Knox City School, Knox City TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Knox City School

Knox City School is a small, combined pre-K through grade 12 campus in a rural setting, serving roughly two hundred students. It sits within Knox City-O'Brien CISD, a district that recently earned an 'A' state accountability rating, and the school's own proficiency profile reflects mixed but notable strengths in elementary grades, with steeper challenges taking shape in middle school.

In the earliest tested grades, elementary math and reading show solid proficiency. Third grade students perform well in both subjects, with fourth graders similarly strong in math. By fifth grade, reading proficiency drops to about half the cohort, and the decline continues into sixth and seventh grades, where fewer than three in five students meet proficiency in either subject. Eighth grade rebounds slightly in reading and math, suggesting some students recover or stabilize after a dip in grades six and seven.

Science and social studies follow a different pattern. Fifth grade science proficiency is notably low, and eighth grade social studies is the weakest area across the school, with fewer than one in three students proficient. Eighth grade science sits in the middle range. These results suggest the school's strength lies in literacy and basic math at the elementary level, while science and social studies require targeted attention, and the middle-grade transition appears to be a leverage point where additional support could help.

State testing data was not available for grades nine through twelve. Participation rates across all tested grades were not reported.

Demographically, the school enrolls a blend of students. About three fifths of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, a marker of economic need. The student body is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with a small number of Black students and even fewer from other groups. Special education and English learner enrollment counts were not reported.

The district's recently adopted District of Innovation Plan, running through 2027, gives the district latitude to adjust school calendars and staffing rules outside the usual state constraints, a governance choice that could affect scheduling and hiring decisions. The school occupies a rural location in Knox County, where housing values are well below state and national medians and notably affordable in relation to local income, though economic conditions in the broader region reflect modestly elevated unemployment.

Among districts in Knox County, Knox City School's overall proficiency index places it in the top position. However, a parent may want to look further into what supports are available for students in grades six and seven, where proficiency dips noticeably, and into how science and social studies instruction are resourced, given the lower performance in those areas.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 27 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 383%

School 83% · District 83%

▲ 43 pts above state median

Grade 482%

School 82% · District 82%

▲ 41 pts above state median

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 34 pts above state median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 55%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 747%

School 47% · District 47%

▲ 20 pts above state median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 27 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 375%

School 75% · District 75%

▲ 29 pts above state median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 673%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 753%

School 53% · District 53%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Grade 869%

School 69% · District 69%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Science

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 25%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 46%

▲ 4 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 831%

School 31% · District 31%

▲ 7 pts above state median

This schoolKNOX CITY-O'BRIEN CISD, 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-income57%Higher-income100%43 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income40%Higher-income33%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income40%Higher-income80%40 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income71%Higher-income100%29 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income80%Higher-income83%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income20%Higher-income100%80 pp gap