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Lometa School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4312th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 7% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Lometa School is a small, rural public school in Lometa, TX, serving 316 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade within the Lometa Independent School District (Isd).

This school stands out for its remarkable ability to keep students on track to graduation, boasting a perfect 0% dropout rate for the last four years and a 95.2% graduation rate—an exceptional achievement for a school where over 76% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. However, the school shows a clear split in performance: while elementary and middle school students often score below state averages on grade-level tests, high school students consistently outperform the state on End-of-Course exams. For example, in the most recent year, 78% of students were proficient in Algebra I compared to 47% statewide, and 82% were proficient in Biology versus 62% statewide. This suggests that the school’s support systems become highly effective in the secondary grades, helping students catch up and excel.

With a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9 to 1, Lometa School offers a personalized learning environment that is likely key to its high retention rates. There are no other schools within 20 miles for direct comparison, but against Texas averages, the school’s high school success is a standout feature. While the elementary grades show some year-to-year volatility—common in very small schools—the overall story is one of a school that excels at keeping students engaged through graduation, even as it works to boost early academic proficiency. For parents, this means a tight-knit community where students are supported to stay in school and succeed, especially by the time they reach high school.

316
Students ?
10.9
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,986
Per pupil spending ?
76.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 8th And Main
       Lometa, TX  76853

