Strawn School, Strawn TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Strawn School

Strawn School is a small, unified public school serving all grades from pre-kindergarten through twelfth in a rural community of roughly one to two thousand residents in southwestern Palo Pinto County. The school sits within the town proper at a single campus, embedded in the compact historic core rather than isolated on separate grounds. Enrollment is small but stable, with roughly one-hundred-sixty students across the full grade span. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic character of the area, which is anchored by oil and gas, livestock, and local retail and construction work.

State testing data from the most recent school year shows academic performance that is uneven across subjects and grade levels. In English language arts, proficiency runs from lower results in fourth and eighth grade to stronger performance in grades three, five, and six. Math proficiency is consistently modest across tested grades, with a decline in seventh grade and lower results across eighth grade. Science and social studies proficiency are notably soft, with science at eighth grade showing zero proficiency and social studies similarly at zero. The school's overall proficiency index sits below the midpoint compared to other districts in Palo Pinto County, indicating that academic attainment is a real challenge. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the factors at play and what support structures exist for struggling students.

The school has implemented a distinctive policy that shapes daily life: in March of this year, Strawn ISD adopted a cell phone-free classroom environment using Yondr pouches, requiring students to lock away their phones for the entire school day until dismissal. This is a school-wide choice, made well before any statewide restrictions, and it reflects a deliberate pedagogical stance about classroom focus and peer interaction. Families who enroll here should understand that their students will have no phone access during school hours.

The town itself is experiencing modest economic stirring. After decades of decline from a mid-twentieth-century peak, Strawn's population has begun to inch upward, and the opening of Palo Pinto Mountains State Park just west of town in early this year is expected to bring visitor traffic and economic activity. The park centers on Tucker Lake, a historic water feature tied to the town's identity. Housing values in the area are modest and roughly in line with state benchmarks, making the community an accessible residential option for families seeking rural small-town life with consolidated school choice and an emerging recreational anchor.

This is a setting in which a family finds single-building convenience and tight community connection but faces a school where academic proficiency, especially in mathematics and science, requires real attention and parental oversight. The school's pedagogical choice around phones reflects an intentional culture. The town offers a quiet, heritage-grounded lifestyle with new outdoor recreational infrastructure drawing visitors and possible economic lift.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 10 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 358%

School 58% · District 58%

▲ 18 pts above state median

Grade 440%

School 40% · District 40%

▼ 1 pts below state median

Grade 550%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 9 pts above state median

Grade 644%

School 44% · District 44%

▲ 10 pts above state median

Grade 727%

School 27% · District 27%

even with state median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 6 pts below state median

English language arts

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 21 pts above state median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 30%

▼ 19 pts below state median

Grade 571%

School 71% · District 71%

▲ 17 pts above state median

Grade 667%

School 67% · District 67%

▲ 15 pts above state median

Grade 745%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 4 pts below state median

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 27%

▼ 28 pts below state median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 14%

▼ 9 pts below state median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 42 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 24 pts below state median

This schoolSTRAWN 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 5Lower-income56%Higher-income100%44 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income22%Higher-income100%78 pp gap