Summary:
The Windthorth Independent School District (ISD) in Windthorst, Texas, is a small, high-performing district serving 506 students across three schools: Windthorst Elementary, Windthorst JH, and Windthorst High School. The district ranks 19th out of 951 in Texas, earning a 5-star rating, and consistently outperforms state averages across nearly all subjects.
Windthorst Elementary is a standout for its consistent top-tier academics, maintaining a 5-star rating for three consecutive years and ranking in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools. Its STAAR reading proficiency ranges from 72.5% to 85%, far above the state average of 54%, while math proficiency ranges from 67.5% to 79%. Windthorst High School excels with a perfect 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate, supported by a very low student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1 and high per-student spending of $15,352. Its Algebra I End-of-Course exam proficiency is an exceptional 97.22%, compared to the state average of 54%. Windthorst JH shows strong reading scores (70% to 82.5%) but has a notable weakness in 7th-grade math, where proficiency dropped to 30.77% in 2025-2026, a significant outlier compared to its 6th and 8th-grade math scores of 75% and 70.18%.
Despite a moderate level of economic disadvantage (40-49% free/reduced lunch across all schools), the district's performance is remarkably high, indicating effective strategies that mitigate challenges. However, there are areas for growth: middle school reading dips slightly compared to elementary levels, and science and social studies scores, while above state averages, are less dominant than reading and math. For example, 5th-grade science at the elementary level is 65.71% (state 29.57%), and 8th-grade social studies at the middle school is 42.5% (state 31.69%). Overall, Windthorst Independent School District (Isd) offers a strong educational foundation with targeted opportunities for improvement, particularly in middle school math and broader subject areas.
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