Hartley School, Hartley TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hartley School

Hartley School is a PK-12 school serving a small rural community in the Texas Panhandle. The school enrolls students across all elementary, middle, and high school grades in a single building.

The school's academic profile shows uneven performance across subjects and grade levels. In math, proficiency improves notably as students advance, with strong results in eighth grade but weaker showing in the lower elementary grades. In English language arts, proficiency starts low in third grade and climbs steadily through middle school, reaching solid performance by eighth grade. Science proficiency is bifurcated: fifth grade shows very low proficiency, while eighth grade students perform substantially better. Social studies at eighth grade sits in the middle range. The pattern suggests students are making academic gains as they progress, though early elementary performance in both math and reading warrants attention.

The student body is diverse by ethnicity, with roughly two-thirds Hispanic students and one-third white students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant economic need in the community. No data on students with disabilities or English learners was available.

Hartley sits in a very small unincorporated community in the Texas Panhandle that has experienced population decline over recent decades. It is a rural-residential place with a conservative, family-oriented character where most residents own their homes. Historically the area was a cattle and grain shipping point. No information on major employers, major civic anchors, or new housing development was found, though a publicly reported regional hospital serves nearby communities.

Among districts in Hartley County, Hartley School's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile. The school does not serve high school grades in a way that generates a state-reported graduation rate, because it serves grades PK-12 in a single cohort; state testing data for high school subjects were not available.

The school offers kindergarten through twelfth-grade instruction in a single location. No information on specialized programs, dual-credit offerings, or career pathways was available. A parent may want to look into what academic supports exist for early elementary reading and math, and what transition planning and post-secondary preparation occur in the high school grades.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 15 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 340%

School 40% · District 40%

even with state median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 660%

School 60% · District 60%

▲ 26 pts above state median

Grade 755%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 28 pts above state median

Grade 886%

School 86% · District 86%

▲ 44 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 327%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 19 pts below state median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 32%

▼ 17 pts below state median

Grade 547%

School 47% · District 47%

▼ 7 pts below state median

Grade 665%

School 65% · District 65%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 770%

School 70% · District 70%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 7%

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 857%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 864%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 40 pts above state median

This schoolHARTLEY 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-income22%Higher-income33%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income29%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income60%27 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income60%Higher-income80%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income57%Higher-income100%43 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income44%Higher-income33%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income29%4 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income40%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income100%53 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income71%Higher-income100%29 pp gap