Sachse’s public schools outscore 63% of Texas districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sachse, 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.
Sachse’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 221 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sachse’s, its schools beat 45%, lower than their 63% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 45% across both districts in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Garland Independent spends $13,440 per student and Wylie Independent $11,094, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts 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.
What’s behind Sachse’s grade
B: better than 63% of Texas school districts, #205 of 642 Texas towns. 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 Sachse, with each school’s own grade.
5th grade in Sachse · depends on your address
John W Armstrong El
Grades PK–5 · 724 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Robert B Sewell El
Grades PK–5 · 709 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Sachse
B G Hudson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,099 students · 16:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Sachse
B G Hudson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,099 students · 16:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Sachse
B G Hudson Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,099 students · 16:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Sachse
Sachse H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,935 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Sachse
Sachse H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,935 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Sachse
Sachse H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,935 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Sachse
Sachse H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,935 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Sachse runs its own schools through grade 12 (Garland Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Wylie Independent School District, shared with Murphy, St. Paul and Wylie. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Sachse
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Sachse vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Sachse’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sachse | B | Garland Independent PK–12 · Wylie Independent PK–12 |
| Garland | B− | Garland Independent |
| Wylie | A | Wylie Independent |
| Murphy | A− | Plano Independent PK–12 · Wylie Independent PK–12 |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Wylie Independent with Sachse for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Sachse
6 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 Sachse’s schools
Are Sachse’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Sachse children attend outscore 63% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #205 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sachse in?
Two districts: Garland Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Wylie Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Murphy, St. Paul and Wylie.
Where do Sachse kids go to high school?
Sachse H S, with 2,935 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Sachse’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Garland Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Sachse spend per student?
$13,440 in Garland Independent School District and $11,094 in Wylie Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sachse families are saying about school.
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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.