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Bynum School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
2921st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 37% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Bynum School is an alternative public school serving grades PK-12 in Bynum, TX, with 184 students. This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently maintaining high graduation rates and low dropout rates compared to the state and surrounding schools.

Bynum School has a four-year graduation rate of 91.7% and a 0% dropout rate, significantly higher than the state average. The school's students also outperform the state and district averages in STAAR assessments across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2022-2023, Bynum School's 8th-grade students scored 67% proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 56%. This strong academic performance may be attributed to the school's higher spending per student, at $12,818 in 2020-2021, and lower student-teacher ratio of 8.7 in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Bynum School stands out, the nearby schools, such as Dawson Pk-12, Aquilla School, and Milford School, also have strong academic performance and high graduation rates, suggesting a focus on quality education in the region. Overall, Bynum School is a high-performing alternative school that provides a supportive learning environment for its students.

187
Students ?
9.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,497
Per pupil spending ?
46.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 704 Toliver Ave
       Bynum, TX  76631-0068

(254) 531-2341

District: Bynum Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:
56.7%
Hispanic:
34.8%
African American:
3.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2022
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Biology scores 29 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school44%
District avg44%
Texas avg49%
Elementary school
2,921st of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 27 pts since 2015
From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
593rd of 2,344
Texas public middle schools ?
Top 25%▲ up 56 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to top 25% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,296th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 34%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202538.02921 of 465137.2%★★☆☆☆
202449.02232 of 471052.6%★★★☆☆
202359.71617 of 464765.2%★★★☆☆
202276.7882 of 458180.7%★★★★☆
202164.41359 of 457870.3%★★★★☆
201942.92501 of 447944.2%★★☆☆☆
201827.33362 of 435922.9%★☆☆☆☆
201722.93608 of 432916.7%★☆☆☆☆
201619.93734 of 428612.9%★☆☆☆☆
201517.03883 of 432010.1%★☆☆☆☆
201434.53180 of 426025.4%★☆☆☆☆
201345.42567 of 422139.2%★★☆☆☆
201227.33550 of 420615.6%★☆☆☆☆
201134.03220 of 409521.4%★☆☆☆☆
201037.62946 of 393725.2%★☆☆☆☆
200935.12980 of 388423.3%★☆☆☆☆
200830.03122 of 376817.1%★☆☆☆☆
200728.83118 of 372416.3%★☆☆☆☆
200656.11727 of 347650.3%★★★☆☆
200551.61960 of 347543.6%★★☆☆☆
200450.02018 of 346541.8%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202294.783 of 446198.1%★★★★★
202195.183 of 433198.1%★★★★★
201935.23027 of 429529.5%★☆☆☆☆
201822.13837 of 42409.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.22468 of 374434.1%★★☆☆☆
202452.22041 of 465856.2%★★★☆☆
202345.92419 of 458847.3%★★☆☆☆
202255.71803 of 456160.5%★★★☆☆
202168.11146 of 449974.5%★★★★☆
201945.62307 of 434846.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.73330 of 430622.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20255.73628 of 36440.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202292.8138 of 437696.8%★★★★★
202168.8927 of 432978.6%★★★★☆
201935.82912 of 418830.5%★★☆☆☆
201824.03586 of 416814.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202555.01463 of 370560.5%★★★☆☆
202448.62304 of 459449.8%★★☆☆☆
202362.61353 of 452170.1%★★★★☆
202280.7440 of 447790.2%★★★★★
202167.6978 of 445178.0%★★★★☆
201934.03195 of 430925.9%★☆☆☆☆
201819.33959 of 42647.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202542.32125 of 373943.2%★★☆☆☆
202454.91889 of 464759.4%★★★☆☆
202353.31947 of 458557.5%★★★☆☆
202273.8962 of 456378.9%★★★★☆
202156.91646 of 449863.4%★★★☆☆
201942.02530 of 435741.9%★★☆☆☆
201837.72726 of 431936.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202526.92876 of 354919.0%★☆☆☆☆
202161.3880 of 379976.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.91810 of 261230.7%★★☆☆☆
202438.82049 of 310834.1%★★☆☆☆
202347.01739 of 310644.0%★★☆☆☆
202250.21584 of 308248.6%★★☆☆☆
202149.01528 of 308250.4%★★★☆☆
201935.02255 of 314228.2%★☆☆☆☆
201820.52778 of 312711.2%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202567.2593 of 234474.7%★★★★☆
202455.4909 of 237261.7%★★★☆☆
202368.9556 of 233076.1%★★★★☆
202278.6348 of 225484.6%★★★★☆
202164.0636 of 225271.8%★★★★☆
201923.31801 of 219317.9%★☆☆☆☆
201821.51773 of 208014.8%★☆☆☆☆
201743.31089 of 202746.3%★★☆☆☆
201648.81098 of 198744.7%★★☆☆☆
201526.41661 of 204318.7%★☆☆☆☆
201450.31054 of 198747.0%★★☆☆☆
201351.31015 of 197348.6%★★☆☆☆
201275.9344 of 195182.4%★★★★☆
201170.5406 of 189578.6%★★★★☆
201071.1365 of 180379.8%★★★★☆
200959.6768 of 176356.4%★★★☆☆
200865.3560 of 171867.4%★★★☆☆
200730.51346 of 168420.1%★☆☆☆☆
200659.2689 of 158556.5%★★★☆☆
200577.0243 of 158284.6%★★★★☆
200475.1243 of 157384.6%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202178.8182 of 211891.4%★★★★★
201912.02025 of 20581.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.61904 of 20085.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202595.730 of 142897.9%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202567.0446 of 182575.6%★★★★☆
202435.71482 of 224233.9%★★☆☆☆
202362.1686 of 224169.4%★★★☆☆
202263.8614 of 222172.4%★★★★☆
202161.6678 of 215168.5%★★★☆☆
201941.61193 of 204741.7%★★☆☆☆
201822.31713 of 200814.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202558.6568 of 173167.2%★★★☆☆
202273.3345 of 207783.4%★★★★☆
202154.0766 of 204362.5%★★★☆☆
20193.21919 of 19350.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201818.51754 of 18957.4%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202583.1111 of 182093.9%★★★★★
202453.5876 of 223560.8%★★★☆☆
202385.5146 of 225193.5%★★★★★
202280.3220 of 222090.1%★★★★★
202178.7225 of 217289.6%★★★★☆
201912.62000 of 20733.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.01790 of 203912.2%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202578.9245 of 181886.5%★★★★☆
202460.5724 of 224667.8%★★★☆☆
202360.3751 of 224566.5%★★★☆☆
202280.6290 of 222887.0%★★★★☆
202162.3657 of 216869.7%★★★☆☆
201910.61995 of 20693.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.21784 of 203012.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202470.4287 of 189184.8%★★★★☆
201939.2921 of 162643.4%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202566.1388 of 143973.0%★★★★☆
202446.3921 of 173346.9%★★☆☆☆
202354.5754 of 174956.9%★★★☆☆
202260.9572 of 172366.8%★★★☆☆
202162.2538 of 170068.4%★★★☆☆
201926.31385 of 168417.8%★☆☆☆☆
201822.41441 of 167313.9%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.91296 of 197434.3%★★☆☆☆
202471.1396 of 199080.1%★★★★☆
202373.3346 of 196182.4%★★★★☆
202254.2761 of 187659.4%★★★☆☆
202150.2881 of 186152.7%★★★☆☆
201944.41003 of 185746.0%★★☆☆☆
201859.2594 of 179766.9%★★★☆☆
201753.8668 of 177762.4%★★★☆☆
201656.3803 of 176254.4%★★★☆☆
201550.3965 of 174344.6%★★☆☆☆
201433.01288 of 173425.7%★☆☆☆☆
201357.6677 of 165259.0%★★★☆☆
201256.3654 of 160359.2%★★★☆☆
201157.2891 of 167246.7%★★☆☆☆
201068.4429 of 156872.6%★★★★☆
200979.3134 of 153991.3%★★★★★
200871.2350 of 151076.8%★★★★☆
200764.6568 of 149762.1%★★★☆☆
200683.179 of 143094.5%★★★★★
200581.5107 of 142992.5%★★★★★
200483.547 of 142796.7%★★★★★

