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Somerville Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Somerville.

Somerville’s School Grade D better than 11% of Texas school districts

Students
567
Schools
3
Spent per student
$15,354
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Debt
$10.9M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Somerville Independent School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 20% more per student than the TX average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 9.5% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $10.9M, about $19,183 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Somerville. Grade by grade →

PK–4Somerville ElThis district
5–7Somerville IntThis district
8–12Somerville H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 40.9% · 273 students tested
Reading / language arts35%
State average 51.1% · 289 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 40 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$15,354 per student · 20% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 37%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 44%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
518’20
544’21
533’22
536’23
567’24

Up 9.5% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 41%White 38%Black 14%Two or more races 7%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.