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Schools in Van Horn · Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District

Van Horn’s public schools score below 88% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

In Van Horn, 22% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Van Horn, 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
41%
▼ 10 pts vs TX 51%
2021–22
Math proficiency
22%
▼ 19 pts vs TX 41%
2021–22
Spent per student
$26.9K
▲ 110% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
381 students on the public path
In brief

Van Horn’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 757 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Van Horn’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 12% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $26,891 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 Van Horn’s grade

C− Test scores

D: better than 12% 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 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (757)Better than 5%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 193 test results could put Van Horn anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Van Horn’s students in the tested grades sat them (185 in math, 201 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–12Van Horn SchoolCulberson County-Allamoore Independent School DistrictD

Van Horn’s public schools are run by Culberson County-Allamoore 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.

Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 1 schools · 381 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (TX 14.9)
$26,891TX $12,815 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 51.1% · 201 students tested
Math22%
State average 40.9% · 185 students tested

Van Horn vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Van HornDCulberson County-Allamoore Independent

Every school in Van Horn

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 Van Hornby address
Van Horn School
Grades PK–12
D
381 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Van Horn’s schools

Are Van Horn’s schools good?

On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Van Horn children attend score below 88% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Van Horn in?

Culberson County-Allamoore Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 381 students in 1 schools (2024–25).

How much does Van Horn spend per student?

$26,891 in Culberson County-Allamoore 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.