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Best Public Schools in Howard County, TX

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Schools

5,155

Students

Districts

Top rankedForsan High School581^st of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Washington Elementary up 364 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Big Spring J H 11.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 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 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 Spanish Reading 4th 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
Big Spring High School	Public	9-12	707 E 11th Pl	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-3641	982	82	11.9	64.2%	219 (22.3%)	55 (5.6%)	668 (68.0%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	34.9	1361^st of 2009 public high schools	32.3%		32.1	1350^th of 1974 public high schools	31.6%	11		39.4	64.3	44.9	53.5	52.8														$10,102
Marcy Elementary	Public	1-2	2101 Wasson Rd	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-4144	513	30	16.9	72.1%	95 (18.5%)	24 (4.7%)	369 (71.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.1%)								(n/a)																				$8,987
Moss Elementary	Public	PK-K	3200 Fordham Ave	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-4148	380	21	18.3	73.2%	70 (18.4%)	17 (4.5%)	280 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)								(n/a)																				$6,314
Washington Elementary	Public	3-4	1201 Birdwell Ln	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-4126	489	27	17.8	79.8%	104 (21.3%)	19 (3.9%)	342 (69.9%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.9%)	43.6	2469^th of 4627 public elementary schools	46.6%		39.1	2833^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.1%	364	28.6						38.8	35.7					42.7	60.5						$10,829
Big Spring J H	Public	7-8	624 E 6th St	Big Spring	79721	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-4135	490	43	11.3	70.2%	103 (21.0%)	26 (5.3%)	333 (68.0%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.9%)	29.4	1746^th of 2335 public middle schools	25.2%		32.4	1649^th of 2344 public middle schools	29.7%	97		95.7									37.8	46.6					14.0	38.4	19.7	$9,442
Big Spring Daep	Public	5-12	2500 Merrily	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 264-4130	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Big Spring Intermediate	Public	5-6	1801 S Goliad	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-4121	522	37	14.1	66.3%	111 (21.3%)	25 (4.8%)	363 (69.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.6%)								(n/a)									47.2	36.8					36.8	28.8				$8,825
Coahoma Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 N Main	Coahoma	79511	Howard County	Coahoma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 394-5000	524	38	13.7	37.6%	269 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	243 (46.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.5%)	17.1	4188^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.5%		36.9	2995^th of 4651 public elementary schools	35.6%	1193							28.7	34.1	42.7				27.9	31.5	26.7					$7,023
Coahoma High School	Public	9-12	600 N Main	Coahoma	79511	Howard County	Coahoma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 394-5000	317	24	13.3	24.6%	167 (52.7%)	4 (1.3%)	145 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.1	974^th of 2009 public high schools	51.5%		47.9	962^nd of 1974 public high schools	51.3%	12		43.4	72.7	56.1	58.0	64.4														$8,280
Coahoma J H	Public	6-8	600 N Main	Coahoma	79511	Howard County	Coahoma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 394-5000	243	17	14.1	27.2%	125 (51.4%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (47.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	59.8	759^th of 2335 public middle schools	67.5%		53.4	971^st of 2344 public middle schools	58.6%	212										48.1	65.0	65.8				38.0	20.8	57.1	34.3	$7,300
Forsan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Main St	Big Spring	79733	Howard County	Forsan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 457-0091	343	22	15.8	49.0%	190 (55.4%)	5 (1.5%)	130 (37.9%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	36.7	2973^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	35.7%		58.2	1662^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	64.3%	1311							43.6	58.5	55.8				32.1	26.2	34.6					$9,004
Forsan High School	Public	6-12	411 W 6th	Forsan	79733	Howard County	Forsan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 457-2223	352	31	11.4	42.3%	207 (58.8%)	4 (1.1%)	128 (36.4%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	63.5	581^st of 2009 public high schools	71.1%		61.2	643^rd of 1974 public high schools	67.4%	62		43.5	80.9	78.3	68.8	72.4				54.8	57.7	71.2				51.6	34.6	51.9	15.4	$13,571
Pathway Academy	Public, Charter	7-9	706 E 12th St	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Pathway Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(432) 213-7969	0																		(n/a)		8.3	44.4	33.3							27.5	18.0					12.8	0.0	2.7

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