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Schools in Payne Springs

Payne Springs’s public schools

Eustace Independent School District and Mabank Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Payne Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools 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
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.4K
▼ 11% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Mabank Independent
Students per teacher
14.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
4,820 students on the public path
In brief

Payne Springs’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Payne Springs’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Mabank J H places highest (better than 78%); Southside El lowest (52%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Payne Springs, graded from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Mabank H S and Eustace 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 Payne Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+

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

Two districts serve Payne Springs

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

Eustace Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,711 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,942TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Mabank Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 4,118 students, up 16% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,413TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Eustace Independent School District58%
State average 51.1% · 872 students tested
Math · PK–12, Eustace Independent School District43%
State average 40.9% · 883 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Mabank Independent School District52%
State average 51.1% · 2089 students tested
Math · PK–12, Mabank Independent School District49%
State average 40.9% · 2033 students tested

Payne Springs vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Payne Springs—Eustace Independent PK–12 · Mabank Independent PK–12

Every school in Payne Springs

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).

Also serving Payne Springsin other towns
Central El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mabank
B+
723 students17:1Rate it →
Lakeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Gun Barrel City
B+
501 students15:1Rate it →
Southside El
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Mabank
B−
459 students15:1Rate it →
Eustace Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Eustace
431 students16:1Rate it →
Eustace Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Eustace
B
403 students13:1Rate it →
Mabank J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Mabank
A−
652 students14:1Rate it →
Mabank H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Mabank
B+
1,173 students14:1Rate it →
Eustace H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Eustace
B
478 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Payne Springs’s schools

Are Payne Springs’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Payne Springs. Eustace Independent School District and Mabank Independent School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Payne Springs. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Payne Springs in?

Eustace Independent School District and Mabank Independent School District.

Where do Payne Springs kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Mabank H S and Eustace 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.