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Best Public Schools in Colorado County, TX

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Schools

3,697

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWeimar J H233^rd of 2,335 Texas middle schools

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Biggest riser

Sheridan Elementary up 338 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Weimar High School 10 students per teacher

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2 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
Columbus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1324 Bowie	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 732-2078	798	51	15.5	64.5%	315 (39.5%)	77 (9.6%)	370 (46.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	27 (3.4%)	51.1	2059^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.5%		58.4	1651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	64.5%	408						46.4	47.1	54.6				46.0	56.7	46.7					$8,934
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	103 Cardinal Ln	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-5746	524	40	13.1	50.6%	239 (45.6%)	35 (6.7%)	242 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	42.6	1168^th of 2009 public high schools	41.9%		41.9	1110^th of 1974 public high schools	43.8%	58	39.3	65.2	46.5	55.5	69.0														$12,708
Columbus J H	Public	6-8	702 N Rampart St	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-2891	323	26	12.3	58.5%	146 (45.2%)	24 (7.4%)	145 (44.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	40	1406^th of 2335 public middle schools	39.8%		37.3	1480^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.9%	74									47.9	48.6	50.0				30.8	34.9	33.0	18.7	$11,596
Columbus Crossing High School	Public	11-12	1421 Austin St	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-2963	14	0	17.1	78.6%	7 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)	0.0		0.0																$14,932
Garwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7827 Hwy 71 S	Garwood	77442	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	120	8	15.6	59.2%	39 (32.5%)	9 (7.5%)	68 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	55.2	1846^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.1%		51.1	2071^st of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	225						50.0	59.1	47.4				33.3	63.6	52.6					$8,608
Rice High School	Public	9-12	1095 Raider Dr	Altair	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 234-3531	348	26	13.5	70.4%	63 (18.1%)	55 (15.8%)	226 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	17.3	1689^th of 2009 public high schools	15.9%		21.8	1574^th of 1974 public high schools	20.3%	115	13.3	34.8	40.4	39.2	51.5														$11,923
Sheridan Elementary	Public	K-5	5526 Fm 2437	Sheridan	77475	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	82	7	11.5	79.3%	35 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (47.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.3%)	52.2	2002^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	56.7%		46.6	2340^th of 4651 public elementary schools	49.7%	338						29.4	63.6	52.9				35.3	90.9	58.8					$9,148
Eagle Lake Intermediate	Public	3-5	701 Tate Ave	Eagle Lake	77434	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	166	13	13.0	82.5%	11 (6.6%)	24 (14.5%)	126 (75.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	22.1	3937^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.9%		42.3	2622^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.6%	1315						22.0	28.9	38.2				14.0	53.9	38.2					$8,031
Rice Jh	Public	6-8	1093 Raider Dr	Altair	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	282	17	16.2	76.6%	51 (18.1%)	38 (13.5%)	184 (65.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	23.7	1954^th of 2335 public middle schools	16.3%		14.8	2155^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.1%	201	96.2								45.7	41.4	50.6				23.2	6.4	20.0	8.8	$7,887
Eagle Lake Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	600 Johnnie D Hutchins	Eagle Lake	77434	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 234-3531	194	13	14.7	81.4%	12 (6.2%)	36 (18.6%)	138 (71.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.6%)								(n/a)																			$7,308
Rice Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	600 Fm 3013	Eagle Lake	77434	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 234-3531	114	4	28.8	97.4%	54 (47.4%)	27 (23.7%)	25 (21.9%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	31.8	1440^th of 2009 public high schools	28.3%		12.3	1741^st of 1974 public high schools	11.8%	301	9.1	40.9	25.0	50.0	72.3														$6,362
Weimar Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	515 W Main St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 725-6009	290	23	12.6	55.9%	138 (47.6%)	33 (11.4%)	112 (38.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	65.7	1316^th of 4627 public elementary schools	71.6%		66.2	1302^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.0%	14						46.4	68.3					44.6	73.2						$8,908
Weimar High School	Public	9-12	506 W Main St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 725-9504	214	21	10.0	55.1%	90 (42.1%)	28 (13.1%)	90 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	67.2	499^th of 2009 public high schools	75.2%		68.3	465^th of 1974 public high schools	76.4%	34	52.1	82.1	67.2	75.9	75.5														$13,925
Weimar J H	Public	5-8	101 N W St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 725-9515	228	17	13.6	50.9%	99 (43.4%)	14 (6.1%)	113 (49.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	84.5	233^rd of 2335 public middle schools	90.0%		70.7	521^st of 2344 public middle schools	77.8%	288	100.0							54.9	78.0	71.2	64.7			58.8	64.4	42.9	74.6	47.1	$9,248

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.