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Schools in Somerville · Somerville Independent School District

Somerville’s public schools score below 89% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 27% of Somerville’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Somerville, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. 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 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.

Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 16 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
27%
▼ 14 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 20% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
567 students on the public path
In brief

Somerville’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 744 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Somerville’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 11% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 27% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,354 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one middle school

From grade 5 the district’s path is Somerville Int, then Somerville H S. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Somerville’s grade

D Test scores

D: better than 11% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 11%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (744)Better than 4%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 281 test results could put Somerville anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Somerville’s students in the tested grades sat them (273 in math, 289 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–4Somerville ElSomerville Independent School DistrictD
5–7Somerville IntSomerville Independent School DistrictB
8–12Somerville H SSomerville Independent School DistrictB−

Somerville’s public schools are run by Somerville Independent School District. 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.

Somerville Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 567 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$15,354TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading35%
State average 51.1% · 289 students tested
Math27%
State average 40.9% · 273 students tested

Somerville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
SomervilleDSomerville Independent

Every school in Somerville

3 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).

District schools in Somervilleby address
Somerville El
Elementary · Grades PK–4
D
200 students14:1Rate it →
Somerville Int
Middle · Grades 5–7
B
160 students18:1Rate it →
Somerville H S
High · Grades 8–12
B−
207 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Somerville’s schools

Are Somerville’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Somerville children attend score below 89% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Somerville in?

Somerville Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 567 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

How much does Somerville spend per student?

$15,354 in Somerville 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.