The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in English language arts. The lowest is 6% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Cumby Collegiate H S
Cumby Collegiate High School sits on Sayle Street in Cumby, a small rural town in western Hopkins County, northeast Texas, reachable from Dallas via Interstate 30. The school serves grades eight through twelve and is the secondary campus of Cumby Collegiate ISD, a small public district. Enrollment is modest for a school spanning this grade band, and the student body is predominantly white with a meaningful Hispanic minority and a smaller share of students identifying as American Indian or Alaska Native. Roughly two in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a working-class economic mix rather than a concentrated poverty profile or an affluent one.
State testing data is available only for eighth grade, because Texas's STAAR assessment is administered at that grade level and then again in high school end-of-course exams, which are not separately disaggregated here. The eighth-grade picture is uneven. Reading and language arts results are the clear strength: a large majority of eighth graders reached the approaches-grade-level threshold, and more than half met grade level, which is a solid outcome for a school of this size and setting. Science fell considerably below that mark. Math and social studies proficiency at eighth grade were quite low, with only a small fraction of tested students reaching the approaches standard in social studies and even fewer in math. A parent whose child is entering eighth grade, particularly one who needs strong math foundations, may want to ask the school directly what supports are available. Trend data covers only a single year, so there is no multi-year trajectory to evaluate.
Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to the other districts in Hopkins County. That is the honest read from the available comparison data, and parents should weigh it alongside the school's small size and the context that this is the only year of data in the record.
A graduation rate was not available in the data provided, which is a gap worth asking the district about directly.
No program details were included in the data for this school, so information about AP coursework, dual credit, career pathways, or extracurriculars was not available and is left out rather than guessed at.
The town itself is a very small, close-knit rural community. Publicly reported resident accounts describe it as a place where neighbors know each other, home ownership is the norm, and the pace is quiet. Local amenities are limited: a city park and ball fields, a small business district, and city hall are the main civic anchors. Sulphur Springs, the county seat, is about fourteen miles east on I-30 and is where residents go for a public library, more extensive retail, and larger services. The housing market here is notably below national benchmarks and also slightly below the Texas state benchmark, and values have dipped year over year according to recent Zillow data, so buyers are entering a soft local market relative to broader trends. Rental data was not available for this area.
The district publicly reported a 2021 bond proposal tied to enrollment growth that had left the elementary campus over capacity and was beginning to press on the high school as well. The bond proposed a meaningful property tax rate increase. Whether that bond passed and what the current tax rate is should be confirmed with the district before making housing decisions.
For a family drawn to a rural, small-school setting in northeast Texas where the community is tight and the commute into greater Dallas is manageable via the interstate, Cumby Collegiate serves that niche. The academic profile, particularly in math at the eighth-grade level and in comparison with neighboring Hopkins County districts, is an area where a family should probe further before deciding this is the right fit.
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