Aquilla School, Aquilla TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Aquilla School

Aquilla School is a small, rural PreK through 12 public school serving a community in Hill County, Texas. The school's enrollment spans the full grade band, with a student population of just over three hundred, making it a compact, contained setting where K-12 education happens under one roof.

The student body is predominantly white, with a small Hispanic population and minimal diversity overall. Close to half the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a community with modest economic pressures. The school does not report counts for students receiving special education services or English learners, so those data are not available.

Test results from the most recent year show a school with uneven performance across subjects and grades. In English language arts, the school performs with more consistency than in other areas: strong proficiency in grades 6 and 7, solid performance in grade 8, and weaker results in grades 3 and 5. Mathematics is more volatile, with grade 5 showing strength while grades 3, 6, and 7 fall noticeably lower. Science proficiency is modest in both tested grades. Social studies shows a significant weak point in grade 8, where only a small share of students met proficiency standards. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school sits in the top quartile among Hill County districts on an overall proficiency index.

Parents should note that grade 4 shows a reporting issue in the data, with only a very small number of students tested in that cohort. The state testing data covers only elementary and middle grades; high school test results are not available in the data received, so the school's secondary academic pathway cannot be characterized from these measures.

The school sits in a housing market where median home values are slightly below the Texas state benchmark, and estimated monthly mortgage costs are moderate. Rental affordability is reasonable relative to income. The economic climate shows stable unemployment and consistent mortgage rates at the time of reporting.

The community context for Aquilla itself could not be detailed; search efforts did not yield specific information about the town's character, development patterns, or major anchors. The district brief likewise turned up no recent parent-relevant changes to report.

This is a small school where early grades show strength in reading but mathematics is inconsistent, and middle grades performance varies by subject. High school course access and outcomes are not documented in the available data. A parent considering this school may want to ask directly about secondary programs, the weak areas in math and social studies, and what support the school offers to bring up proficiency in those subjects.

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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 328%

School 28% · District 28%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 640%

School 40% · District 40%

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 730%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 344%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 567%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 13 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 687%

School 87% · District 87%

▲ 35 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 785%

School 85% · District 85%

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 29 pts above county median

Grade 867%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Science

Grade 533%

School 33% · District 33%

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

even with state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 821%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolAQUILLA 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-income30%Higher-income63%33 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income71%11 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income100%Higher-income75%25 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income80%Higher-income93%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income83%36 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income20%Higher-income38%18 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income14%Higher-income62%48 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income52%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income50%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income0%Higher-income43%43 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income27%Higher-income72%45 pp gap