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Schools in Port Aransas · Port Aransas Independent School District

Port Aransas’s public schools outscore 93% of Texas districts

63% of students in Port Aransas’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Port Aransas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.

#11of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
66%
▲ 15 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
▲ 22 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 57% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
585 students on the public path
In brief

Port Aransas’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 66% and math 63% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $20,125 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Brundrett Middle, then Port Aransas 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Port Aransas’s grade

A Test scores

A: better than 93% of Texas school districts, #11 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores are above the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 93%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (529)Better than 96%
AA+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 272 test results could put Port Aransas anywhere from A to A+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Port Aransas’s students in the tested grades sat them (268 in math, 277 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Olsen ElPort Aransas Independent School DistrictA−
6–8Brundrett MiddlePort Aransas Independent School DistrictA
9–12Port Aransas H SPort Aransas Independent School DistrictA+

Port Aransas’s public schools are run by Port Aransas Independent School District, which also serves Aransas Pass. 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.

Port Aransas Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 585 students · 11.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$20,125TX $12,815 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 51.1% · 277 students tested
Math63%
State average 40.9% · 268 students tested

Port Aransas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Port AransasAPort Aransas Independent
Corpus ChristiC+Corpus Christi Independent

Every school in Port Aransas

3 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).

District schools in Port Aransasby address
Olsen El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
263 students14:1Rate it →
Brundrett Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8
A
119 students10:1Rate it →
Port Aransas H S
High · Grades 9–12
A+
203 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Port Aransas’s schools

Are Port Aransas’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Port Aransas children attend outscore 93% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #11 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 96%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Port Aransas in?

Port Aransas Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 585 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Port Aransas kids go to high school?

Port Aransas H S, with 203 students; its own test results earn an A+.

How much does Port Aransas spend per student?

$20,125 in Port Aransas Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.