Photo: Nicolas Henderson · CC BY 2.0Saginaw’s public schools outscore 61% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Saginaw, 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.
Saginaw’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 444 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Saginaw’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 61% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 54% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,120 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 13% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Iltexas Saginaw Middle and Iltexas Saginaw El are in town. Every school ↓
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 Saginaw’s grade
B: better than 61% of Texas school districts, #222 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 Saginaw, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Saginaw · depends on your address
Willow Creek El
Grades PK–5 · 641 students · 14:1 students per teacher
High Country El
Grades PK–5 · 511 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Saginaw El
Grades PK–5 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Willow Creek El
Grades PK–5 · 641 students · 14:1 students per teacher
High Country El
Grades PK–5 · 511 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Saginaw El
Grades PK–5 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Willow Creek El
Grades PK–5 · 641 students · 14:1 students per teacher
High Country El
Grades PK–5 · 511 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Saginaw El
Grades PK–5 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Willow Creek El
Grades PK–5 · 641 students · 14:1 students per teacher
High Country El
Grades PK–5 · 511 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Saginaw El
Grades PK–5 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Willow Creek El
Grades PK–5 · 641 students · 14:1 students per teacher
High Country El
Grades PK–5 · 511 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Saginaw El
Grades PK–5 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Willow Creek El
Grades PK–5 · 641 students · 14:1 students per teacher
High Country El
Grades PK–5 · 511 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Saginaw El
Grades PK–5 · 337 students · 12:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Wayside Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,119 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Highland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 700 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
7th grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Wayside Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,119 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Highland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 700 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
8th grade in Saginaw · depends on your address
Wayside Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,119 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
Highland Middle
Grades 6–8 · 700 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fort Worth
9th grade in Saginaw
Saginaw H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,013 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Saginaw
Saginaw H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,013 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Saginaw
Saginaw H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,013 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Saginaw
Saginaw H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,013 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Saginaw’s public schools are run by Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, which also serves Blue Mound. 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.
Above the state in reading
Saginaw vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Saginaw’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Saginaw | B | Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent |
| Blue Mound | B | Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent |
Every school in Saginaw
9 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 Saginaw’s schools
Are Saginaw’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Saginaw children attend outscore 61% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade, #222 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Saginaw in?
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 23,982 students in 32 schools (2024–25).
Where do Saginaw kids go to high school?
Saginaw H S, with 2,013 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Saginaw’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Saginaw spend per student?
$11,120 in Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Saginaw families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Saginaw → They have their own page.
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.