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Best Public Schools in Upshur County, TX

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Schools

6,549

Students

Districts

Top rankedRobert F Hunt Elementary783^rd of 4,643 Texas elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Sharon A Richardson Elementary up 1,169 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Harmony Intermediate 8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 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 5th 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
Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	1085 Private Rd 3481	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 565-6801	18	2	7.5		7 (38.9%)	4 (22.2%)	7 (38.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	1814^th of 2057 public high schools	11.8%		7.2	1826^th of 1974 public high schools	7.5%	12			0.0		20.0	40.0															$20,926
Big Sandy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	320	24	13.3	67.2%	212 (66.3%)	33 (10.3%)	52 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.2%)	24.5	3791^st of 4643 public elementary schools	18.4%		57.4	1701^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.4%	2090								36.4	50.0	42.3				34.6	16.7	30.8					$8,298
Big Sandy High School	Public	9-12	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	191	20	9.3	47.6%	128 (67.0%)	24 (12.6%)	23 (12.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.9%)	50.2	960^th of 2057 public high schools	53.3%		44.3	1057^th of 1974 public high schools	46.5%	97			42.9	74.4	50.0	50.9	78.6														$13,839
Big Sandy J H	Public	6-8	401 Wildcat Dr	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Big Sandy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 636-5287	138	17	8.3	58.0%	95 (68.8%)	14 (10.1%)	20 (14.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.5%)	42.8	1299^th of 2359 public middle schools	44.9%		30.6	1712^th of 2344 public middle schools	27.0%	413			91.7								53.9	39.0	59.6				32.7	26.8	40.0	21.2	$7,866
Gilmer Elementary	Public	K-4	1625 Us Hwy 271 N	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 841-7700	1,042	68	15.4	76.1%	588 (56.4%)	86 (8.3%)	245 (23.5%)	15 (1.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	101 (9.7%)	65.5	1329^th of 4643 public elementary schools	71.4%		66.6	1283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.4%	46								55.4	63.8					48.2	50.9						$7,826
Gilmer High School	Public	9-12	850 Buffalo	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 841-7500	895	76	11.8	60.3%	492 (55.0%)	98 (10.9%)	207 (23.1%)	5 (0.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (9.7%)	63.6	588^th of 2057 public high schools	71.4%		67.4	487^th of 1974 public high schools	75.3%	101			73.2	78.3	60.8	61.2	74.8														$12,056
Bruce J H	Public	7-8	111 Bruce St	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 841-7600	419	35	11.8	61.8%	245 (58.5%)	31 (7.4%)	97 (23.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.3%)	57.4	837^th of 2359 public middle schools	64.5%		60.2	790^th of 2344 public middle schools	66.3%	47			92.9									54.3	62.6					39.2	33.8	34.3	$10,211
Gilmer Intermediate	Public	5-6	1623 Us Hwy 271 N	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Gilmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 841-7800	425	29	14.5	64.2%	236 (55.5%)	50 (11.8%)	82 (19.3%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.3%)								(n/a)										65.1	66.5					52.9	46.2				$8,082
Harmony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-5496	263	26	10.1	64.3%	193 (73.4%)	1 (0.4%)	61 (23.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)								(n/a)								52.2						38.8							$8,955
Harmony High School	Public	9-12	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 725-5495	273	34	8.1	44.3%	192 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (27.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	67.4	496^th of 2057 public high schools	75.9%		66	525^th of 1974 public high schools	73.4%	29			55.4	81.4	80.3	77.3	63.6														$10,502
Harmony J H	Public	6-8	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-5485	235	22	10.5	43.8%	174 (74.0%)	1 (0.4%)	56 (23.8%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	69.4	530^th of 2359 public middle schools	77.5%		78.7	348^th of 2344 public middle schools	85.2%	182											64.7	52.9	67.9				39.7	29.4	58.8	56.8	$7,617
Harmony Intermediate	Public	4-5	9788 State Hwy 154 W	Big Sandy	75755	Upshur County	Harmony Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 725-7077	124	16	8.0	52.4%	95 (76.6%)	1 (0.8%)	24 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	61.8	1531^st of 4643 public elementary schools	67.0%		73.3	988^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.8%	543									55.1	64.9					47.8	56.1					$9,681
New Diana High School	Public	9-12	11826 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8001	330	24	13.6	38.2%	239 (72.4%)	30 (9.1%)	38 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.5%)	60.3	688^th of 2057 public high schools	66.6%		59.1	696^th of 1974 public high schools	64.7%	8			41.1	81.5	72.0	75.5	59.7														$11,837
New Diana Middle	Public	6-8	11854 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 663-8002	269	17	15.4	35.7%	201 (74.7%)	20 (7.4%)	24 (8.9%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.8%)	71.4	489^th of 2359 public middle schools	79.3%		72.6	473^rd of 2344 public middle schools	79.8%	16											78.1	62.2	77.1				60.4	26.7	59.4	19.5	$7,578
Robert F Hunt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11150 State Hwy 154 E	Diana	75640	Upshur County	New Diana Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 663-8004	537	34	15.5	40.4%	429 (79.9%)	32 (6.0%)	48 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	79.3	783^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	83.1%		86.2	529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%	254								61.5	62.6	82.7				55.4	56.0	64.3					$6,246
Ore City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7001 Us Hwy 259 N	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	377	32	11.7	67.4%	227 (60.2%)	14 (3.7%)	111 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	30.4	3410^th of 4643 public elementary schools	26.6%		27.3	3593^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	22.7%	183								45.3	39.2	55.4				27.8	21.6	41.1					$9,631
Ore City High School	Public	9-12	100 Rebel Rd	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	220	24	9.1	60.9%	144 (65.5%)	7 (3.2%)	57 (25.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	54.9	835^th of 2057 public high schools	59.4%		63	600^th of 1974 public high schools	69.6%	235			16.0	80.8	56.1	69.0	75.5														$14,869
Ore City Middle	Public	6-8	100 Rebel Rd	Ore City	75683	Upshur County	Ore City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 968-3300	191	20	9.5	63.9%	123 (64.4%)	10 (5.2%)	47 (24.6%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.2%)	43.4	1271^st of 2359 public middle schools	46.1%		46.3	1189^th of 2344 public middle schools	49.3%	82			83.3								50.8	56.3	61.4				27.7	7.6	45.2	21.1	$11,588
Sharon A Richardson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2139	141	9	15.3	73.8%	92 (65.2%)	11 (7.8%)	31 (22.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.0%)	35.5	3057^th of 4643 public elementary schools	34.2%		16.1	4226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.1%	1169								75.0	23.1	42.1				75.0	7.7	31.6					$10,693
Union Hill High School	Public	6-12	2197 F M 2088	Gilmer	75644	Upshur County	Union Hill Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 762-2138	141	12	11.8	56.7%	99 (70.2%)	7 (5.0%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	23.3	1641^st of 2057 public high schools	20.2%		19.8	1621^st of 1974 public high schools	17.9%	20			40.0	58.8	33.3	44.4	40.0				40.0	44.4	42.9				20.0	23.5	52.4	28.6	$13,536

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