Summary:
The city of Comanche, Texas, is served by the Comanche Independent School District (Isd), which includes three public schools—Comanche Elementary, Jefferies J H, and Comanche High School—serving a total of 1,328 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade in a rural area with moderate economic need.
Comanche High School is the district’s standout performer, earning a 4-star rating and outperforming the state average on all five End-of-Course exams, including Algebra I and U.S. History, while maintaining a 92.9% graduation rate and a 0.3% dropout rate. In contrast, Jefferies J H shows a mixed profile: it excels in Reading across grades 6-8 but struggles significantly in Mathematics, particularly in 7th grade where only 7.41% of students were proficient compared to the state average of 29.41%. Comanche Elementary, the largest school with 658 students and the highest economic disadvantage rate at 58.21%, generally lags behind state averages in Reading and Math but shines in 5th Grade Science, where 46.15% of students were proficient versus the state’s 29.57%.
Key metrics reveal that spending per student ranges from $9,966 at the elementary school to $11,439 at the high school, yet this does not directly correlate with performance—the high school achieves the best results despite higher spending, while the middle school spends more than the elementary school but has notable academic weaknesses. A fascinating finding is the reversal in science performance: elementary students excel in science, but high school students fall below the state average in Biology (41.38% vs. 70.51%), suggesting a need to strengthen the secondary science curriculum. Overall, the district holds a 3-star rating and ranks 394th out of 951 in Texas, with the high school driving much of its success.
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