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Schools in Robert Lee · Robert Lee Independent School District

Robert Lee’s public schools score below 72% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Robert Lee’s districts is 42%, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Robert Lee, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 98% 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
42%
▼ 9 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.2K
▲ 42% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
262 students on the public path
In brief

Robert Lee’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 157 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Robert Lee’s, its schools beat 39%, higher than their 28% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 42% of tested students were proficient in reading and 37% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,247 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count 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 Robert Lee’s grade

C Test scores

C: better than 28% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 28%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (157)Better than 39%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 158 test results could put Robert Lee anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Robert Lee’s students in the tested grades sat them (154 in math, 162 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Robert Lee SchoolRobert Lee Independent School DistrictB

Robert Lee’s public schools are run by Robert Lee Independent School District. 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.

Robert Lee Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 269 students, up 2% since 2021–22 · 11.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$18,247TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading42%
State average 51.1% · 162 students tested
Math37%
State average 40.9% · 154 students tested

Robert Lee vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Robert LeeCRobert Lee Independent

Every school in Robert Lee

1 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 Robert Leeby address
Robert Lee School
Grades PK–12
B
262 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Robert Lee’s schools

Are Robert Lee’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Robert Lee children attend score below 72% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 39%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Robert Lee in?

Robert Lee Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 269 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

How much does Robert Lee spend per student?

$18,247 in Robert Lee 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.