First National Bank Building · Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Stephenville’s public schools outscore 75% of Texas districts
51% of students in Stephenville’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Stephenville, 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.
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.
Stephenville’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 651 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Stephenville’s, its schools beat 85%, higher than their 75% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 58% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 97% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,193 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Hook El, then Henderson J H, then Stephenville H S. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Huston Academy is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Stephenville’s grade
A−: better than 75% of Texas school districts, #118 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Stephenville, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Stephenville
Central El
Grades PK–K · 405 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Stephenville
Central El
Grades PK–K · 405 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Stephenville
Chamberlin El
Grades 1–2 · 503 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Stephenville
Chamberlin El
Grades 1–2 · 503 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Stephenville
Hook El
Grades 3–4 · 485 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Stephenville
Hook El
Grades 3–4 · 485 students · 13:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Stephenville
Gilbert Int
Grades 5–6 · 562 students · 13:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Stephenville
Gilbert Int
Grades 5–6 · 562 students · 13:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Stephenville
Henderson J H
Grades 7–8 · 544 students · 13:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Stephenville
Henderson J H
Grades 7–8 · 544 students · 13:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Stephenville
Stephenville H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,079 students · 13:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Stephenville
Stephenville H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,079 students · 13:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Stephenville
Stephenville H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,079 students · 13:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Stephenville
Stephenville H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,079 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Stephenville’s public schools are run by Stephenville 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.
Well above the state in reading
Stephenville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Stephenville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Stephenville | A− | Stephenville Independent |
Every school in Stephenville
7 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).
Questions about Stephenville’s schools
Are Stephenville’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Stephenville children attend outscore 75% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #118 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Stephenville in?
Stephenville Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 3,578 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Stephenville kids go to high school?
Stephenville H S, with 1,079 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Stephenville’s graduation rate?
97% of the class of 2023 in Stephenville Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Stephenville spend per student?
$11,193 in Stephenville Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Stephenville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Stephenville → They have their own page.
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.