Walker House · Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA 4.0Shoreacres’s public schools outscore 50% of Texas districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Shoreacres, 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.
Shoreacres’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 221 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Shoreacres’s, its schools beat 25%, lower than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state in reading, below in math
Reading proficiency is 53% and math 40% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $13,053 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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.
What’s behind Shoreacres’s grade
B−: better than 50% of Texas school districts. 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 Shoreacres, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Shoreacres
James H Baker Sixth Grade Campus
Grades 6 · 502 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
7th grade in Shoreacres · depends on your address
La Porte J H
Grades 7–8 · 563 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
Lomax J H
Grades 7–8 · 540 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
8th grade in Shoreacres · depends on your address
La Porte J H
Grades 7–8 · 563 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
Lomax J H
Grades 7–8 · 540 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
9th grade in Shoreacres
La Porte H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,090 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
10th grade in Shoreacres
La Porte H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,090 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
11th grade in Shoreacres
La Porte H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,090 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
12th grade in Shoreacres
La Porte H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,090 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in La Porte
Shoreacres’s public schools are run by La Porte Independent School District, which also serves Deer Park, La Porte and Morgan's Point. 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
Shoreacres vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Shoreacres’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Shoreacres | B− | La Porte Independent |
| La Porte | B− | La Porte Independent |
Every school in Shoreacres
10 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 Shoreacres’s schools
Are Shoreacres’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Shoreacres children attend outscore 50% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 25%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Shoreacres in?
La Porte Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,099 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Shoreacres kids go to high school?
La Porte H S in La Porte, with 2,090 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Shoreacres’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in La Porte Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Shoreacres spend per student?
$13,053 in La Porte Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Shoreacres 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.