Avery Secondary, Avery TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Avery Secondary

Avery Secondary is a rural school of about a hundred seventy students in grades six through twelve, located in the far northeast Texas town of Avery. The school serves what is essentially a single consolidated campus for the Avery Independent School District.

The academic picture is uneven, with areas of real strength and some softer results that warrant attention. In English language arts across the tested grades, roughly three-fifths of students meet or exceed state proficiency standards. The school performs at or above its county peer schools on a proficiency-index measure, placing it in the top quartile among districts in Red River County. Eighth-grade science is a particular bright spot, with more than three-quarters of students meeting proficiency. At the same time, fourth-grade math and fifth-grade science show concerning results, with less than a third of students proficient. The middle grades show variable performance: sixth-grade English is strong, while seventh-grade math slips to around two-fifths proficiency. This grade-to-grade variation suggests the school may want to look into instructional consistency and whether particular grade transitions or content areas need targeted support.

The school is very small and serves a predominantly white, rural community. A bit more than half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating moderate economic need. The student body is mostly white, with smaller Hispanic, multiracial, and other represented groups. No data on special education enrollment or English learner status was available, so families whose children have these needs should ask the school directly about support services.

Avery itself is a very small, car-dependent rural town with modest median housing values and a mixed workforce in administrative, service, manufacturing, and educational jobs. Population has grown slowly in recent years. The town is far from urban centers, and daily life centers on car transportation, though housing remains affordable relative to state and national benchmarks.

The school occupies a straightforward public school role in a tight-knit, resource-limited community. A parent or resident should ask the district about its approach to the lower-performing grade levels and what support or interventions are in place, and should also confirm what specialized services are available for students with disabilities or language needs. The school's strength in eighth-grade science and reasonable overall proficiency provide a foundation, but the mixed results across grades suggest consistency and depth of instruction merit discussion with school leadership.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 24 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 362%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 22 pts above state median

Grade 422%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 19 pts below state median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 642%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 8 pts above state median

Grade 739%

School 39% · District 39%

▲ 12 pts above state median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 18 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 338%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 8 pts below state median

Grade 433%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 559%

School 59% · District 59%

▲ 5 pts above state median

Grade 671%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 19 pts above state median

Grade 762%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 7 pts above state median

Science

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 26%

▲ 3 pts above state median

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 77%

▲ 35 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 842%

School 42% · District 42%

▲ 18 pts above state median

This schoolAVERY 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-income23%Higher-income63%40 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income40%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income56%Higher-income71%15 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income79%19 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income64%Higher-income58%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income54%Higher-income75%21 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income20%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income30%Higher-income71%41 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income69%Higher-income50%19 pp gap