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Schools in Skellytown

Skellytown’s public schools

White Deer Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Skellytown. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Texas’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
57%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.9K
▲ 32% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.0
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
322 students on the public path
In brief

Skellytown’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Skellytown’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. White Deer H S places highest (better than 82%); White Deer El lowest (52%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Skellytown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5White Deer Elin White DeerB−
6–12White Deer H Sin White DeerA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the White Deer Independent School District.

The district

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

White Deer Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 322 students, down 14% since 2020–21 · 10.0 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,946TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51.1% · 181 students tested
Math32%
State average 40.9% · 180 students tested

Skellytown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Skellytown—White Deer Independent

Every school in Skellytown

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).

Also serving Skellytownin other towns
White Deer El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · White Deer
B−
166 students11:1Rate it →
White Deer H S
High · Grades 6–12 · White Deer
A−
156 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Skellytown’s schools

Are Skellytown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Skellytown. White Deer Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Skellytown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Skellytown in?

White Deer Independent School District.

Where do Skellytown kids go to high school?

White Deer H S.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.