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B+
Schools in Rotan · Rotan Independent School District

Rotan’s public schools outscore 73% of Texas districts

52% of students in Rotan’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Rotan, 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
52%
▲ 1 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
52%
▲ 11 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.0K
▲ 33% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
273 students on the public path
In brief

Rotan’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 656 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Rotan’s, its schools beat 82%, higher than their 73% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 52% and math 52% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,037 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 Rotan’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 73% of Texas school districts. Test scores are above the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 73%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (656)Better than 82%
B−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 126 test results could put Rotan anywhere from B− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Rotan’s students in the tested grades sat them (128 in math, 125 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Rotan K-12Rotan Independent School DistrictB+

Rotan’s public schools are run by Rotan 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.

Rotan Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 273 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 10.2 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,037TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 51.1% · 125 students tested
Math52%
State average 40.9% · 128 students tested

Rotan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
RotanB+Rotan Independent

Every school in Rotan

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 Rotanby address
Rotan K-12
Grades PK–12
B+
273 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Rotan’s schools

Are Rotan’s schools good?

By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Rotan children attend outscore 73% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Rotan in?

Rotan Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 273 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Rotan spend per student?

$17,037 in Rotan 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.