Lohn School, Lohn TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lohn School

Lohn School is the single campus of Lohn ISD, a PK through 12 public school sitting on FM 504 in the small unincorporated community of Lohn in northern McCulloch County. Every student in the district, from pre-kindergarten through senior year, attends the same building. That consolidation is simply the arithmetic of a deeply rural place: Lohn itself is a farming and ranching community with a history of long-run population decline and stabilization, no commercial core to speak of, and everyday errands requiring a drive of roughly twenty miles south to Brady. The school campus is, publicly reported, the primary civic anchor of the community.

The school is genuinely small, with total enrollment well under two hundred students spread across fifteen grade levels. Class sizes in individual tested grades are sometimes in the single digits, which matters for how to read the state assessment results. On Texas's STAAR exam, a single student's performance can shift a grade-level rate substantially in either direction, so the numbers carry real statistical noise. That caveat applies throughout.

With that in mind, the picture from the most recent available STAAR data is uneven. Reading in eighth grade was a clear bright spot, with a strong majority of students reaching proficiency. Sixth-grade reading also came in above half. Math in third grade reached roughly the same level. From there the results soften considerably: fourth-grade math and reading both came in well below half, seventh-grade math and reading were low, and eighth-grade math and social studies were particularly weak, with only a small fraction of students reaching proficiency. Science results were available only for eighth grade and landed roughly at the midpoint. Fifth-grade results across subjects were not reported, likely because the cohort was too small for the state to release figures without risking identification of individual students.

Looking at the school's overall proficiency index, relative to the other districts in McCulloch County, Lohn lands below the midpoint among that set of three districts. That is a narrow comparison universe and should be understood as such.

At the school-wide level, the share of students reaching the "approaches grade level" threshold across all subjects is a meaningful majority, but the share reaching "meets" expectations drops considerably, and the share reaching "masters" grade level is small. A parent who wants to understand whether students are on track for college-preparatory work in middle school math and secondary social studies in particular may want to ask the school directly about intervention programs and how it supports students who fall below grade level expectations.

A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, pointing to a community with meaningful economic constraints. The student body is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with a small multiracial group. Data on English learner enrollment and special education were not available in the provided information.

Demographic sub-group proficiency data and a four-year graduation rate were not available in the data provided, which limits what can be said about outcomes for specific student groups or about how students ultimately complete high school. Program offerings, dual-credit or AP access, and extracurricular information were also not in the data, and those are worth asking the school about directly given that very small rural schools sometimes access dual-enrollment through regional partnerships.

The broader context is a community where the school is genuinely central to daily life. Publicly reported information describes the campus as a hub for community events. For a family already rooted in the Lohn area, that integration of school and community life is a real feature of the place. For a family relocating, Brady about eighteen to twenty miles south is the nearest town with standard retail, medical, and municipal services, and the housing market in the area runs to ranch tracts rather than residential subdivisions.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

Not publicly reportedCohort of 3 students · Class of 2021

The federal source does not publish a graduation rate for cohorts this small. The cohort size is shown for context.

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 357%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 3 pts below state median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 714%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 817%

School 17% · District 17%

▼ 25 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 357%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 438%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 11 pts below state median

Grade 663%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 11 pts above state median

Grade 721%

School 21% · District 21%

▼ 28 pts below state median

Grade 878%

School 78% · District 78%

▲ 23 pts above state median

Science

Grade 844%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 2 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 811%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 13 pts below state median

This schoolLOHN 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 6Lower-income43%Higher-income78%35 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income29%Higher-income56%27 pp gap