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Hermleigh School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4578th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,643 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 1% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Hermleigh School is a small, rural public school in Hermleigh, TX, serving 258 students from Pre-K through 12th grade within the Hermleigh Independent School District (Isd). The school boasts an exceptionally low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1 and a perfect track record for student retention, with a 0% dropout rate over the last five years and a high average graduation rate of 97.8%.

Academically, Hermleigh presents a fascinating contrast. Its elementary and middle school students (grades 3-8) struggle significantly, with proficiency rates in Math and Reading well below state averages. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, only 9.52% of 3rd graders were proficient in Math. However, the high school program is a standout, outperforming state averages on End-of-Course exams in Biology (78.57%), English I (70.37%), and English II (73.68%). This dramatic turnaround suggests a highly effective high school faculty and curriculum. Compared to nearby Loraine School and Ira School, Hermleigh spends $12,101 per student—less than Loraine but more than Ira—indicating strong efficiency in its upper grades, even as its elementary performance lags behind.

The school’s primary challenge is addressing the "leaky pipeline" in grades 3-6, particularly in Math, where proficiency jumps from 14.29% in 6th grade to 57.14% in 7th grade. This inflection point suggests that changes in curriculum or teaching methods around middle school set the stage for high school success. While Hermleigh excels at guiding nearly all students to graduation, the quality of education before high school remains an area for improvement. For parents, this school offers a safe, close-knit environment with a proven high school program, but they may want to monitor elementary progress closely.

258
Students ?
10.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,048
Per pupil spending ?
46.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8010 Business 84h
       Hermleigh, TX  79526

(325) 863-2451

District: Hermleigh Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.1%
Hispanic:
37.2%
African American:
1.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2023 → 70th in 2026
Strengths
95% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 47 percentile points since 2023
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (42% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school42%
District avg42%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,578th of 4,643
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 24 pts since 2016
From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,477th of 2,359
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 37%▲ up 32 pts since 2016
From bottom 5% (2016) to bottom 37% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
607th of 2,057
Texas public high schools ?
Top 30%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From top 45% (2016) to top 30% (2026)
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
20266.54578 of 46431.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.34399 of 46515.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.63489 of 471025.9%★☆☆☆☆
202335.53061 of 464734.1%★★☆☆☆
202231.73273 of 458128.6%★☆☆☆☆
202127.23369 of 457826.4%★☆☆☆☆
20197.94405 of 44791.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201821.63714 of 435914.8%★☆☆☆☆
201733.42940 of 432932.1%★★☆☆☆
201632.63176 of 428625.9%★☆☆☆☆
201518.73827 of 432011.4%★☆☆☆☆
201412.24067 of 42604.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201313.54015 of 42214.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201226.53591 of 420614.6%★☆☆☆☆
201124.03625 of 409511.5%★☆☆☆☆
201021.13570 of 39379.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200943.12588 of 388433.4%★★☆☆☆
200832.53023 of 376819.8%★☆☆☆☆
200715.83494 of 37246.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200624.63032 of 347612.8%★☆☆☆☆
200541.32421 of 347530.3%★★☆☆☆
200466.21163 of 346566.4%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202246.72337 of 446147.6%★★☆☆☆
202143.92279 of 433147.4%★★☆☆☆
201916.84114 of 42954.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.53331 of 424021.4%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202187.7182 of 344694.7%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.74534 of 45881.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.73576 of 37444.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202433.43282 of 465829.5%★☆☆☆☆
202337.72932 of 458836.1%★★☆☆☆
202236.33017 of 456133.9%★★☆☆☆
202124.73556 of 449921.0%★☆☆☆☆
201913.04159 of 43484.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.83208 of 430625.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20265.94394 of 44250.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.83584 of 36441.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202421.13939 of 446511.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.64089 of 44017.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.03856 of 437611.9%★☆☆☆☆
202132.43078 of 432928.9%★☆☆☆☆
20198.44144 of 41881.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.43626 of 416813.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20264.54518 of 45350.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20252.73705 of 37050.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.64220 of 45948.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202321.94008 of 452111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202236.73042 of 447732.1%★★☆☆☆
202117.34166 of 44516.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.34265 of 43091.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201820.73890 of 42648.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.94378 of 45974.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.43422 of 37398.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.34139 of 464710.9%★☆☆☆☆
202338.52853 of 458537.8%★★☆☆☆
202230.53367 of 456326.2%★☆☆☆☆
202133.82917 of 449835.1%★★☆☆☆
20197.84304 of 43571.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.14011 of 43197.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202214.03877 of 39521.9%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20264.62986 of 30151.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.22480 of 26125.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.02531 of 310818.6%★☆☆☆☆
202352.41515 of 310651.2%★★★☆☆
202234.32254 of 308226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202115.12848 of 30827.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.63010 of 31424.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.62952 of 31275.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202637.91477 of 235937.4%★★☆☆☆
202553.3974 of 234458.4%★★★☆☆
202450.61040 of 237256.2%★★★☆☆
202326.01814 of 233022.1%★☆☆☆☆
202218.51963 of 225412.9%★☆☆☆☆
202128.91622 of 225228.0%★☆☆☆☆
201921.11866 of 219314.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.31954 of 20806.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201735.51316 of 202735.1%★★☆☆☆
201610.01886 of 19875.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201532.91510 of 204326.1%★☆☆☆☆
201439.51298 of 198734.7%★★☆☆☆
201336.31414 of 197328.3%★☆☆☆☆
201226.01596 of 195118.2%★☆☆☆☆
201118.91764 of 18956.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201018.61676 of 18037.0%☆☆☆☆☆
200925.41531 of 176313.2%★☆☆☆☆
200821.91537 of 171810.5%★☆☆☆☆
200719.11507 of 168410.5%★☆☆☆☆
200637.21128 of 158528.8%★☆☆☆☆
200544.41001 of 158236.7%★★☆☆☆
200455.2783 of 157350.2%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202230.71659 of 218224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202137.11339 of 211836.8%★★☆☆☆
201922.61867 of 20589.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.11966 of 20082.1%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202480.6191 of 177089.2%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.21539 of 226332.0%★★☆☆☆
202571.6367 of 182579.9%★★★★☆
202450.21000 of 224255.4%★★★☆☆
202321.21897 of 224115.4%★☆☆☆☆
202210.42149 of 22213.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202133.61461 of 215132.1%★★☆☆☆
201933.81443 of 204729.5%★☆☆☆☆
201819.31782 of 200811.3%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202581.84 of 123099.7%★★★★★

