two districts: Mineral Wells Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Garner Independent School District runs grades PK–12.
What is Mineral Wells’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Mineral Wells Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Mineral Wells spend per student?
$12,272 in Mineral Wells Independent School District and $13,490 in Garner Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Mineral Wells?
Yes: Community Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 249 students).
Parents talk
What Mineral Wells families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mineral Wells → 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.