Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0Venus’s public schools score below 73% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 30% of Venus’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Venus, 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.
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.
Venus’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 373 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Venus’s, its schools beat 15%, lower than their 27% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 41% of tested students were proficient in reading and 30% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas (the state reports Venus’s rate as a range). Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Venus Independent spends $13,612 per student and Maypearl Independent $12,024, 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.
What’s behind Venus’s grade
C: better than 27% of Texas school districts, #504 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Venus, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Venus
Venus Pri
Grades PK–1 · 397 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Venus
Venus Pri
Grades PK–1 · 397 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Venus
Venus El
Grades 2–5 · 663 students · 17:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Venus
Venus El
Grades 2–5 · 663 students · 17:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Venus
Venus El
Grades 2–5 · 663 students · 17:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Venus
Venus El
Grades 2–5 · 663 students · 17:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Venus
Venus Middle
Grades 6–8 · 506 students · 12:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Venus
Venus Middle
Grades 6–8 · 506 students · 12:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Venus
Venus Middle
Grades 6–8 · 506 students · 12:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Venus
Venus H S
Grades 9–12 · 717 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Venus
Venus H S
Grades 9–12 · 717 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Venus
Venus H S
Grades 9–12 · 717 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Venus
Venus H S
Grades 9–12 · 717 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Venus runs its own schools through grade 12 (Venus Independent School District). From grade PK, students attend the Maypearl Independent School District, shared with Maypearl. Parts of Venus (12% of its land) are served by Midlothian Independent instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Venus
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Venus vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Venus’s borders.
Every school in Venus
4 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Juvenile Justice Alternative Ed Program/Venus).
Questions about Venus’s schools
Are Venus’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Venus children attend score below 73% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #504 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 15%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Venus in?
Two districts: Venus Independent School District runs grades PK–12, and Maypearl Independent School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Maypearl.
Where do Venus kids go to high school?
Venus H S, with 717 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Venus’s graduation rate?
90–94% of the class of 2023 in Venus Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Venus spend per student?
$13,612 in Venus Independent School District and $12,024 in Maypearl Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Venus families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Venus → They have their own page.
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.