Westbrook School, Westbrook TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Westbrook School

Westbrook School is the sole campus of Westbrook ISD, a small rural district in western Mitchell County, Texas. It serves students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade on a single site on Bertner Street in the town of Westbrook, which means a child can spend their entire K-12 career in one building, with the same community around them from first day to graduation. The school is classified as a regular public school and is not a charter.

The town itself is a very small, rural West Texas community along U.S. Highway 20/80, historically tied to oil-field work and dryland cotton farming. Publicly reported sources describe Westbrook ISD as one of the higher-performing 1A districts in Texas, a designation that reflects its size category. The population has been essentially flat in recent years after a long period of decline, and no major new housing development was documented. Home values here sit well below both the Texas state median and the national median, and the affordability profile is notably favorable relative to those benchmarks. Rental data was not available for this area.

The school's enrollment is small, as you would expect for a one-campus PK-12 district serving a rural community of this scale. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up roughly a quarter of enrollment. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in the records reviewed.

On the Texas STAAR assessment, the picture across subjects is mixed and worth reading carefully. Math is a relative strength: the vast majority of students across tested grades approach grade level, and about two-thirds meet grade level, with third and eighth graders performing particularly well by that measure. ELA tells a different story. While most students approach grade level in reading and writing, fewer than half meet grade level across the tested grades, and the share reaching the masters tier is quite low. Science proficiency at both tested grade levels is modest, with only a minority of students reaching proficiency, and eighth-grade social studies results are similarly below the midpoint. A parent with a student who has struggled with reading or writing may want to ask the school directly about what intervention or support structures are in place. Among the three districts in Mitchell County, Westbrook School's overall proficiency index sits at the top of that comparison set, which provides some useful local context, though it also reflects how rural and small most of these districts are.

No graduation rate data was available in the records reviewed. The school's small high school enrollment means that annual cohort numbers are very small, which can make a single year's results swing sharply. A family considering this school for a high schooler would do well to ask the district directly about recent graduation outcomes, dual-credit or career pathway options, and any UIL or extracurricular programs available at the 1A level.

For district-level changes, the search found no confirmed bond elections, curriculum overhauls, or facility projects in recent years that cleared a threshold of lasting parent relevance. The only notable board action uncovered was a review of solar energy appraisal applications in 2022, a state-level program that has since expired.

The community feel here is closely tied to the school. Publicly reported sources note that the whole town tends to turn out for school events, which is a real characteristic of small 1A districts and shapes the peer environment in ways that differ markedly from larger suburban or urban schools. A student will be known by name, will likely have opportunities to participate in multiple activities simply because rosters need filling, and will grow up alongside the same relatively small group of peers. That kind of environment suits some families well and is a poor fit for others. The nearest full-service city is Colorado City, the county seat, a short drive to the east.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=80%Cohort of 17 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 373%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 33 pts above state median

Grade 457%

School 57% · District 57%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 554%

School 54% · District 54%

▲ 13 pts above state median

Grade 650%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 16 pts above state median

Grade 763%

School 63% · District 63%

▲ 36 pts above state median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 73%

▲ 31 pts above state median

English language arts

Grade 333%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 450%

School 50% · District 50%

▲ 1 pts above state median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 38%

▼ 16 pts below state median

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 39%

▼ 13 pts below state median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 5 pts below state median

Grade 855%

School 55% · District 55%

even with state median

Science

Grade 523%

School 23% · District 23%

even with state median

Grade 836%

School 36% · District 36%

▼ 6 pts below state median

Social studies

Grade 827%

School 27% · District 27%

▲ 3 pts above state median

This schoolWESTBROOK 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-income17%Higher-income50%33 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income50%Higher-income43%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income33%11 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income60%43 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income80%Higher-income67%13 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income71%38 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income44%Higher-income56%12 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income33%Higher-income80%47 pp gap