Grape Creek Int, San Angelo TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Grape Creek Int

Grape Creek Intermediate serves third through fifth grade and sits in a semi-rural area on the outskirts of San Angelo, where Grape Creek Road runs through mixed-use land with residential and ranch parcels. The school enrolls a small but balanced student body split almost evenly between Hispanic and white students, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment across the three grades is fairly consistent, allowing for stable multi-grade structures.

The academic profile shows proficiency that runs below the midpoint among Tom Green County districts. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from a low of about a third in third grade to around two-fifths in fifth grade, with the school's overall rate sitting roughly one-third of students meeting or exceeding grade-level expectations. Math proficiency is lower, clustering around one-fourth to one-third of students across grades three through five, with third grade slightly higher. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only grade assessed, hovers around one-third. When teachers rate whether students are approaching, meeting, or mastering standards across all subjects, the school reports about two-thirds of students approach grade level, about one-third meet standards, and about a tenth master the material. These are softer numbers overall, and a parent may want to look into the school's literacy and numeracy supports, instructional strategies, and any recent changes in staffing or curriculum.

The school operates as a regular public school in Grape Creek ISD, a small rural district that covers the area west of San Angelo. The district recently increased its maintenance-and-operations tax rate, a direct factor in school property taxes for homeowners. Beginning in the 2025-2026 school year, the district is implementing a state-mandated ban on personal electronic devices during the school day. San Angelo itself is a mixed-use West Texas city anchored by military (Goodfellow Air Force Base), healthcare, education, and government employment, with a downtown riverfront and state university campus. Housing in the area is moderately priced and owner-dominant; the median home value in the San Angelo zip code is below state median, and rental rates are modest. The job market is stable with unemployment near the national level. Growth is happening on the city edges through new subdivisions and in downtown through adaptive reuse, though the housing market has cooled recently.

Grape Creek Intermediate fits families looking for a smaller elementary setting with close ties to ranching and rural West Texas culture, or those seeking a public school alternative to San Angelo's larger districts. The proficiency numbers suggest that families prioritizing strong test performance or advanced academics should visit the school and ask detailed questions about intervention and support systems. The recent tax increase and device policy are structural facts parents will encounter whether or not they choose this school.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 339%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 332%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

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

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

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

Science

Grade 534%

School 34% · District 34%

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

This schoolGRAPE CREEK 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-income37%8 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income32%Higher-income52%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income35%Higher-income46%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income39%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income25%Higher-income30%5 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income21%Higher-income32%11 pp gap