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Best Public Schools in Hockley County, TX

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Schools

4,584

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedSundown Elementary226^th of 4,643 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sundown J H up 169 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sundown High School 7.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	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
Anton School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	100 E Ellwood Blvd	Anton	79313	Hockley County	Anton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 997-5211	175	19	9.4	65.7%	40 (22.9%)	4 (2.3%)	125 (71.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)					35.7	33.3	54.6	46.2	62.5	33.3	8.3	33.3	30.0	22.2	18.2	8.3	16.7	11.1	10.0	11.1	9.1	9.1	$12,235
Levelland High School	Public	9-12	1400 Hickory	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-8515	798	60	13.2	63.9%	185 (23.2%)	29 (3.6%)	575 (72.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	40.8	1239^th of 2057 public high schools	39.8%		40.3	1159^th of 1974 public high schools	41.3%	80					57.1	76.7	51.0	51.9	39.9														$10,076
Levelland Middle	Public	5-8	1402 E Ellis	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-6355	736	61	12.0	71.5%	148 (20.1%)	21 (2.9%)	548 (74.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.9%)	20.8	2042^nd of 2359 public middle schools	13.4%		19.3	2040^th of 2344 public middle schools	13.0%	2					91.7							47.6	34.6	33.7	42.7			34.7	22.2	7.0	26.6	20.1	$8,939
South Elementary	Public	2-4	1500 Ave C	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-6255	238	18	13.5	78.2%	51 (21.4%)	1 (0.4%)	184 (77.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16.5	4228^th of 4643 public elementary schools	8.9%		19.6	4049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.9%	179										31.3	35.7					10.9	35.7						$10,888
Levelland Academic Beginnings Center	Public	PK, KG-1	1412 E Ellis	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-6959	518	32	16.4	73.4%	117 (22.6%)	21 (4.1%)	370 (71.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)								(n/a)																							$7,751
Capitol Elementary	Public	2-4	401 Ellis St	Levelland	79336	Hockley County	Levelland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 894-4715	285	23	12.6	70.2%	57 (20.0%)	6 (2.1%)	216 (75.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	43.3	2499^th of 4643 public elementary schools	46.2%		45.3	2424^th of 4651 public elementary schools	47.9%	75										37.8	43.0					45.4	51.6						$11,013
Ropes School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 Ranch	Ropesville	79358	Hockley County	Ropes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 562-4031	622	56	11.0	30.9%	444 (71.4%)	5 (0.8%)	170 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)								(n/a)					64.9	87.9	77.8	82.4	75.7	65.4	76.1	57.5	54.2	47.7	57.5	50.0	69.6	55.3	35.4	45.5	59.4	29.8	$11,648
Smyer Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	401 Lincoln	Smyer	79367	Hockley County	Smyer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 234-2935	431	41	10.4	45.9%	223 (51.7%)	1 (0.2%)	196 (45.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)					46.2	77.8	77.8	63.3	55.2	37.1	55.6	62.2	63.9	67.7	69.0	50.0	59.3	37.8	47.2	47.1	42.1	48.3	$10,375
Sundown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	605 S School St	Sundown	79372	Hockley County	Sundown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 602-8823	231	25	9.3	53.2%	76 (32.9%)	1 (0.4%)	147 (63.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	93.7	226^th of 4643 public elementary schools	95.1%		92.7	282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.9%	56										62.1	83.3	78.8				82.8	80.6	90.9					$10,753
Sundown High School	Public	9-12	605 S School St	Sundown	79372	Hockley County	Sundown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 602-8823	184	23	7.8	45.7%	72 (39.1%)	1 (0.5%)	108 (58.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	59.8	701^st of 2057 public high schools	65.9%		70.4	405^th of 1974 public high schools	79.5%	296					72.0	68.9	58.0	73.2	67.4														$14,871
Sundown J H	Public	6-8	605 S School St	Sundown	79372	Hockley County	Sundown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 602-8823	134	13	10.5	51.5%	54 (40.3%)	1 (0.7%)	76 (56.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	93.2	97^th of 2359 public middle schools	95.9%		83.2	266^th of 2344 public middle schools	88.7%	169													84.6	79.1	75.0				89.7	88.4	79.6	47.7	$12,499
Race (Roughneck Alternative Center For Education)	Public	9-12	605 S School St	Sundown	79372	Hockley County	Sundown Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 602-8823	3	1	3.0	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																							$31,924
Whitharral School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	201 2nd St	Whitharral	79380	Hockley County	Whitharral Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 299-1135	229	20	11.4	41.0%	127 (55.5%)	1 (0.4%)	94 (41.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)								(n/a)					53.3	83.3	88.9	81.8	72.7	63.2	77.8	92.3	82.4	78.6	83.3	63.2	83.3	76.9	64.7	20.0	81.0	50.0	$13,243

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