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202246.8774 of 183757.9%★★★☆☆
202176.2190 of 182989.6%★★★★☆
201943.8919 of 181049.2%★★☆☆☆
201860.6432 of 178475.8%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.71250 of 150416.9%★☆☆☆☆
202471.2334 of 188082.2%★★★★☆
202371.0380 of 189179.9%★★★★☆
202261.2578 of 184168.6%★★★☆☆
202179.8205 of 181588.7%★★★★☆
201937.31210 of 179832.7%★★☆☆☆
201879.4198 of 178188.9%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.5804 of 145344.7%★★☆☆☆
202491.737 of 180598.0%★★★★★
202362.5501 of 182072.5%★★★★☆
202261.0483 of 176272.6%★★★★☆
202162.3499 of 174371.4%★★★★☆
201933.91186 of 171430.8%★★☆☆☆
201863.5429 of 169174.6%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202552.6504 of 151366.7%★★★☆☆
202493.829 of 188498.5%★★★★★
202373.6263 of 189786.1%★★★★☆
202268.3326 of 184782.3%★★★★☆
202152.8734 of 184860.3%★★★☆☆
201949.1831 of 181854.3%★★★☆☆
201859.6492 of 179472.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202547.0690 of 151554.5%★★★☆☆
202455.3668 of 189164.7%★★★☆☆
202374.8296 of 191384.5%★★★★☆
202222.31450 of 185321.7%★☆☆☆☆
202118.61529 of 184016.9%★☆☆☆☆
201948.0876 of 182452.0%★★★☆☆
201833.51223 of 180332.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202273.9171 of 141887.9%★★★★☆
202189.772 of 138294.8%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.9956 of 129426.1%★☆☆☆☆
202466.8346 of 155677.8%★★★★☆
202374.1244 of 157684.5%★★★★☆
20225.91446 of 15255.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202144.5859 of 151043.1%★★☆☆☆
201944.8868 of 152643.1%★★☆☆☆
201861.6472 of 153969.3%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Elementary school
At Risk (2022)98th percentile+17 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+23 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school
Female (2025)34th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)31st percentile-6 vs school
Special Education (2025)19th percentile-18 vs school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-37 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile+23 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+19 vs school
At Risk (2021)91st percentile+20 vs school
Male (2025)87th percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2024)85th percentile+23 vs school
Female (2025)76th percentile~ school
White (2025)73rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-8 vs school
High school
Special Education (2022)88th percentile+29 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school
At Risk (2022)58th percentile~ school
Male (2025)54th percentile+20 vs school
Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+10 vs school
White (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
English II Reading64%+8 vs state
U.S. History50%-18 vs state
Mathematics49%+7 vs state
Reading45%-9 vs state
English I Reading43%-8 vs state
Algebra I33%-14 vs state
Biology33%-29 vs state
Science32%-6 vs state
Social Studies20%-10 vs state

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Bynum School ranks 2921st of 4651 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Bynum School.

Students at Bynum School are 57% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.


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