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Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
2709th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 41% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Mount Calm Independent School District (ISD) is a small, rural school district in Mount Calm, TX, serving 168 students from Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade on a single campus. This tight-knit community school stands out for its exceptional commitment to student retention, boasting a 100% graduation rate for three consecutive years and a 0% dropout rate for five years—a remarkable achievement that rivals nearby Abbott School and Bynum School, both of which also report perfect graduation rates. However, unlike these peers, Mount Calm ISD shows extreme variability in academic performance, particularly in math, where scores swing dramatically from year to year due to very small class sizes. For instance, 8th-grade math proficiency dropped from 85.71% in 2023-2024 to 38.89% in 2025-2026, while 7th-grade math hit 0% proficiency in the most recent year—a stark contrast to Abbott School’s consistent above-average results.

The school demonstrates a clear strength in reading, with 4th-grade reading at 80% and 5th-grade reading at 66.67% in 2025-2026, significantly outperforming state averages. Yet, math remains a persistent challenge, with 6th-grade math at just 25% proficiency. This pattern is common among nearby rural schools, but the gap is more pronounced at Mount Calm. The district also shows rapidly improving economic demographics, with free or reduced lunch eligibility dropping from 76.65% in 2022-2023 to 58.93% in 2024-2025—a faster positive shift than any comparable school, such as Dawson PK-12 or Penelope School.

Despite its "Alternative" label, Mount Calm ISD functions as a traditional community school, unlike the G L Wiley Opportunity Center or Bill Logue Detention Center, which serve specialized populations. The district spends $13,148 per student—lower than Dawson Independent School District (ISD) ($14,391) but higher than Abbott School ($11,233). This suggests efficient operations, though resource constraints may impact academic support. Ultimately, Mount Calm ISD excels at keeping students on track to graduate, but faces a significant challenge in elevating math achievement to match its retention success.

168
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,163
Per pupil spending ?
58.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 200 N Coates E
       Mount Calm, TX  76673-0105

