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Schools in Rising Star

Rising Star’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
37%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.2K
▲ 34% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.1
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
181 students on the public path
In brief

Rising Star’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rising Star’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Rising Star H S places highest (better than 67%); Rising Star El lowest (35%). 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 Rising Star, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Rising Star ElRising Star Independent School DistrictC+
6–12Rising Star H SRising Star Independent School DistrictB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rising Star 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.

Rising Star Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 181 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 9.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,196TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 51.1% · 98 students tested
Math22%
State average 40.9% · 98 students tested

Rising Star vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rising Star—Rising Star Independent

Every school in Rising Star

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).

District schools in Rising Starby address
Rising Star El
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
88 students10:1Rate it →
Rising Star H S
High · Grades 6–12
B+
93 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Rising Star’s schools

Are Rising Star’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rising Star. Rising Star Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rising Star. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Rising Star in?

Rising Star Independent School District.

Where do Rising Star kids go to high school?

Rising Star H S.

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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.