Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Mustang Ridge’s public schools score below 84% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 26% of Mustang Ridge’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Mustang Ridge, 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.
Mustang Ridge’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 556 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mustang Ridge’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Del Valle Independent spends $13,965 per student and Lockhart Independent $11,614, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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 Mustang Ridge’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Texas school districts. 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 Mustang Ridge, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Mustang Ridge · depends on your address
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Lockhart H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,006 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockhart
10th grade in Mustang Ridge · depends on your address
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Lockhart H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,006 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockhart
11th grade in Mustang Ridge · depends on your address
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Lockhart H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,006 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockhart
12th grade in Mustang Ridge · depends on your address
Del Valle H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,641 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Del Valle
Lockhart H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,006 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Lockhart
Mustang Ridge runs its own schools through grade 12 (Del Valle Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Lockhart Independent School District, shared with Lockhart. Its elementary school is in Del Valle. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Mustang Ridge
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
Mustang Ridge vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Mustang Ridge’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Mustang Ridge | C− | Del Valle Independent PK–12 · Lockhart Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Mustang Ridge
20 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).
Questions about Mustang Ridge’s schools
Are Mustang Ridge’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Mustang Ridge children attend score below 84% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mustang Ridge in?
Two districts: Del Valle Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Lockhart Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Lockhart.
Where do Mustang Ridge kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Del Valle H S and Lockhart H S.
What is Mustang Ridge’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Del Valle Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Mustang Ridge spend per student?
$13,965 in Del Valle Independent School District and $11,614 in Lockhart Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Mustang Ridge families are saying about school.
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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.