New Fairview’s public schools outscore 70% of Texas districts
On the state reading tests, 60% of New Fairview’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving New Fairview, 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 100% 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.
New Fairview’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 60% and math 47% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Northwest Independent spends $10,825 per student and Decatur Independent $11,826, 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 New Fairview’s grade
B+: better than 70% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Fairview, with each school’s own grade.
New Fairview runs its own schools through grade 12 (Northwest Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Decatur Independent School District, shared with Decatur. Its elementary school is in Haslet. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve New Fairview
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
New Fairview vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share New Fairview’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| New Fairview | B+ | Northwest Independent PK–12 · Decatur Independent PK–12 |
Every school in New Fairview
40 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 New Fairview’s schools
Are New Fairview’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools New Fairview children attend outscore 70% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 69%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is New Fairview in?
Two districts: Northwest Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Decatur Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Decatur.
Where do New Fairview kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: V R Eaton H S, Byron Nelson H S, Northwest H S, Decatur H S and James M Steele Early College H S.
What is New Fairview’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Northwest Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does New Fairview spend per student?
$10,825 in Northwest Independent School District and $11,826 in Decatur Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What New Fairview 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.