Spur School, Spur TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Spur School

Spur School serves all grades from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade in a single campus located in a small West Texas town that has experienced significant population decline over decades. The school enrolls a student body of roughly that size, with about half qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student composition is roughly evenly split between white and Hispanic students, with a small number identifying as two or more races. The town of Spur sits in Dickens County and has reinvented itself around an affordability strategy, marketing vacant land and cheap housing to attract newcomers interested in simple living and tiny homes.

State testing results from the most recent year show uneven performance across grade levels and subjects. In English language arts, the school performs better in the upper grades, with seventh grade achieving a much higher proficiency rate while earlier grades like third and fourth show more modest results. Mathematics proficiency is generally lower across the board, with third grade showing the weakest performance and fifth grade doing comparatively better. Science proficiency is particularly weak, especially in fifth grade where it dips to a very low level, though eighth grade performs somewhat better. Overall, across all tested subjects and grades combined, about half of students are meeting Texas standards. The school's proficiency index places it at the top of the range among the county's districts, though the county has only a small number of districts for comparison.

The school's performance landscape suggests that students gain ground as they progress through elementary and into middle grades in reading but struggle more consistently in mathematics and science. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what support exists for math and science instruction, particularly in the early elementary years, and what strategies are in place to help younger readers catch up. English language arts appears to be a relative strength, with most students reaching proficiency levels by seventh grade.

The school offers the full K-12 span within a single building, which means a child progresses through the same campus from start to graduation. This structure is common in small rural districts and creates continuity but also limits choice in terms of middle or high school options. The town itself is quiet and oriented toward affordability and small-town living; there is no public transit, and residents are largely car-dependent, though Highway 70 connects Spur to nearby county seat Dickens and other regional destinations.

Housing in the area is very affordable by national standards. Median home values in the zip code are well below both state and national benchmarks, making this a place where families can own a home on modest incomes. The affordability reflects both the town's long economic decline and its recent repositioning as a tiny-house haven. Most residents own their homes rather than rent.

No data was available on the school's graduation rate, special education services, English learner programs, discipline policies, or course offerings at the secondary level. District-level changes or recent strategic priorities were not found in available sources, so the school's trajectory and any planned improvements remain unclear from the data on hand. A family considering this school should seek direct conversation with administrators about support services, high school course breadth, and the school's goals for improving proficiency in mathematics and science.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 19 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 335%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 455%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 6 pts above state median

Grade 636%

School 36% · District 36%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 740%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 1 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 41%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 464%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 553%

School 53% · District 53%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 780%

School 80% · District 80%

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 871%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Science

Grade 513%

School 13% · District 13%

▼ 10 pts below state median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 43%

▲ 19 pts above state median

This schoolSPUR ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income22%Higher-income63%41 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income63%20 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income20%Higher-income78%58 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income67%Higher-income89%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income0%Higher-income75%75 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income43%Higher-income50%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income20%Higher-income44%24 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income44%11 pp gap