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C−

Tornillo Independent School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Tornillo.

Tornillo’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Texas school districts

Students
726
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,285
TX $12,815
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Debt
$13.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Tornillo Independent School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 15% of Texas districts
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 58% more per student than the TX average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $13.7M, about $18,887 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 15% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C−
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tornillo. Grade by grade →

PK–5Tornillo IntThis district
6–8Tornillo J HThis district
9–12Tornillo H SThis district

Test scores vs. TX

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency21%
State average 40.9% · 482 students tested
Reading / language arts33%
State average 51.1% · 507 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 90.3% · 72 in the class

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
$20,285 per student · 58% above TX
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 47%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 10%State 66%Federal 24%

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

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

Students
Hispanic 100%White <1%

Schools in the district

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

Tornillo Int
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Tornillo
D
335 students14:1
Tornillo J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Tornillo
D−
150 students13:1
Tornillo H S
High · Grades 9–12 · Tornillo
D
241 students12:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.