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Schools in Tenaha · Tenaha Independent School District

Tenaha’s public schools score below 51% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Tenaha, 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
47%
▼ 4 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
43%
▲ 2 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.0K
▲ 25% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
414 students on the public path
In brief

Tenaha’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 69 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tenaha’s, its schools beat 75%, higher than their 49% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 43% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,015 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 Tenaha’s grade

B− Test scores

B−: better than 49% of Texas school districts. Test scores are below the Texas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (69)Better than 75%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 248 test results could put Tenaha anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Tenaha’s students in the tested grades sat them (240 in math, 256 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Tenaha SchoolsTenaha Independent School DistrictB

Tenaha’s public schools are run by Tenaha 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.

Tenaha Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 414 students, down 17% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$16,015TX $12,815 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 51.1% · 256 students tested
Math43%
State average 40.9% · 240 students tested

Tenaha vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
TenahaB−Tenaha Independent

Every school in Tenaha

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 Tenahaby address
Tenaha Schools
Grades PK–12
B
414 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Tenaha’s schools

Are Tenaha’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tenaha children attend score below 51% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Tenaha in?

Tenaha Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 414 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Tenaha spend per student?

$16,015 in Tenaha 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.