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Groom School

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Groom School ranks 1936 th of 4627 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

1936^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 58% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Groom School in Groom, TX, is a small, rural PK-12 alternative school within the Groom Independent School District (Isd), serving just 130 students in a tight-knit community. This school stands out for its exceptional commitment to student success, boasting a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate in recent years, supported by a remarkably low student-to-teacher ratio of 6.8:1 and high per-student spending of over $15,800. These factors create an environment where students receive individualized attention and strong support to stay on track.

Academically, Groom School shows a fascinating mix of strengths and challenges. It excels in Mathematics, consistently outperforming both the state average and nearby Claude Schools—for example, 80% of 4th graders were proficient in math compared to Claude's 60%. However, it struggles significantly in Reading and Social Studies, with 8th-grade Social Studies proficiency dropping to 0% in a recent year, far below Claude's 54%. This "Jekyll and Hyde" pattern suggests that while the school is a powerhouse in math, it may need to bolster instruction in other core subjects.

For parents, Groom School offers a highly supportive, low-pressure environment ideal for students who thrive with close mentorship and excel in math. The small size and high investment ensure that students are well-guided toward graduation, but those needing a strong, well-rounded program in reading and social studies might find Claude Schools a more balanced option. Ultimately, Groom is a school of extremes—world-class in student retention and math, but with clear areas for growth that families should consider based on their child's specific needs.

130

Students ?

6.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,684

Per pupil spending ?

24.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

304 W 3rd St
Groom, TX 79039-0598

(806) 248-7474

District: Groom Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.7%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2023 → 63rd in 2026

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (58th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2023

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Social Studies scores 32 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg54%

Texas avg52%

Elementary school

1,936^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 35 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

977^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

752^nd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 21 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

