Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0Sulphur Springs’s public schools score below 54% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Sulphur Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 47% of students in Sulphur Springs’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Texas average (41%). 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.
Sulphur Springs’s schools, in brief
Above the state in math, below in reading
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 47% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 88% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,240 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Sulphur Springs Middle, then Sulphur Springs H S. 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.
What’s behind Sulphur Springs’s grade
B−: better than 46% of Texas school districts, #360 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores are above the Texas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sulphur Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Sulphur Springs
Douglass Eclc
Grades PK · 223 students · 13:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs El
Grades 4–5 · 598 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs El
Grades 4–5 · 598 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Middle
Grades 6–8 · 961 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Middle
Grades 6–8 · 961 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs Middle
Grades 6–8 · 961 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,270 students · 12:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,270 students · 12:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,270 students · 12:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Sulphur Springs
Sulphur Springs H S
Grades 9–12 · 1,270 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Sulphur Springs’s public schools are run by Sulphur Springs 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.
Close to the state in reading
Sulphur Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Sulphur Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs | B− | Sulphur Springs Independent |
Every school in Sulphur Springs
8 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 Sulphur Springs’s schools
Are Sulphur Springs’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sulphur Springs children attend score below 54% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #360 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 45%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sulphur Springs in?
Sulphur Springs Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 4,216 students in 8 schools (2024–25).
Where do Sulphur Springs kids go to high school?
Sulphur Springs H S, with 1,270 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Sulphur Springs’s graduation rate?
88% of the class of 2023 in Sulphur Springs Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Sulphur Springs spend per student?
$12,240 in Sulphur Springs Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sulphur Springs families are saying about school.
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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.