Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Billy Hathorn assumed (based on copyright claims). · CC BY-SA 3.0Rhome’s public schools outscore 73% of Texas districts
On the state reading tests, 61% of Rhome’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rhome, 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.
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.
Rhome’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 61% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $10,825 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
23 elementary schools, then one middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Rhome’s grade
B+: better than 73% of Texas school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Rhome, with each school’s own grade.
Rhome’s public schools are run by Northwest Independent School District, which also serves Aurora, Corral City, Haslet and Justin and others. Parts of Rhome (13% of its land) are served by Boyd Independent instead. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Rhome vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Rhome’s borders.
Every school in Rhome
28 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).
Questions about Rhome’s schools
Are Rhome’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rhome children attend outscore 73% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Rhome in?
Northwest Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 32,098 students in 37 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Rhome are served by Boyd Independent.
Where do Rhome kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: V R Eaton H S, Byron Nelson H S, Northwest H S and James M Steele Early College H S.
What is Rhome’s graduation rate?
95% of the class of 2023 in Northwest Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Rhome spend per student?
$10,825 in Northwest Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Rhome families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Rhome → They have their own page.
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.