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Schools in Sabinal · Sabinal Independent School District

Sabinal’s public schools score below 67% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

In Sabinal, 34% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Sabinal, 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 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
46%
▼ 5 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 7 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$18.7K
▲ 46% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
462 students on the public path
In brief

Sabinal’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 145 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sabinal’s, its schools beat 41%, higher than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $18,715 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Sabinal Secondary. Enrollment is up 44% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sabinal’s grade

C+ Test scores

C: better than 33% 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 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (145)Better than 41%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 217 test results could put Sabinal anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Sabinal’s students in the tested grades sat them (214 in math, 220 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Sabinal ElSabinal Independent School DistrictC+
7–12Sabinal SecondarySabinal Independent School DistrictB−

Sabinal’s public schools are run by Sabinal 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.

Sabinal Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 462 students, up 44% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$18,715TX $12,815 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading46%
State average 51.1% · 220 students tested
Math34%
State average 40.9% · 214 students tested

Sabinal vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SabinalCSabinal Independent

Every school in Sabinal

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 Sabinalby address
Sabinal El
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C+
238 students13:1Rate it →
Sabinal Secondary
High · Grades 7–12
B−
224 students11:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Cluster V SP Ed).

Questions about Sabinal’s schools

Are Sabinal’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sabinal children attend score below 67% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sabinal in?

Sabinal Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 462 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Sabinal spend per student?

$18,715 in Sabinal 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.