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Schools in The Homesteads · Venus Independent School District, Alvarado Independent School District

The Homesteads’s public schools score below 67% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in The Homesteads’s districts is 29%, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving The Homesteads, 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.

#474of 642 Texas townsK–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
39%
▼ 12 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 11 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
▲ 8 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.7K
▼ 9% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024 · Alvarado Independent
Students per teacher
15.3
TX 14.9
Schools in town
0
6,071 students on the public path
In brief

The Homesteads’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 660 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of The Homesteads’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

98% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Venus Independent spends $13,612 per student and Alvarado Independent $11,699, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Neither counts 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 The Homesteads’s grade

C− Test scoresA Graduation

C: better than 33% of Texas school districts, #474 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (660)Better than 27%
C−C+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,227 test results and a graduating class of 259 could put The Homesteads anywhere from C− to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of The Homesteads’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,175 in math, 3,278 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–24 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B−
3–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B+

The Homesteads runs its own schools through grade 12 (Venus Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Alvarado Independent School District, shared with Alvarado. Its elementary school is in Venus. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve The Homesteads

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Venus Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,283 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$13,612TX $12,815 · FY2024
C−
Alvarado Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 3,788 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.7 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$11,699TX $12,815 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Venus Independent School District35%
State average 51.1% · 1301 students tested
Math · PK–12, Venus Independent School District24%
State average 40.9% · 1261 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Alvarado Independent School District42%
State average 51.1% · 1977 students tested
Math · PK–12, Alvarado Independent School District33%
State average 40.9% · 1914 students tested

The Homesteads vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
The HomesteadsCVenus Independent PK–12 · Alvarado Independent PK–12

Every school in The Homesteads

10 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).

Also serving The Homesteadsin other towns
Venus Pri
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Venus
397 students15:1Rate it →
Alvarado El-South
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Alvarado
B−
386 students16:1Rate it →
Lillian El
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Alvarado
C+
309 students13:1Rate it →
Alvarado El-North
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Alvarado
B−
276 students15:1Rate it →
Venus El
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Venus
C
663 students17:1Rate it →
Alvarado Int
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Alvarado
B
792 students16:1Rate it →
Alvarado J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alvarado
B−
862 students16:1Rate it →
Venus Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Venus
C
506 students12:1Rate it →
Alvarado H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Alvarado
B+
1,163 students16:1Rate it →
Venus H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Venus
B−
717 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about The Homesteads’s schools

Are The Homesteads’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools The Homesteads children attend score below 67% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #474 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is The Homesteads in?

Two districts: Venus Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Alvarado Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Alvarado.

Where do The Homesteads kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Alvarado H S and Venus H S.

What is The Homesteads’s graduation rate?

98% of the class of 2023 in Alvarado Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.

How much does The Homesteads spend per student?

$13,612 in Venus Independent School District and $11,699 in Alvarado 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.