Summary:
The city of Abernathy, Texas, is served by the Abernathy Independent School District (Isd), which includes three public schools—Abernathy Elementary (PK-5), Abernathy Middle (6-8), and Abernathy High School (9-12)—enrolling a total of 808 students and earning the district a 4-star rating in the 72nd percentile statewide.
Abernathy Middle is the district’s standout, consistently earning a 4-star rating with exceptional math performance—8th graders posted 81.67% proficiency in math versus the state average of 47.24%, and advanced Algebra I students achieved a remarkable 91.67% proficiency rate. In contrast, Abernathy High School shows a troubling decline, dropping from the 80th percentile to the 50th percentile over three years, driven by a severe weakness in U.S. History where only 45.71% of students were proficient compared to the state average of 70.17%. Abernathy Elementary maintains a stable 3-star rating but has a critical weakness in 3rd-grade math, with only 32.89% proficiency—11.44 points below the state average—though 4th and 5th-grade scores recover to near or above state levels.
Key metrics include a district-wide economic disadvantage rate averaging 47.76%, a low student-teacher ratio of 11.0:1, and spending of $11,609 per student. Notably, the high school has the highest spending ($13,434) and smallest class sizes (9.1:1) yet is the only school trending downward, while the elementary school has the lowest spending ($9,439) and largest classes (12.6:1) but remains stable. The high school boasts a 98.4% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, but the middle school’s strong math foundation contrasts with a systemic weakness in U.S. History across both middle and high school levels, suggesting a need for curriculum review in that subject.
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