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Sundown Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sundown.

Sundown’s School Grade A+ better than 97% of Texas school districts

Students
552
Schools
4
Spent per student
$17,352
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Debt
$4.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Sundown Independent School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 97% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 20 pts above the state
  • Spends 35% more per student than the TX average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.8% since 2021–22
  • Debt of $4.8M, about $8,623 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 97% of the 1,191 Texas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Sundown 1,317

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sundown. Grade by grade →

PK–5Sundown ElThis district
6–8Sundown J HThis district
9–12Sundown H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency70%
State average 40.9% · 311 students tested
Reading / language arts71%
State average 51.1% · 305 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 90.3% · 47 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,352 per student · 35% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 63%Support & administration 33%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 86%State 11%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
592’21
592’22
551’23
552’24

Down 6.8% since 2021–22.

Students
Hispanic 61%White 37%Two or more races 1%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools.

Sundown El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sundown
A
231 students9:1
Sundown J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sundown
A
134 students11:1
Sundown H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Sundown
A−
184 students8:1
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education)
High · Grades 10–12 · Sundown
3 students3:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Texas.