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Best Public Schools in Karnes County, TX

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Schools

2,456

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedFalls City Elementary78^th of 4,627 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Karnes City Elementary up 448 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Runge Elementary 9.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Connally

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1 school 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
Connally	Public, Charter	9-12	899 Fm 632	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	The Excel Center (For Adults)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 531-5500	83	4	20.7		9 (10.8%)	17 (20.5%)	55 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15	1726^th of 2009 public high schools	14.1%					(n/a)	0.0	38.5		57.1															$00
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 4627 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	98^th of 2009 public high schools	95.1%		86.7	111^th of 1974 public high schools	94.4%	13	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	3834^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.2	4282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%	448						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%)	49.3	966^th of 2009 public high schools	51.9%		42.1	1105^th of 1974 public high schools	44.0%	139	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	1831^st of 2335 public middle schools	21.6%		21.8	1973^rd of 2344 public middle schools	15.8%	142	94.7								31.6	60.3	33.8				30.3	21.3	30.4	7.8	$11,220
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%)	32.9	1419^th of 2009 public high schools	29.4%		30.5	1382^nd of 1974 public high schools	30.0%	37	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%)	26.5	1835^th of 2335 public middle schools	21.4%		26.1	1862^nd of 2344 public middle schools	20.6%	27									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	2588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.1%		38.8	2855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%	267						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	4482^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.7	4524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	42						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%)	42.1	1186^th of 2009 public high schools	41.0%		23	1557^th of 1974 public high schools	21.1%	371	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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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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