Muenster H S, Muenster TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Muenster H S

Muenster High School is a small, grades 7–12 public school in a stable, German-Texan agricultural community in western Cooke County. The school serves about two hundred fifty students, drawn almost entirely from Muenster and its surrounding farming area. The student body is predominantly white, with a small minority population and a modest share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals.

The school's academic profile shows mixed results across subjects. In English language arts, eighth graders performed solidly, with a majority meeting or exceeding proficiency. Seventh graders in ELA also showed reasonable proficiency, though notably lower than eighth grade. Mathematics is softer: both seventh and eighth grade proficiency rates hovered in the middle range, with seventh grade slightly ahead. Science proficiency was moderate across the span tested. Social studies, the weakest area, saw less than half of eighth graders reach proficiency. When aggregated across all tested subjects and grades, Muenster High School's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the eight districts in Cooke County, meaning its performance is above the median for its county peers.

The school offers music as part of its arts program. No graduation rate was provided in the available data, which often reflects the fact that a combined middle and high school does not report a single four-year outcome. Advanced Placement offerings, dual-credit pathways, career programs, and details about course breadth at the high school level were not included in the data provided.

Muenster itself is a small, intact community of roughly two thousand residents, founded by German Catholic settlers and still rooted in agriculture, small business, and family networks. The town is easy to walk and explore but car-dependent in daily practice. It has a public library, city park, swimming pool, and long-established businesses and churches that anchor civic life. Population has remained stable rather than booming, though new residential subdivisions and development lots are actively being marketed. Housing in the area is moderately priced relative to the broader state and nation. The local economy rests on dairy farming, cattle, crops, and small manufacturers such as a machining company serving aerospace and defense industries, with some commuting to Gainesville. Median household income is solid for a rural Texas community.

For a family considering this school, the relevant question is less about statewide ranking and more about fit: a small, stable, community-embedded school in a place where generations have stayed and farming, church, and local institutions structure daily life. The school is serving that community. The proficiency results suggest students are progressing, though particularly in mathematics and social studies there is room for growth. A parent may want to look into the specific support available in those areas and what happens as students move from middle to high school. Because the data lacks high school specific results and program details, a conversation with the school about curriculum breadth, AP or dual-credit access, and post-secondary pathways would be worthwhile before committing.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 44 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 758%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 31 pts above state median

Grade 854%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 12 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 14 pts above state median

Grade 879%

School 79% · District 79%

▲ 24 pts above state median

Science

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 62%

▲ 20 pts above state median

Social studies

Grade 849%

School 49% · District 49%

▲ 25 pts above state median

This schoolMUENSTER 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 7Lower-income50%Higher-income68%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income85%45 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income42%Higher-income65%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income40%Higher-income56%16 pp gap