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Best Public Schools in Karnes County, TX

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Schools

2,377

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedFalls City Elementary78^th of 4,643 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Karnes City Elementary up 437 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Runge Elementary 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 Spanish Mathematics 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
Falls City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 254-3551	258	18	14.6	19.4%	209 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	97.5	78^th of 4643 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.8	151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	96.8%	73								87.1	76.5	86.8	87.9			93.6	94.1	84.2	78.8				$7,718
Falls City High School	Public	7-12	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 254-3551	184	16	11.4	23.9%	142 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	86.8	97^th of 2057 public high schools	95.3%		86.7	111^th of 1974 public high schools	94.4%	14			90.6	90.9	88.2	86.7	84.6					83.9	82.9					75.0	90.9	68.6	$13,164
Karnes City Elementary	Public	2-5	208 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	296	22	13.2	66.2%	44 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	241 (81.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	23.7	3845^th of 4643 public elementary schools	17.2%		15.2	4282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%	437								35.4	31.3	52.8				35.4	27.2	35.9					$10,516
Karnes City High School	Public	9-12	400 Hwy 123	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 780-6300	281	30	9.5	50.9%	50 (17.8%)	6 (2.1%)	219 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	49.5	980^th of 2057 public high schools	52.4%		42.1	1105^th of 1974 public high schools	44.0%	125			39.7	84.6	51.8	66.1	60.9														$15,062
Karnes City J H	Public	6-8	410 E Hwy 123	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-6400	234	23	9.9	59.0%	41 (17.5%)	3 (1.3%)	187 (79.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	26.7	1844^th of 2359 public middle schools	21.8%		21.8	1973^rd of 2344 public middle schools	15.8%	129			94.7								31.6	60.3	33.8				30.3	21.3	30.4	7.8	$11,220
Karnes City J J A E P	Public	7	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 780-2321	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Kcisd - Daep	Public	7-12	335 Alternative Ln	Floresville	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 780-2321	3				0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$24,051
Karnes City Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	203 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	206	13	15.4	70.9%	33 (16.0%)	2 (1.0%)	167 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)																					$11,893
Kenedy High School	Public	9-12	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	219	21	10.5	79.9%	12 (5.5%)	4 (1.8%)	202 (92.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	33.1	1443^rd of 2057 public high schools	29.8%		30.5	1382^nd of 1974 public high schools	30.0%	61			31.7	43.8	44.4	63.4	56.5														$14,778
Kenedy Middle	Public	6-8	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	149	11	13.9	83.9%	11 (7.4%)	2 (1.3%)	133 (89.3%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	26.6	1849^th of 2359 public middle schools	21.6%		26.1	1862^nd of 2344 public middle schools	20.6%	13											39.1	38.0	43.1				18.8	13.7	30.0	29.4	$7,941
Kenedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	384	24	16.0	85.7%	33 (8.6%)	8 (2.1%)	336 (87.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42.1	2594^th of 4643 public elementary schools	44.1%		38.8	2855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%	261								37.3	37.7	64.0				40.7	54.7	36.0					$9,727
Runge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	102	11	9.4	81.4%	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	4495^th of 4643 public elementary schools	3.2%		8.7	4524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	29								18.2	30.0	15.4	33.3			27.3	10.0	8.3	25.0				$10,023
Runge High School	Public	7-12	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	60	10	6.1	73.3%	7 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (88.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.3	1207^th of 2057 public high schools	41.3%		23	1557^th of 1974 public high schools	21.1%	350			45.5	80.0	88.9	50.0	37.5					25.0	44.4					12.5	44.4	11.1	$17,453

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