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Best Public Schools in Booker, TX

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343

Students

Top rankedBooker Jh/H S325^th of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Booker Jh/H S up 86 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Booker Independent School District (ISD) in Booker, Texas, is a small, rural district serving 343 students across two schools: Booker Jh/H S (grades 6-12) and Kirksey Elementary (Pre-K through 5th grade). The district is rated highly overall, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the 74th percentile among Texas school districts, despite a high rate of economic disadvantage with over 60% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Booker Jh/H S is the clear standout, consistently earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 20% of Texas high schools (84th percentile). It boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate, with exceptional academic performance in subjects like Biology (92.59% proficient vs. 70.51% state average) and English II Reading (86.96% proficient vs. 59.88% state average). The school benefits from a very low student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1 and high per-student spending of $15,963, creating an environment where students receive significant individualized attention. In contrast, Kirksey Elementary has experienced a dramatic decline, dropping from a prestigious 5-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 2-star rating in 2025-2026, suggesting a potential systemic issue at the elementary level that needs investigation.

A key district-wide challenge is mathematics, with 8th-grade math proficiency at Booker Jh/H S at only 20% (vs. 47.24% state) and 3rd-grade math at Kirksey Elementary at only 22.22% (vs. 44.33% state). However, an interesting pattern at the elementary level is the "5th Grade Bump," where 5th graders consistently outperform younger students in math, even exceeding the state average in 2025-2026 with 56.52% proficiency. This could indicate a particularly effective 5th-grade math teacher or a successful intervention program. Overall, the Booker Independent School District (Isd) demonstrates that a small, rural district can achieve outstanding high school results, but must address significant challenges in elementary performance and math instruction across all grades.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Kirksey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Main St	Booker	79005	Lipscomb County	Booker Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 658-4559	170	13	12.8	64.7%	47 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	120 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.8%)	40.8	2675^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.2%		54.6	1863^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	59.9%	812						27.8	50.0	52.2				22.2	46.4	56.5					$8,890
Booker Jh/H S	Public	6-12	600 S Main St	Booker	79005	Lipscomb County	Booker Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 658-4521	173	21	8.3	61.3%	34 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	137 (79.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	75.2	325^th of 2009 public high schools	83.8%		70.2	411^th of 1974 public high schools	79.2%	86	65.0	92.6	70.4	87.0	73.1				81.5	66.7	65.0				33.3	42.9	20.0	35.0	$14,769

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Darrouzett	11.08 mi	1
Perryton	15.9 mi	6	505^th
Follett	21.48 mi	1
Canadian	38.6 mi	4	100^th
Spearman	41.4 mi	3	263^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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