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Schools in Sam Rayburn · Brookeland Independent School District, Jasper Independent School District

Sam Rayburn’s public schools score below 74% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

26% of students in Sam Rayburn’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sam Rayburn, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% 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
34%
▼ 18 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 15 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95–100%
▲ 5–10 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 7% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Jasper Independent
Students per teacher
12.2
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,391 students on the public path
In brief

Sam Rayburn’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 597 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sam Rayburn’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 26% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Sam Rayburn’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Brookeland Independent spends $16,871 per student and Jasper Independent $13,725, 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Sam Rayburn’s grade

D Test scoresB Graduation

C: better than 26% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 26%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (597)Better than 19%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 1,407 test results and a graduating class of 159 could put Sam Rayburn anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 99% of Sam Rayburn’s students in the tested grades sat them (1,396 in math, 1,418 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to C+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−

Sam Rayburn runs its own schools through grade 12 (Brookeland Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Jasper Independent School District, shared with Jasper. Its elementary school is in Jasper. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sam Rayburn

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Brookeland Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 381 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.4 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,871TX $12,815 · FY2024
B+
Jasper Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,070 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,725TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Brookeland Independent School District62%
State average 51.1% · 197 students tested
Math · PK–12, Brookeland Independent School District42%
State average 40.9% · 187 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Jasper Independent School District29%
State average 51.1% · 1221 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jasper Independent School District23%
State average 40.9% · 1209 students tested

Sam Rayburn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sam RayburnCBrookeland Independent PK–12 · Jasper Independent PK–12

Every school in Sam Rayburn

4 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).

Also serving Sam Rayburnin other towns
Jean C Few Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Jasper
D−
546 students12:1Rate it →
Brookeland El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brookeland
C+
198 students11:1Rate it →
Jasper J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jasper
C
464 students12:1Rate it →
Brookeland H S
High · Grades 6–12 · Brookeland
A−
183 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Sam Rayburn’s schools

Are Sam Rayburn’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sam Rayburn children attend score below 74% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sam Rayburn in?

Two districts: Brookeland Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Jasper Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Jasper.

What is Sam Rayburn’s graduation rate?

95–100% of the class of 2023 in Jasper Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does Sam Rayburn spend per student?

$16,871 in Brookeland Independent School District and $13,725 in Jasper 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.