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Poth Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Poth.

Poth’s School Grade A better than 93% of Texas school districts

Students
962
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,228
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
32%
Debt
$11.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Poth Independent School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 7 pts above the state
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 13.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $11.9M, about $12,364 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 93% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade
APoth 2,014

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Poth. Grade by grade →

PK–5Poth ElThis district
6–8Poth J HThis district
9–12Poth H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency69%
State average 40.9% · 509 students tested
Reading / language arts74%
State average 51.1% · 511 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 90.3% · 61 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,228 per student · 5% below TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 33%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 58%Federal 4%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
846’20
912’21
949’23
962’24

Up 13.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 59%Hispanic 40%Two or more races <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Poth El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Poth
A−
455 students14:1
Poth J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Poth
A+
232 students15:1
Poth H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Poth
A+
275 students10:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.