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Schools in South Mountain

South Mountain’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Texas’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
50%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 9% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,069 students on the public path
In brief

South Mountain’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of South Mountain’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s 7,796 public schools. Gatesville El places highest (better than 67%); Gatesville H S lowest (45%). 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 South Mountain, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KGatesville Priin GatesvilleNo scores
1–3Gatesville Elin GatesvilleB+
7–8Gatesville J Hin GatesvilleB
9–12Gatesville H Sin GatesvilleB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Gatesville 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.

Gatesville Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 2,668 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,686TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading50%
State average 51.1% · 1496 students tested
Math42%
State average 40.9% · 1437 students tested

South Mountain vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
South Mountain—Gatesville Independent

Every school in South Mountain

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 South Mountainin other towns
Gatesville Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Gatesville
287 students16:1Rate it →
Gatesville El
Elementary · Grades 1–3 · Gatesville
B+
606 students13:1Rate it →
Gatesville J H
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Gatesville
B
394 students12:1Rate it →
Gatesville H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Gatesville
B−
782 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about South Mountain’s schools

Are South Mountain’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for South Mountain. Gatesville Independent School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for South Mountain. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Texas’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is South Mountain in?

Gatesville Independent School District.

Where do South Mountain kids go to high school?

Gatesville 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.