Schools in West Sharyland · Mission Consolidated Independent School District, La Joya Independent School District

West Sharyland’s public schools score below 66% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

40% of students in West Sharyland’s public schools are proficient in reading, below the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving West Sharyland, 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.

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

40%

▼ 11 pts vs TX 51%

2021–22

Math proficiency

35%

▼ 6 pts vs TX 41%

2021–22

Graduate on time

92%

▲ 2 pts vs TX 90%

class of 2023

Spent per student

$13.6K

▲ 6% vs TX $12.8K

FY2024 · La Joya Independent

Students per teacher

14.4

TX 14.9

Schools in town

36,446 students on the public path

In brief

West Sharyland’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 35% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Mission Consolidated Independent spends $15,264 per student and La Joya Independent $13,608, 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 West Sharyland’s grade

C Test scoresC⁻ Graduation

C: better than 34% of Texas school districts. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.

Texas school districts we grade (1,191)Better than 34%

Lower resultsHigher results

Texas towns with similar household incomes (510)Better than 33%

CC⁺A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 21,484 test results and a graduating class of 2,031 could put West Sharyland anywhere from C to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of West Sharyland’s students in the tested grades sat them (21,289 in math, 21,677 in reading).

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Where will my kid go?

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

36 schools teach K in West Sharyland’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to C+, so check the specific school.

Town	Schools	Main districts
West Sharyland	C	Mission Consolidated Independent PK–12 · La Joya Independent PK–12
Alton	C	Mission Consolidated Independent
Mission	C⁺	Mission Consolidated Independent PK–12 · Sharyland Independent PK–12 · La Joya Independent PK–12

West Sharyland’s public schools score below 66% of Texas districts on tests and graduation

West Sharyland’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

Graduation

Spending and class size

What’s behind West Sharyland’s grade

Where will my kid go?

Two districts serve West Sharyland

Well below the state in reading

West Sharyland vs. its neighbors

Every school in West Sharyland

Questions about West Sharyland’s schools

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