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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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	1936 of 4627	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.2	1424 of 4651	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.5	1321 of 4710	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.6	1680 of 4647	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	926 of 4581	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	834 of 4578	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	1213 of 4479	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	805 of 4359	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	63.1	1328 of 4329	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	29.7	3306 of 4286	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.7	2278 of 4320	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.1	1168 of 4260	72.6%	★★★★☆
2013	71.6	1099 of 4221	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.5	1002 of 4206	76.2%	★★★★☆
2011	67.5	1347 of 4095	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.8	1717 of 3937	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.3	1282 of 3884	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.6	1206 of 3768	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.3	2335 of 3724	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	68.1	1122 of 3476	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	72.2	866 of 3475	75.1%	★★★★☆
2004	82.7	273 of 3465	92.1%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	91.9	136 of 4461	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	74.4	597 of 4240	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	1202 of 3744	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	1059 of 4658	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.3	1255 of 4588	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	924 of 4561	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	81.7	646 of 4499	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	1328 of 4348	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.0	2742 of 4306	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	779 of 3739	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	51.1	2089 of 4585	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.5	737 of 4563	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	62.5	1371 of 4498	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	779 of 4357	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.4	408 of 4319	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	2068 of 3006	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.4	1408 of 2612	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	1106 of 3108	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.2	1700 of 3106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	1067 of 3082	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	880 of 3082	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	45.7	1784 of 3142	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	1113 of 3127	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	977 of 2335	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.9	754 of 2344	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	529 of 2372	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	661 of 2330	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.8	224 of 2254	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	72 of 2252	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	72.7	437 of 2193	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	299 of 2080	85.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.5	311 of 2027	84.7%	★★★★☆
2016	52.7	999 of 1987	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	62.8	739 of 2043	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	76.8	344 of 1987	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	88.5	72 of 1973	96.4%	★★★★★
2012	85.8	142 of 1951	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	66.0	569 of 1895	70.0%	★★★★☆
2010	75.8	217 of 1803	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	337 of 1763	80.9%	★★★★☆
2008	73.6	318 of 1718	81.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.0	294 of 1684	82.5%	★★★★☆
2006	66.3	502 of 1585	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	88.9	31 of 1582	98.0%	★★★★★
2004	83.6	79 of 1573	95.0%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	67.3	376 of 2058	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	42.4	1097 of 2008	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	733 of 1825	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.7	307 of 2242	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.4	397 of 2241	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	91.3	107 of 2221	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	228 of 2151	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.6	416 of 2047	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	536 of 2008	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	1219 of 2253	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	54.0	711 of 1818	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1075 of 2245	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	89.1	139 of 2228	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	176 of 2168	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	81.9	266 of 2069	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	321 of 2030	84.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	71.2	200 of 1597	87.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	1055 of 1731	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	697 of 1439	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	365 of 1733	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	817 of 1749	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.0	422 of 1723	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	217 of 1700	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	603 of 1684	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	442 of 1673	73.6%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	752 of 2009	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	74.5	315 of 1974	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	62.4	621 of 1990	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.1	271 of 1961	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.5	308 of 1876	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	263 of 1861	85.9%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	235 of 1857	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	152 of 1797	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	77.8	216 of 1777	87.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.3	286 of 1762	83.8%	★★★★☆
2015	79.3	138 of 1743	92.1%	★★★★★
2014	65.2	513 of 1734	70.4%	★★★★☆
2013	85.9	32 of 1652	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	73.2	190 of 1603	88.1%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	13 of 1672	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	30 of 1568	98.1%	★★★★★
2009	85.2	29 of 1539	98.1%	★★★★★
2008	78.0	184 of 1510	87.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.0	125 of 1497	91.6%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	40 of 1430	97.2%	★★★★★
2005	86.9	32 of 1429	97.8%	★★★★★
2004	91.8	1 of 1427	99.9%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	90.5	58 of 1829	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	92 of 1810	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	54.5	558 of 1784	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	85.4	96 of 1936	95.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.0	85 of 1504	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	68.0	407 of 1880	78.4%	★★★★☆
2023	36.1	1226 of 1891	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	665 of 1841	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.1	308 of 1815	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	94.5	6 of 1798	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	56 of 1781	96.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	62.5	485 of 1897	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	15.3	1634 of 1847	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	92.3	60 of 1794	96.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.7	1505 of 1954	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.5	565 of 1515	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	874 of 1891	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.1	243 of 1913	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	225 of 1853	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	319 of 1840	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	551 of 1824	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.2	257 of 1803	85.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	93.8	49 of 1418	96.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	928 of 1584	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	59.3	416 of 1294	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.4	912 of 1556	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.5	487 of 1576	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	546 of 1525	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.7	614 of 1510	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.0	508 of 1526	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.9	417 of 1539	72.9%	★★★★☆

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)97th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

White (2026)31st percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2018)87th percentile~ school

At Risk (2019)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)46th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-19 vs school

High school

At Risk (2021)97th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2022)97th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)74th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)41st percentile-21 vs school

Male (2026)23rd percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology82%+11 vs state

English I Reading70%+15 vs state

U.S. History67%-4 vs state

Mathematics64%+21 vs state

Reading43%-12 vs state

Algebra I38%-17 vs state

Social Studies0%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Groom School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	304 W 3rd St	Groom	79039	Carson County	Groom Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 248-7474	130	19	6.8	24.6%	114 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.4%)								(n/a)	37.5	81.8	70.0		66.7	16.7	40.0	50.0	50.0	60.0	33.3	57.1	80.0	83.3	37.5	70.0	66.7	0.0	$13,684
Claude Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	500 W 5 St	Claude	79019	Armstrong County	Claude Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 226-2191	297	29	10.2	27.3%	252 (84.8%)	7 (2.4%)	31 (10.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)	82.1	92.3	88.0	77.3	83.3	68.0	54.6	90.0	59.4	75.9	66.7	64.0	54.6	60.0	43.8	38.9	76.5	54.2	$9,013

Frequently Asked Questions about Groom School

Is Groom School a good school?

Groom School ranks 1936^th of 4627 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Groom School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Groom School.

What district is Groom School in?

Groom Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Groom School?

Students at Groom School are 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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