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Best Public Schools in Hardin County, TX

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Schools

10,541

Students

Districts

Top rankedSour Lake Elementary919^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Lumberton Intermediate up 685 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Kountze High School 9.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 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
Lumberton High School	Public	9-12	103 Lhs Dr	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7890	1,232	84	14.6	32.9%	1,031 (83.7%)	12 (1.0%)	146 (11.9%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	27 (2.2%)	71.6	395^th of 2009 public high schools	80.3%		59.8	677^th of 1974 public high schools	65.7%	282	63.3	83.6	73.1	70.3	78.9														$8,949
Lumberton Middle	Public	6-8	107 S Lhs Dr	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7790	918	58	15.9	37.5%	750 (81.7%)	8 (0.9%)	120 (13.1%)	9 (1.0%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.4%)	54.5	907^th of 2335 public middle schools	61.2%		53.9	951^st of 2344 public middle schools	59.4%	44	96.3								53.6	44.6	57.5				32.9	44.2	53.2	34.3	$7,934
Lumberton Pri	Public	1-2	128 E Candlestick Dr	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 923-7490	574	42	13.6	37.5%	486 (84.7%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (11.0%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.0%)								(n/a)																			$7,302
Lumberton Early Childhood School	Public	PK-K	1020 S Main	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 923-7695	396	24	16.5	49.0%	306 (77.3%)	4 (1.0%)	61 (15.4%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)								(n/a)																			$9,233
Lumberton Intermediate	Public	3-5	115 E Candlestick	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 923-7581	987	60	16.4	43.4%	825 (83.6%)	7 (0.7%)	114 (11.6%)	9 (0.9%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (2.6%)	53.5	1933^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	58.2%		42.3	2618^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.7%	685						53.2	55.5	58.3				45.2	48.1	42.5					$9,490
Hardin County Alter Educational	Public, Alternative	11	103 S Lhs Dr	Lumberton	77657	Hardin County	Lumberton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 923-7580	1	0	2.3		1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Hardin-Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	3155 Hwy 326 S	Sour Lake	77659	Hardin County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 981-6430	782	54	14.3	32.9%	525 (67.1%)	121 (15.5%)	94 (12.0%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.6%)	74.1	345^th of 2009 public high schools	82.8%		74.4	318^th of 1974 public high schools	83.9%	27	76.4	85.0	69.3	74.0	77.1														$9,431
Hardin-Jefferson J H	Public	6-8	3025 Hwy 326 S	Sour Lake	77659	Hardin County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 981-6420	656	40	16.2	39.8%	461 (70.3%)	82 (12.5%)	83 (12.7%)	8 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	63	683^rd of 2335 public middle schools	70.7%		63.2	709^th of 2344 public middle schools	69.8%	26	96.9								53.9	54.3	58.2				52.1	32.2	72.3	31.3	$8,783
Sour Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1055 Hwy 326 S	Sour Lake	77659	Hardin County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 981-6440	720	52	13.8	36.5%	580 (80.6%)	36 (5.0%)	66 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (5.0%)	75.6	919^th of 4627 public elementary schools	80.1%		62.8	1448^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.9%	529						66.4	54.2	69.7				69.5	54.2	61.1					$7,291
Hardin County J J A E P	Public	8	440 W Monroe	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 246-8490	1				1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kountze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	565 Park Dr	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 246-3877	336	21	16.1	67.3%	215 (64.0%)	41 (12.2%)	48 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.5%)								(n/a)																			$7,400
Kountze High School	Public	9-12	1488 Fm 1293	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 246-3474	328	35	9.3	50.6%	234 (71.3%)	43 (13.1%)	28 (8.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	36.8	1313^th of 2009 public high schools	34.6%		37.8	1217^th of 1974 public high schools	38.3%	96	50.0	57.1	55.6	51.3	52.0														$13,207
Kountze Middle	Public	6-8	1676 Fm 1293	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 246-3551	230	19	12.3	59.1%	162 (70.4%)	30 (13.0%)	28 (12.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.9%)	47.1	1137^th of 2335 public middle schools	51.3%		49.4	1091^st of 2344 public middle schools	53.5%	46	100.0								42.2	39.5	56.0				31.5	19.4	67.5	40.0	$10,248
Kountze Intermediate	Public	3-5	150 Vaughn St	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	Kountze Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 246-8230	257	18	14.4	61.9%	178 (69.3%)	27 (10.5%)	34 (13.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.6%)	49.9	2119^th of 4627 public elementary schools	54.2%		53.9	1908^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.0%	211						56.9	46.3	57.9				49.5	42.7	34.7					$9,340
Silsbee High School	Public	9-12	1575 Hwy 96 N	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 980-7877	789	63	12.5	59.9%	516 (65.4%)	155 (19.6%)	62 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.2%)	30.7	1465^th of 2009 public high schools	27.1%		33.9	1299^th of 1974 public high schools	34.2%	166	12.7	54.2	49.0	50.8	59.8														$11,076
Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle	Public	6-8	1140 Hwy 327 E	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 980-7800	597	47	12.8	64.8%	383 (64.2%)	114 (19.1%)	58 (9.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.2%)	27.9	1797^th of 2335 public middle schools	23.0%		22.3	1966^th of 2344 public middle schools	16.1%	169	96.2								48.3	37.4	47.0				25.5	11.7	31.8	17.7	$10,270
Laura Reeves Pri	Public	PK-K	605 Woodrow St	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 980-7850	281	20	14.2	71.9%	192 (68.3%)	39 (13.9%)	32 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.0%)								(n/a)																			$11,150
Silsbee Elementary	Public	1-5	770 S 7th St	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 980-7856	921	64	14.4	70.0%	601 (65.3%)	166 (18.0%)	80 (8.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.4%)	42.3	2573^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	44.4%		40	2773^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	40.4%	200						40.7	40.6	61.8				38.7	36.2	51.7					$8,420
West Hardin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	280	18	15.7	73.6%	241 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	29	3497^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.4%		25.3	3708^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.3%	211						34.4	32.6	41.4	45.7			25.0	41.9	24.1	44.4				$8,592
West Hardin High School	Public	7-12	39227 Hwy 105	Saratoga	77585	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 274-5061	254	27	9.4	60.2%	228 (89.8%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	43.1	1149^th of 2009 public high schools	42.8%		42.2	1102^nd of 1974 public high schools	44.2%	47	40.5	61.5	61.0	67.6	51.4					48.9	50.0					3.5	26.1	13.5	$12,754
Hardin County Alternative Aep	Public, Alternative	10	300 W Monroe St	Kountze	77625	Hardin County	West Hardin County Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(409) 246-8490	1	0	.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$00

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