Schools in Terrell Hills · Alamo Heights Independent School District, North East Independent School District

Terrell Hills’s public schools outscore 57% of Texas districts

On the state reading tests, 59% of Terrell Hills’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Terrell Hills, 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.

#246of 642 Texas townsK–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

59%

▲ 8 pts vs TX 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

46%

▲ 5 pts vs TX 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

88%

▼ 2 pts vs TX 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.5K

▲ 5% vs TX $12.8K

FY2024 · North East Independent

Students per teacher

14.2

TX 14.9 · smaller classes

Schools in town

58,801 students on the public path

In brief

Terrell Hills’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 79 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Terrell Hills’s, its schools beat 29%, lower than their 57% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 59% and math 46% across both districts 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

Alamo Heights Independent spends $12,920 per student and North East Independent $13,459, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

St. Davids Episcopal School (private) 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Terrell Hills’s grade

B⁺ Test scoresD Graduation

B: better than 57% of Texas school districts, #246 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores are above the Texas average; graduation is below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 57%

Lower resultsHigher results

Texas towns with similar household incomes (79)Better than 29%

B⁻BA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 35,027 test results and a graduating class of 4,967 could put Terrell Hills anywhere from B− to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Terrell Hills’s students in the tested grades sat them (34,828 in math, 35,227 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

46 schools teach K in Terrell Hills’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
Terrell Hills	B	Alamo Heights Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12
Alamo Heights	A	Alamo Heights Independent

Terrell Hills’s public schools outscore 57% of Texas districts

Terrell Hills’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Above the state on tests

Spending and class size

Choice beyond the district

What’s behind Terrell Hills’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve Terrell Hills

Well above the state in reading

Terrell Hills vs. its neighbors

Every school in Terrell Hills

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