(512) 752-3384

District: Lometa Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.4%
White:
46.8%
African American:
1.3%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 65th percentile in 2025 → 56th in 2026
Strengths
95% graduate within 4 years
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped from its 65th-percentile peak (2025) to 56th (2026)
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school35%
District avg35%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,312th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 11 pts since 2016
From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 7% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,187th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 6%▼ down 33 pts since 2016
From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
877th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Top 44%▲ up 16 pts since 2016
From bottom 40% (2016) to top 44% (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
202614.74312 of 46276.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202510.24475 of 46513.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.64545 of 47103.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.34272 of 46478.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.64382 of 45814.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.63807 of 457816.8%★☆☆☆☆
201915.74122 of 44798.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.13187 of 435926.9%★☆☆☆☆
201717.93883 of 432910.3%★☆☆☆☆
201624.53531 of 428617.6%★☆☆☆☆
201517.63861 of 432010.6%★☆☆☆☆
201423.83673 of 426013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201319.13832 of 42219.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201237.23037 of 420627.8%★☆☆☆☆
201112.33926 of 40954.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201038.22914 of 393726.0%★☆☆☆☆
200936.32913 of 388425.0%★☆☆☆☆
200842.32562 of 376832.0%★★☆☆☆
200732.92955 of 372420.6%★☆☆☆☆
200630.12836 of 347618.4%★☆☆☆☆
200555.31762 of 347549.3%★★☆☆☆
200453.61832 of 346547.1%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202218.94115 of 44617.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.83530 of 433118.5%★☆☆☆☆
201922.33847 of 429510.4%★☆☆☆☆
201836.72908 of 424031.4%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202226.72917 of 348716.3%★☆☆☆☆
202133.42470 of 344628.3%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.04294 of 45756.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.43585 of 37444.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20245.84623 of 46580.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.54434 of 45883.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.04403 of 45613.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.03456 of 449923.2%★☆☆☆☆
201916.04048 of 43486.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.03554 of 430617.5%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20264.44399 of 44130.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.93637 of 36440.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.44439 of 44650.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.34244 of 44013.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.74338 of 43760.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202117.74025 of 43297.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201920.03828 of 41888.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.23519 of 416815.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.24364 of 45203.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.13667 of 37051.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.64507 of 45941.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.54269 of 45215.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.54287 of 44774.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.43566 of 445119.9%★☆☆☆☆
201922.73854 of 430910.6%★☆☆☆☆
201840.42666 of 426437.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.84221 of 45827.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.03662 of 37392.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.94589 of 46471.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.53511 of 458523.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.84096 of 456310.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.33922 of 449812.8%★☆☆☆☆
201919.03902 of 435710.4%★☆☆☆☆
201838.72649 of 431938.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202418.83921 of 42928.6%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.32592 of 300613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202517.72385 of 26128.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20242.53092 of 31080.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.52667 of 310614.1%★☆☆☆☆
202216.82822 of 30828.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202122.72646 of 308214.1%★☆☆☆☆
201911.33016 of 31424.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201832.22301 of 312726.4%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202613.82187 of 23356.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202525.21886 of 234419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202429.51760 of 237225.8%★☆☆☆☆
202341.41343 of 233042.4%★★☆☆☆
202227.11732 of 225423.2%★☆☆☆☆
202141.81252 of 225244.4%★★☆☆☆
201926.71705 of 219322.3%★☆☆☆☆
201831.71470 of 208029.3%★☆☆☆☆
201733.71379 of 202732.0%★★☆☆☆
201643.91206 of 198739.3%★★☆☆☆
201553.0999 of 204351.1%★★★☆☆
201449.41076 of 198745.8%★★☆☆☆
201343.01242 of 197337.1%★★☆☆☆
201235.01406 of 195127.9%★☆☆☆☆
201115.21797 of 18955.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201030.11517 of 180315.9%★☆☆☆☆
200946.91107 of 176337.2%★★☆☆☆
200840.71225 of 171828.7%★☆☆☆☆
200757.1789 of 168453.1%★★★☆☆
200651.5861 of 158545.7%★★☆☆☆
200549.4893 of 158243.6%★★☆☆☆
200444.81022 of 157335.0%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202245.71044 of 218252.2%★★★☆☆
202131.31587 of 211825.1%★☆☆☆☆
201930.41585 of 205823.0%★☆☆☆☆
201840.81158 of 200842.3%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202533.6983 of 142831.2%★★☆☆☆
202444.3900 of 177049.2%★★☆☆☆
202358.7504 of 172070.7%★★★★☆
