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Schools in Putnam

Putnam’s public schools

Baird Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Putnam. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 34% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.1
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
348 students on the public path
In brief

Putnam’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Putnam’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Baird H S places highest (better than 67%); Baird El lowest (63%). 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 Putnam, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Baird Elin BairdB
6–12Baird H Sin BairdB+

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

The district

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

Baird Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 348 students, up 24% since 2020–21 · 10.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,235TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 158 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.9% · 157 students tested

Putnam vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Putnam—Baird Independent

Every school in Putnam

2 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 Putnamin other towns
Baird El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baird
B
208 students13:1Rate it →
Baird H S
High · Grades 6–12 · Baird
B+
140 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Putnam’s schools

Are Putnam’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Putnam. Baird Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Putnam. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Putnam in?

Baird Independent School District.

Where do Putnam kids go to high school?

Baird H S.

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What Putnam 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). Stars are from neighbors.