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Schools in Ransom Canyon · Slaton Independent School District, Roosevelt Independent School District

Ransom Canyon’s public schools score below 64% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

In Ransom Canyon, 30% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Ransom Canyon, 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 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
39%
▼ 12 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
30%
▼ 11 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 39% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Slaton Independent
Students per teacher
11.8
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,966 students on the public path
In brief

Ransom Canyon’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 319 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Ransom Canyon’s, its schools beat 20%, lower than their 36% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Ransom Canyon’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Slaton Independent spends $17,840 per student and Roosevelt Independent $14,042, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Ransom Canyon’s grade

C− Test scoresB Graduation

C+: better than 36% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 36%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (319)Better than 20%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,276 test results and a graduating class of 101 could put Ransom Canyon anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Ransom Canyon’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,248 in math, 1,302 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Ransom Canyon runs its own schools through grade 12 (Slaton Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Roosevelt Independent School District, shared with Buffalo Springs Lake. Its elementary school is in Lubbock. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Ransom Canyon

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

Slaton Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,271 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,840TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Roosevelt Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,138 students · 10.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$14,042TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Slaton Independent School District42%
State average 51.1% · 674 students tested
Math · PK–12, Slaton Independent School District31%
State average 40.9% · 633 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Roosevelt Independent School District36%
State average 51.1% · 628 students tested
Math · PK–12, Roosevelt Independent School District28%
State average 40.9% · 615 students tested

Ransom Canyon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ransom CanyonC+Slaton Independent PK–12 · Roosevelt Independent PK–12
Buffalo Springs Lake—Slaton Independent PK–12 · Roosevelt Independent PK–12

Every school in Ransom Canyon

6 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 Ransom Canyonin other towns
Roosevelt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lubbock
C
519 students13:1Rate it →
Stephen F Austin Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Slaton
218 students19:1Rate it →
Roosevelt J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lubbock
C+
287 students11:1Rate it →
Slaton J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Slaton
C−
251 students15:1Rate it →
Slaton H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Slaton
C+
359 students11:1Rate it →
Roosevelt H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Lubbock
B+
332 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Ransom Canyon’s schools

Are Ransom Canyon’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Ransom Canyon children attend score below 64% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 20%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Ransom Canyon in?

Two districts: Slaton Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Roosevelt Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Buffalo Springs Lake.

Where do Ransom Canyon kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Slaton H S and Roosevelt H S.

What is Ransom Canyon’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Slaton Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Ransom Canyon spend per student?

$17,840 in Slaton Independent School District and $14,042 in Roosevelt 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.