Palmhurst’s public schools outscore 53% of Texas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Palmhurst, 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.
Palmhurst’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 431 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Palmhurst’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 50% of tested students were proficient in reading and 39% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Sharyland Independent spends $11,833 per student and Mission Consolidated Independent $15,264, 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 Palmhurst’s grade
B−: better than 53% of Texas school districts, #286 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 Palmhurst, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Palmhurst
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Grades PK–5 · 657 students · 17:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Palmhurst
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Grades PK–5 · 657 students · 17:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Palmhurst
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Grades PK–5 · 657 students · 17:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Palmhurst
Hurla M Midkiff El
Grades PK–5 · 657 students · 17:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Palmhurst
Hurla M Midkiff El
Grades PK–5 · 657 students · 17:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Palmhurst
Hurla M Midkiff El
Grades PK–5 · 657 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Palmhurst
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Grades 6–8 · 591 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Palmhurst
Rafael A Cantu J H
Grades 6–8 · 591 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Palmhurst
Rafael A Cantu J H
Grades 6–8 · 591 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Palmhurst runs its own schools through grade 12 (Sharyland Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Mission Consolidated Independent School District, shared with Alton and Mission. Its high school is in Mission. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Palmhurst
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Palmhurst vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Palmhurst’s borders.
Every school in Palmhurst
8 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 Palmhurst’s schools
Are Palmhurst’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Palmhurst children attend outscore 53% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #286 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Palmhurst in?
Two districts: Sharyland Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Mission Consolidated Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Alton and Mission.
Where do Palmhurst kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Mission H S, Veterans Memorial H S, Sharyland H S, Sharyland Pioneer H S, Sharyland Advanced Academic Academy and Mission Collegiate H S.
What is Palmhurst’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Mission Consolidated Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Palmhurst spend per student?
$11,833 in Sharyland Independent School District and $15,264 in Mission Consolidated Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Palmhurst 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.