B⁻

Schools in South Point · Brownsville Independent School District

South Point’s public schools outscore 53% of Texas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving South Point, 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.

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

49%

▼ 2 pts vs TX 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

41%

▲ 0 pts vs TX 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

94%

▲ 4 pts vs TX 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$14.4K

▲ 12% vs TX $12.8K

FY2024

Students per teacher

15.1

TX 14.9

Schools in town

36,132 students on the public path

In brief

South Point’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 585 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of South Point’s, its schools beat 62%, higher than their 53% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 49% and math 41% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $14,406 per student in FY2024, against $12,815 across Texas. 26% of its revenue that year was federal (Texas 13%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

31 elementary schools, then ten middle and seven high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 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 South Point’s grade

B⁻ Test scoresC⁺ Graduation

B−: better than 53% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 53%

Lower resultsHigher results

Texas towns with similar household incomes (585)Better than 62%

A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 20,428 test results and a graduating class of 3,051 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of South Point’s students in the tested grades sat them (20,299 in math, 20,556 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

31 schools teach K in South Point’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
South Point	B⁻	Brownsville Independent
Brownsville	B	Brownsville Independent PK–12 · Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent PK–12

South Point’s public schools outscore 53% of Texas districts

South Point’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Above the state in math, below in reading

Spending, and where it came from

31 elementary schools, then ten middle and seven high schools

What’s behind South Point’s grade

Where will my kid go?

The district

Below the state in reading

South Point vs. its neighbors

Every school in South Point

Questions about South Point’s schools

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