Summary:
The Spurger Independent School District in Spurger, Texas, is a small, rural district serving 396 students across two schools: Spurger Elementary (grades PK-6) and Spurger High School (grades 7-12). The district holds a 3-star rating and ranks in the 51st percentile statewide, offering a close-knit educational environment with very low student-teacher ratios—11.3:1 at the elementary and 8.1:1 at the high school.
Spurger High School is the standout school, showing a dramatic turnaround from a 1-star rating in 2023-2024 to a 3-star rating in 2024-2025, now ranking in the 68th percentile. It boasts a perfect 100% graduation rate and excels in End-of-Course exams, significantly outperforming state averages in Biology (82.61% vs. 70.51%), English I Reading (72% vs. 55.43%), and English II Reading (65.52% vs. 59.88%). However, this success contrasts sharply with very weak performance in 7th and 8th-grade core subjects, where only 11.11% of 7th graders are proficient in Math (vs. 29.41% state) and 23.08% in Reading (vs. 54.04% state). This suggests a "middle school achievement gap" where students struggle before finding strong footing in upper grades.
Spurger Elementary is more consistent but less exceptional, maintaining a 2-star rating for three years and hovering near the 40th percentile. It slightly exceeds state averages in 5th and 6th-grade Math but generally trails in Reading and Science—only 8.33% of 5th graders were proficient in Science (vs. 29.57% state). Per-student spending is higher at the high school ($13,827) than the elementary ($11,963), yet this investment does not yield above-average results across all grades. Science is a district-wide weakness, and the data suggests resources may be concentrated on upper-grade success, leaving younger students and middle schoolers needing more support.
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