(254) 993-2611

District: Mount Calm Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.9%
Hispanic:
29.8%
Two or more races:
5.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 24th percentile in 2023 → 24th in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 52% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 34 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school37%
District avg37%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
2,709th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 41%▲ up 25 pts since 2016
From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
2,099th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 10%▼ down 36 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,531st of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 23 pts since 2019
From bottom 47% (2019) to bottom 24% (2026)
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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
202640.52709 of 462741.5%★★☆☆☆
202533.63222 of 465130.7%★★☆☆☆
202428.33567 of 471024.3%★☆☆☆☆
202320.04009 of 464713.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.24093 of 458110.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.13100 of 457832.3%★★☆☆☆
201921.53838 of 447914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201825.43492 of 435919.9%★☆☆☆☆
201710.34178 of 43293.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201623.23594 of 428616.1%★☆☆☆☆
201565.41497 of 432065.3%★★★☆☆
201425.83592 of 426015.7%★☆☆☆☆
201345.32578 of 422138.9%★★☆☆☆
201231.73339 of 420620.6%★☆☆☆☆
20114.54054 of 40951.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201034.93074 of 393721.9%★☆☆☆☆
200934.43010 of 388422.5%★☆☆☆☆
200827.53199 of 376815.1%★☆☆☆☆
200733.32938 of 372421.1%★☆☆☆☆
200632.22763 of 347620.5%★☆☆☆☆
200525.62998 of 347513.7%★☆☆☆☆
200428.12933 of 346515.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.73142 of 457531.3%★★☆☆☆
202533.32631 of 374429.7%★☆☆☆☆
202424.43838 of 465817.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.14017 of 458812.4%★☆☆☆☆
202217.94098 of 456110.2%★☆☆☆☆
202112.24354 of 44993.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201922.63742 of 434813.9%★☆☆☆☆
201824.13607 of 430616.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202588.0230 of 364493.7%★★★★★
202229.53446 of 437621.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.82581 of 452042.9%★★☆☆☆
202569.5756 of 370579.6%★★★★☆
202440.42876 of 459437.4%★★☆☆☆
202323.73902 of 452113.7%★☆☆☆☆
202213.24303 of 44773.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.03247 of 445127.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.43368 of 430921.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.43576 of 426416.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202659.21598 of 458265.1%★★★☆☆
202547.11869 of 373950.0%★★★☆☆
202444.62521 of 464745.7%★★☆☆☆
202321.53919 of 458514.5%★☆☆☆☆
202226.83580 of 456321.5%★☆☆☆☆
202143.12381 of 449847.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.43447 of 435720.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.83131 of 431927.5%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202554.01359 of 354961.7%★★★☆☆
202443.72319 of 429246.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202630.72341 of 300622.1%★☆☆☆☆
202521.02317 of 261211.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.82356 of 310824.2%★☆☆☆☆
202316.52844 of 31068.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.23011 of 30822.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.62572 of 308216.5%★☆☆☆☆
201915.32935 of 31426.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.12680 of 312714.3%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.82099 of 233510.1%★☆☆☆☆
202531.21691 of 234427.9%★☆☆☆☆
202470.1537 of 237277.4%★★★★☆
202335.41557 of 233033.2%★★☆☆☆
202223.91831 of 225418.8%★☆☆☆☆
202120.91845 of 225218.1%★☆☆☆☆
201924.61770 of 219319.3%★☆☆☆☆
201813.91943 of 20806.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201734.51348 of 202733.5%★★☆☆☆
201650.41064 of 198746.5%★★☆☆☆
201545.81204 of 204341.1%★★☆☆☆
201437.51349 of 198732.1%★★☆☆☆
201340.81293 of 197334.5%★★☆☆☆
201253.3943 of 195151.7%★★★☆☆
201131.11599 of 189515.6%★☆☆☆☆
201030.11516 of 180315.9%★☆☆☆☆
200924.61549 of 176312.1%★☆☆☆☆
200831.51404 of 171818.3%★☆☆☆☆
200741.21154 of 168431.5%★★☆☆☆
200663.2592 of 158562.6%★★★☆☆
200549.6890 of 158243.7%★★☆☆☆
200447.5948 of 157339.7%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201935.51381 of 205832.9%★★☆☆☆
20188.71992 of 20080.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.81832 of 224018.2%★☆☆☆☆
202539.11126 of 182538.3%★★☆☆☆
202215.82019 of 22219.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.42014 of 21516.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.71605 of 204721.6%★☆☆☆☆
20189.11969 of 20081.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.52114 of 21411.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202549.8788 of 173154.5%★★★☆☆
20189.41858 of 18952.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.21897 of 225315.8%★☆☆☆☆
202542.41028 of 182043.5%★★☆☆☆
202480.9197 of 223591.2%★★★★★
202335.61526 of 225132.2%★★☆☆☆
202219.51992 of 222010.3%★☆☆☆☆
202115.62051 of 21725.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201927.71688 of 207318.6%★☆☆☆☆
201820.61844 of 20399.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.02053 of 22538.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202529.81341 of 181826.2%★☆☆☆☆
202478.7307 of 224686.3%★★★★☆
202343.61225 of 224545.4%★★☆☆☆
202225.21781 of 222820.1%★☆☆☆☆
202118.61890 of 216812.8%★☆☆☆☆
201943.31108 of 206946.4%★★☆☆☆
201819.41806 of 203011.0%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202619.31552 of 173110.3%★☆☆☆☆
202530.41113 of 143922.7%★☆☆☆☆
202448.2877 of 173349.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.91419 of 174918.9%★☆☆☆☆
202216.51589 of 17237.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.21617 of 17004.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.11652 of 16731.3%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.41531 of 200923.8%★☆☆☆☆
202542.61096 of 197444.5%★★☆☆☆
202444.71059 of 199046.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.31491 of 196124.0%★☆☆☆☆
202267.7449 of 187676.1%★★★★☆
202144.21030 of 186144.7%★★☆☆☆
201945.5979 of 185747.3%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201860.1441 of 178475.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202635.11310 of 193632.3%★★☆☆☆
202549.5667 of 150455.7%★★★☆☆
202415.91615 of 188014.1%★☆☆☆☆
202319.91541 of 189118.5%★☆☆☆☆
202238.51140 of 184138.1%★★☆☆☆
201971.5359 of 179880.0%★★★★☆
201837.41157 of 178135.0%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202638.31170 of 186037.1%★★☆☆☆
202568.2265 of 145381.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.41593 of 193717.8%★☆☆☆☆
202547.3636 of 151358.0%★★★☆☆
202437.31135 of 188439.8%★★☆☆☆
202329.31391 of 189726.7%★☆☆☆☆
202273.3240 of 184787.0%★★★★☆
202147.3888 of 184851.9%★★★☆☆
201953.9677 of 181862.8%★★★☆☆
201846.2878 of 179451.1%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.01555 of 195420.4%★☆☆☆☆
202554.6561 of 151563.0%★★★☆☆
202450.2798 of 189157.8%★★★☆☆
202329.31353 of 191329.3%★☆☆☆☆
202272.2330 of 185382.2%★★★★☆
202129.61306 of 184029.0%★☆☆☆☆
201918.21574 of 182413.7%★☆☆☆☆
201831.21278 of 180329.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201957.6379 of 135772.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.91266 of 158420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202514.11144 of 129411.6%★☆☆☆☆
202432.41094 of 155629.7%★☆☆☆☆
202320.51317 of 157616.4%★☆☆☆☆
202251.6661 of 152556.7%★★★☆☆
202141.4932 of 151038.3%★★☆☆☆
201937.81037 of 152632.0%★★☆☆☆
201813.21390 of 15399.7%☆☆☆☆☆
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
Hispanic (2025)94th percentile+63 vs school
Male (2026)65th percentile+24 vs school
Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)31st percentile-10 vs school
White (2026)22nd percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
At Risk (2019)33rd percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)18th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile+6 vs school
White (2026)10th percentile~ school
Male (2026)9th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-9 vs school
High school
At Risk (2018)75th percentile
Special Education (2019)72nd percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+13 vs school
Female (2026)32nd percentile+9 vs school
Male (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)20th percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History62%-8 vs state
English I Reading53%~ state avg
Biology44%-26 vs state
Reading43%-12 vs state
English II Reading40%-20 vs state
Mathematics32%-11 vs state
Algebra I20%-34 vs state
Social Studies9%-23 vs state

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