202245.8772 of 164353.0%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.42148 of 22404.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.91799 of 18251.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.41879 of 224216.2%★☆☆☆☆
202335.81488 of 224133.6%★★☆☆☆
202230.71615 of 222127.3%★☆☆☆☆
202128.51605 of 215125.4%★☆☆☆☆
201928.51589 of 204722.4%★☆☆☆☆
201831.01490 of 200825.8%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20268.62100 of 21411.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202512.71661 of 17314.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.91668 of 211921.3%★☆☆☆☆
202342.61204 of 211643.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.71271 of 207738.8%★★☆☆☆
202157.4684 of 204366.5%★★★☆☆
201927.71547 of 193520.1%★☆☆☆☆
201831.81388 of 189526.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202618.72074 of 22537.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202526.41497 of 182017.7%★☆☆☆☆
202437.51421 of 223536.4%★★☆☆☆
202340.11373 of 225139.0%★★☆☆☆
202239.51347 of 222039.3%★★☆☆☆
202158.1716 of 217267.0%★★★☆☆
201929.81636 of 207321.1%★☆☆☆☆
201837.71327 of 203934.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.42041 of 22539.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202536.81158 of 181836.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.21239 of 224644.8%★★☆☆☆
202348.31078 of 224552.0%★★★☆☆
202224.41813 of 222818.6%★☆☆☆☆
202156.3809 of 216862.7%★★★☆☆
201926.31650 of 206920.3%★☆☆☆☆
201832.71419 of 203030.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202136.01075 of 171237.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.71172 of 159726.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.81614 of 17316.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202540.2927 of 143935.6%★★☆☆☆
202434.91229 of 173329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202337.11198 of 174931.5%★★☆☆☆
202226.51412 of 172318.0%★☆☆☆☆
202126.01410 of 170017.1%★☆☆☆☆
201915.91551 of 16847.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201824.91394 of 167316.7%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202653.0877 of 200956.3%★★★☆☆
202559.3690 of 197465.0%★★★☆☆
202451.8891 of 199055.2%★★★☆☆
202346.31030 of 196147.5%★★☆☆☆
202237.01187 of 187636.7%★★☆☆☆
202144.81010 of 186145.7%★★☆☆☆
201943.71027 of 185744.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.71189 of 179733.8%★★☆☆☆
201738.11057 of 177740.5%★★☆☆☆
201646.11052 of 176240.3%★★☆☆☆
201566.9496 of 174371.5%★★★★☆
201453.2843 of 173451.4%★★★☆☆
201336.61175 of 165228.9%★☆☆☆☆
201232.71234 of 160323.0%★☆☆☆☆
201149.21115 of 167233.3%★★☆☆☆
201054.0919 of 156841.4%★★☆☆☆
200954.8864 of 153943.9%★★☆☆☆
200869.8403 of 151073.3%★★★★☆
200763.1612 of 149759.1%★★★☆☆
200662.3607 of 143057.6%★★★☆☆
200578.3171 of 142988.0%★★★★☆
200477.3173 of 142787.9%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202232.51229 of 183733.1%★★☆☆☆
202155.8591 of 182967.7%★★★☆☆
201946.5849 of 181053.1%★★★☆☆
201838.91039 of 178441.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202684.194 of 119592.1%★★★★★
202554.3325 of 115371.8%★★★★☆
202411.71333 of 14377.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202337.9722 of 137147.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.31428 of 193626.2%★☆☆☆☆
202569.1307 of 150479.6%★★★★☆
202462.3550 of 188070.7%★★★★☆
202342.31090 of 189142.4%★★☆☆☆
202229.21330 of 184127.8%★☆☆☆☆
202144.91003 of 181544.7%★★☆☆☆
201949.6901 of 179849.9%★★☆☆☆
201847.2924 of 178148.1%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202647.0896 of 186051.8%★★★☆☆
202553.3526 of 145363.8%★★★☆☆
202421.91458 of 180519.2%★☆☆☆☆
202331.11257 of 182030.9%★★☆☆☆
202234.61140 of 176235.3%★★☆☆☆
202139.81030 of 174340.9%★★☆☆☆
201937.21108 of 171435.4%★★☆☆☆
201826.01355 of 169119.9%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202668.8330 of 193783.0%★★★★☆
202554.9450 of 151370.3%★★★★☆
202442.1982 of 188447.9%★★☆☆☆
202343.8985 of 189748.1%★★☆☆☆
202248.9800 of 184756.7%★★★☆☆
202154.3686 of 184862.9%★★★☆☆
201935.21258 of 181830.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.61370 of 179423.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202669.2422 of 195478.4%★★★★☆
202550.8618 of 151559.2%★★★☆☆
202423.91433 of 189124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202347.3917 of 191352.1%★★★☆☆
202243.8976 of 185347.3%★★☆☆☆
202141.61023 of 184044.4%★★☆☆☆
201939.51083 of 182440.6%★★☆☆☆
201829.01337 of 180325.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.0816 of 158148.4%★★☆☆☆
202338.0861 of 147841.7%★★☆☆☆
202268.0246 of 141882.7%★★★★☆
201941.6715 of 135747.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202661.4523 of 158467.0%★★★☆☆
202551.7565 of 129456.3%★★★☆☆
202452.3669 of 155657.0%★★★☆☆
202354.3665 of 157657.8%★★★☆☆
202234.81058 of 152530.6%★★☆☆☆
202146.8807 of 151046.6%★★☆☆☆
201944.2883 of 152642.1%★★☆☆☆
201834.41109 of 153927.9%★☆☆☆☆
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
English Language Learner (2022)16th percentile+12 vs school
White (2026)14th percentile+7 vs school
Special Education (2024)9th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)8th percentile~ school
At Risk (2022)8th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2026)6th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-6 vs school
Middle school
At Risk (2022)52nd percentile+29 vs school
Special Education (2021)37th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+12 vs school
Male (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile~ school
White (2026)7th percentile~ school
Female (2026)4th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile-4 vs school
High school
English Language Learner (2026)92nd percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+27 vs school
Male (2026)78th percentile+22 vs school
White (2026)67th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2026)52nd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2026)48th percentile-8 vs school
At Risk (2022)33rd percentile-4 vs school
Female (2026)26th percentile-30 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History79%+9 vs state
Algebra I70%+16 vs state
Biology65%-5 vs state
English II Reading58%~ state avg
English I Reading42%-14 vs state
Reading27%-28 vs state
Mathematics21%-22 vs state
Social Studies21%-11 vs state

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