Bynum School, Bynum TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Bynum School

Bynum School is a single K-through-12 campus serving a very small rural community in Hill County. The school draws its enrollment from Bynum, a farming and ranching area roughly miles southeast of the county seat, with a population that has remained small and stable over decades. About half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The racial composition is predominantly White, with a substantial Hispanic population and a small number of students of other backgrounds.

Academically, the school's state assessment results show mixed performance across tested grades and subjects. In early elementary grades, proficiency in both math and English language arts is lower: roughly a quarter to a third of third and fourth graders meet proficiency standards in each subject. Performance improves through the middle grades, with fifth through eighth graders reaching proficiency rates that cluster in the range from roughly four in ten to roughly six in ten students, depending on grade and subject. Science proficiency is notably lower, with only about one in five fifth graders and two in five eighth graders meeting standard. Social studies results from eighth grade are similarly soft, with one in five students proficient. Overall across all tested subjects and grades combined, students reaching proficiency sit at roughly mid-range within the county's districts, landing above the median but not at the higher end.

The school serves no separate graduation rate data because the most recent statewide results are not yet available for this cohort. Housing values in the Bynum area sit modestly below the state average, and monthly mortgage costs are low relative to local median household income, making the area affordable by national standards.

The district recently made two significant financial decisions that families considering a move would encounter. In May, voters approved a major school building bond, and the district has since retained a design-build firm to execute facility projects, a commitment that will alter the district's long-term debt and capital infrastructure. Additionally, the school district raised its maintenance-and-operations property tax rate, an effective increase that translates to higher annual property taxes on a typical home in the area.

No state data on staffing, discipline, course breadth, or attendance patterns was available, so the school's resources and daily operations remain unclear from the information at hand. A parent interested in understanding curriculum depth, student supports, or the overall school environment would benefit from visiting the school or contacting the district directly.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 13 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 319%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 22 pts below county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 41%

even with state median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 56%

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

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 64%

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

Grade 760%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 22 pts above state median · ▲ 22 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 25%

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 435%

School 35% · District 35%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 544%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 657%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 5 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 756%

School 56% · District 56%

▲ 7 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Science

Grade 522%

School 22% · District 22%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 840%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 2 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 820%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 4 pts below state median · even with county median

This schoolBYNUM 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-income29%Higher-income25%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income30%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income78%45 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income14%Higher-income25%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income30%20 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income50%Higher-income75%25 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income83%Higher-income40%43 pp gap