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Schools in Sterling City · Sterling City Independent School District

Sterling City’s public schools outscore 64% of Texas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Sterling City, 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 98% 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
57%
▲ 6 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 1 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$17.6K
▲ 37% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
335 students on the public path
In brief

Sterling City’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 57% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $17,619 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Sterling City’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 64% of Texas school districts. Test scores are above the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 64%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (741)Better than 68%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 181 test results could put Sterling City anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Sterling City’s students in the tested grades sat them (181 in math, 181 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Sterling City SchoolSterling City Independent School DistrictB+

Sterling City’s public schools are run by Sterling City 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.

Sterling City Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 355 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$17,619TX $12,815 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading57%
State average 51.1% · 181 students tested
Math42%
State average 40.9% · 181 students tested

Sterling City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sterling CityBSterling City Independent

Every school in Sterling City

1 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 Sterling Cityby address
Sterling City School
Grades PK–12
B+
335 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Sterling City/Veribest Special Programs).

Questions about Sterling City’s schools

Are Sterling City’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Texas: the public schools Sterling City children attend outscore 64% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 68%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sterling City in?

Sterling City Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 355 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

How much does Sterling City spend per student?

$17,619 in Sterling City 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.