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Schools in Poetry · Terrell Independent School District, Quinlan Independent School District

Poetry’s public schools score below 78% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

24% of students in Poetry’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Poetry, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
38%
▼ 13 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
24%
▼ 17 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 1 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 5% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Terrell Independent
Students per teacher
16.7
TX 14.9 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
7,156 students on the public path
In brief

Poetry’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 460 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Poetry’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 24% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Terrell Independent spends $12,215 per student and Quinlan Independent $12,461, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Poetry Community Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Poetry’s grade

D Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 22% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (460)Better than 12%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 4,164 test results and a graduating class of 319 could put Poetry anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Poetry’s students in the tested grades sat them (4,105 in math, 4,223 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Poetry, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+

Poetry runs its own schools through grade 12 (Terrell Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Quinlan Independent School District, shared with Hawk Cove, Quinlan, Union Valley and West Tawakoni. Its elementary school is in Quinlan. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Poetry

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

Terrell Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 9 schools · 5,283 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 17.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,215TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Quinlan Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,936 students, up 13% since 2020–21 · 15.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$12,461TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Terrell Independent School District36%
State average 51.1% · 2796 students tested
Math · PK–12, Terrell Independent School District22%
State average 40.9% · 2705 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Quinlan Independent School District41%
State average 51.1% · 1427 students tested
Math · PK–12, Quinlan Independent School District28%
State average 40.9% · 1400 students tested

Poetry vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PoetryC−Terrell Independent PK–12 · Quinlan Independent PK–12

Every school in Poetry

11 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 Poetryin other towns
D C Cannon El
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Quinlan
815 students18:1Rate it →
J W Long El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
D
681 students17:1Rate it →
Gilbert Willie Sr. El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
C−
671 students18:1Rate it →
Dr. Bruce Wood El
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
C−
655 students18:1Rate it →
Global Leadership Academy
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Terrell
A+
219 students16:1Rate it →
Herman Furlough Jr. Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Terrell
C
1,166 students17:1Rate it →
C B Thompson Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quinlan
B−
671 students16:1Rate it →
Tisd Child & Adolescent School
High · Grades 7–12 · Terrell
21 students6:1Rate it →
Terrell H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Terrell
C+
1,458 students17:1Rate it →
WH Ford H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Quinlan
C+
799 students15:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Poetry Community Christian School
Grades PK–12 · Terrell
Private · Religious
218 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Poetry’s schools

Are Poetry’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Poetry children attend score below 78% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Poetry in?

Two districts: Terrell Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Quinlan Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Hawk Cove, Quinlan, Union Valley and West Tawakoni.

Where do Poetry kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Terrell H S, WH Ford H S and Tisd Child & Adolescent School.

What is Poetry’s graduation rate?

91% of the class of 2023 in Terrell Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Poetry spend per student?

$12,215 in Terrell Independent School District and $12,461 in Quinlan Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Poetry?

Yes: Poetry Community Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 218 students).

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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.