Winters-Wimberley House · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 3.0Wimberley’s public schools outscore 82% of Texas districts
On the state reading tests, 67% of Wimberley’s students scored proficient, above the Texas average (51%). The grade covers the public school district serving Wimberley, 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.
Wimberley’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 630 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Wimberley’s, its schools beat 87%, higher than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 67% and math 48% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 95–100% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,385 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then one elementary, one middle and one high school
From grade 3 the district’s path is Jacob's Well El, then Danforth J H, then Wimberley H S. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Katherine Anne Porter School and Wimberley Montessori (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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 Wimberley’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Texas school districts, #71 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Texas average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Wimberley, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Wimberley
Blue Hole Pri
Grades PK–2 · 649 students · 16:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Wimberley
Blue Hole Pri
Grades PK–2 · 649 students · 16:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Wimberley
Blue Hole Pri
Grades PK–2 · 649 students · 16:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Wimberley
Jacob's Well El
Grades 3–5 · 553 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Wimberley
Jacob's Well El
Grades 3–5 · 553 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Wimberley
Jacob's Well El
Grades 3–5 · 553 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Wimberley
Danforth J H
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Wimberley
Danforth J H
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Wimberley
Danforth J H
Grades 6–8 · 639 students · 15:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Wimberley
Wimberley H S
Grades 9–12 · 820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Wimberley
Wimberley H S
Grades 9–12 · 820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Wimberley
Wimberley H S
Grades 9–12 · 820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Wimberley
Wimberley H S
Grades 9–12 · 820 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Wimberley’s public schools are run by Wimberley Independent School District, which also serves Woodcreek. Parts of Wimberley (6% of its land) are served by San Marcos Consolidated Independent instead. 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.
Well above the state in reading
Wimberley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Wimberley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Wimberley | A− | Wimberley Independent |
Every school in Wimberley
6 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).
Questions about Wimberley’s schools
Are Wimberley’s schools good?
By Texas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Wimberley children attend outscore 82% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #71 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 87%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Wimberley in?
Wimberley Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 2,661 students in 4 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Wimberley are served by San Marcos Consolidated Independent.
Where do Wimberley kids go to high school?
Wimberley H S, with 820 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Wimberley’s graduation rate?
95–100% of the class of 2023 in Wimberley Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Wimberley spend per student?
$11,385 in Wimberley Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Wimberley?
Yes: Wimberley Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–6, 65 students). Wimberley also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Wimberley families are saying about school.
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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.