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.01751 of 216119.0%★☆☆☆☆
202535.21178 of 173131.9%★★☆☆☆
202434.61448 of 211931.7%★★☆☆☆
202325.41717 of 211618.9%★☆☆☆☆
202214.21972 of 20775.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.71796 of 204312.1%★☆☆☆☆
201942.41080 of 193544.2%★★☆☆☆
201814.81809 of 18954.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.11875 of 227517.6%★☆☆☆☆
202550.3818 of 182055.1%★★★☆☆
202421.11969 of 223511.9%★☆☆☆☆
202322.11943 of 225113.7%★☆☆☆☆
202212.42130 of 22204.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.61845 of 217215.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.01595 of 207323.1%★☆☆☆☆
201819.11876 of 20398.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202639.91359 of 227440.2%★★☆☆☆
202535.11215 of 181833.2%★★☆☆☆
202445.71113 of 224650.4%★★★☆☆
202333.71528 of 224531.9%★★☆☆☆
202232.71549 of 222830.5%★★☆☆☆
202126.31651 of 216823.8%★☆☆☆☆
201912.61966 of 20695.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.41933 of 20304.8%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.61216 of 174330.2%★★☆☆☆
202553.4629 of 143956.3%★★★☆☆
202443.5996 of 173342.5%★★☆☆☆
202323.21483 of 174915.2%★☆☆☆☆
202219.71543 of 172310.4%★☆☆☆☆
202130.11322 of 170022.2%★☆☆☆☆
201910.41622 of 16843.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.51627 of 16732.7%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.0607 of 205770.5%★★★★☆
202545.51029 of 197447.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.51357 of 199031.8%★★☆☆☆
202324.41505 of 196123.3%★☆☆☆☆
202221.91506 of 187619.7%★☆☆☆☆
202130.11313 of 186129.4%★☆☆☆☆
201932.01299 of 185730.0%★★☆☆☆
201843.2958 of 179746.7%★★☆☆☆
201741.2984 of 177744.6%★★☆☆☆
201656.4798 of 176254.7%★★★☆☆
201556.6799 of 174354.2%★★★☆☆
201458.5699 of 173459.7%★★★☆☆
201334.91207 of 165226.9%★☆☆☆☆
201239.41111 of 160330.7%★★☆☆☆
201136.81361 of 167218.6%★☆☆☆☆
201046.01124 of 156828.3%★☆☆☆☆
200952.3924 of 153940.0%★★☆☆☆
200867.2479 of 151068.3%★★★☆☆
200745.41008 of 149732.7%★★☆☆☆
200662.9596 of 143058.3%★★★☆☆
200558.5677 of 142952.6%★★★☆☆
200480.0101 of 142792.9%★★★★★

