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Schools in Nome

Nome’s public schools

Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nome. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.8K
▼ 16% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
TX 14.9
Schools in town
0
2,758 students on the public path
In brief

Nome’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Nome’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Hardin-Jefferson H S places highest (better than 94%); Sour Lake El lowest (66%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Nome, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Hardin-Jefferson 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Nome, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
6–8Hardin-Jefferson J Hin Sour Lake TxA−
9–12Hardin-Jefferson H Sin Sour LakeA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hardin-Jefferson Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,762 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$10,753TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51.1% · 1405 students tested
Math52%
State average 40.9% · 1398 students tested

Nome vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Nome—Hardin-Jefferson Independent

Every school in Nome

4 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).

Also serving Nomein other towns
Sour Lake El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sour Lake
B+
720 students14:1Rate it →
China El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · China
B+
600 students14:1Rate it →
Hardin-Jefferson J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sour Lake Tx
A−
656 students16:1Rate it →
Hardin-Jefferson H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Sour Lake
A
782 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Nome’s schools

Are Nome’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nome. Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nome. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Nome in?

Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District.

Where do Nome kids go to high school?

Hardin-Jefferson H S.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.