Plum Grove’s public schools score below 86% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
In Plum Grove, 21% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Plum Grove, 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.
Plum Grove’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 744 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Plum Grove’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 14% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% 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
The district spends $12,616 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 15% since 2021–22. 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.
What’s behind Plum Grove’s grade
D: better than 14% 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 Plum Grove, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Plum Grove · depends on your address
Cleveland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,446 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
Santa Fe Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,117 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
7th grade in Plum Grove · depends on your address
Cleveland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,446 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
Santa Fe Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,117 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
8th grade in Plum Grove · depends on your address
Cleveland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,446 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
Santa Fe Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,117 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
9th grade in Plum Grove
Cleveland H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,627 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
10th grade in Plum Grove
Cleveland H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,627 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
11th grade in Plum Grove
Cleveland H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,627 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
12th grade in Plum Grove
Cleveland H S
Grades 9–12 · 3,627 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Cleveland
Plum Grove’s public schools are run by Cleveland Independent School District, which also serves Cleveland and North Cleveland. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Plum Grove vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Plum Grove’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Plum Grove | D | Cleveland Independent |
Every school in Plum Grove
9 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 Plum Grove’s schools
Are Plum Grove’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Plum Grove children attend score below 86% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D 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 Plum Grove in?
Cleveland Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 12,513 students in 11 schools (2024–25).
Where do Plum Grove kids go to high school?
Cleveland H S in Cleveland, with 3,627 students; its own test results earn a C+.
What is Plum Grove’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Cleveland Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Plum Grove spend per student?
$12,616 in Cleveland Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Plum Grove 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.