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202224.91456 of 183720.7%★☆☆☆☆
202137.11103 of 182939.7%★★☆☆☆
201930.41357 of 181025.0%★☆☆☆☆
201833.61206 of 178432.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202582.899 of 115391.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.1881 of 197655.4%★★★☆☆
202522.11213 of 150419.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.81291 of 188031.3%★★☆☆☆
202332.41288 of 189131.9%★★☆☆☆
202238.01146 of 184137.8%★★☆☆☆
202141.21077 of 181540.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.41019 of 179843.3%★★☆☆☆
201865.5485 of 178172.8%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202671.373 of 120894.0%★★★★★
20231.31153 of 11822.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20220.11166 of 11720.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202140.5903 of 117723.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.0789 of 190958.7%★★★☆☆
202538.3829 of 145342.9%★★☆☆☆
202426.91329 of 180526.4%★☆☆☆☆
202326.01388 of 182023.7%★☆☆☆☆
202233.11179 of 176233.1%★★☆☆☆
202129.81256 of 174327.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.21262 of 171426.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.21416 of 169116.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.6448 of 197677.3%★★★★☆
202536.4921 of 151339.1%★★☆☆☆
202425.21471 of 188421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202350.8779 of 189758.9%★★★☆☆
202234.91218 of 184734.1%★★☆☆☆
202142.51036 of 184843.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.81232 of 181832.2%★★☆☆☆
201854.4641 of 179464.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202666.9472 of 199376.3%★★★★☆
202569.6283 of 151581.3%★★★★☆
202423.11447 of 189123.5%★☆☆☆☆
202320.91532 of 191319.9%★☆☆☆☆
202213.21635 of 185311.8%★☆☆☆☆
202124.81404 of 184023.7%★☆☆☆☆
201919.71547 of 182415.2%★☆☆☆☆
201823.51469 of 180318.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202488.183 of 154894.6%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.9679 of 161157.9%★★★☆☆
202544.5707 of 129445.4%★★☆☆☆
202412.11415 of 15569.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.31419 of 157610.0%★☆☆☆☆
20227.71423 of 15256.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.51336 of 151011.5%★☆☆☆☆
201916.31363 of 152610.7%★☆☆☆☆
201836.21068 of 153930.6%★★☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2021)95th percentile+68 vs school
At Risk (2022)48th percentile+19 vs school
Male (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school
Special Education (2022)2nd percentile-27 vs school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
White (2026)1st percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile~ school
Middle school
Gifted and Talented (2025)100th percentile+41 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)89th percentile+33 vs school
Male (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)30th percentile-7 vs school
At Risk (2022)24th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-18 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-20 vs school
High school
Special Education (2024)95th percentile+63 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)94th percentile+23 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+44 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile+7 vs school
Male (2026)76th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)58th percentile-13 vs school
Female (2026)55th percentile-15 vs school
At Risk (2022)21st percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology79%+8 vs state
English II Reading74%+14 vs state
English I Reading70%+15 vs state
U.S. History70%~ state avg
Algebra I52%~ state avg
Reading31%-23 vs state
Mathematics27%-16 vs state
Social Studies6%-25 vs state

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Students at Hermleigh School are 60% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Hermleigh School ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Texas alternative schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 258 students attended Hermleigh School.

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