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Walnut Springs School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
4549th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,643 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 2% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Walnut Springs School is a small, rural public school in Walnut Springs, TX, serving 165 students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade as the sole campus of the Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd). The school stands out for its very low student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1, which allows for personalized attention, but it also faces significant challenges, with 84.24% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—the highest rate among nearby schools like Cranfills Gap School (61.21%) and Iredell School (69.44%).

Academically, Walnut Springs consistently underperforms in core subjects like reading and math compared to state averages and neighboring schools. For example, in the 2025-2026 school year, 4th-grade reading proficiency was just 18.18% (state: 53.04%), and 4th-grade math proficiency was 0% (state: 49.28%). However, there are bright spots: the school excels in Biology, with a 71.43% proficiency rate in 2025-2026, above the state average, and 8th-grade social studies has outperformed the state for three consecutive years. This suggests targeted strengths in specific subjects, even as overall performance lags.

A critical concern is the graduation rate, which dropped sharply from 100% in 2021-2022 to 75% in 2023-2024, while all nearby schools—including Kopperl School and Morgan School—maintained 100% rates. This volatility, combined with the lowest per-student spending in the area ($12,592 vs. $16,128 at Cranfills Gap), highlights the need for more resources and targeted interventions. The comparison to Iredell School, just 8.2 miles away, shows that similar-sized rural schools can achieve stronger outcomes, making Walnut Springs' performance gap a key area for improvement.

165
Students ?
8.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,053
Per pupil spending ?
84.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 184 Ave A
       Walnut Springs, TX  76690

(254) 797-2132

District: Walnut Springs Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.0%
White:
38.2%
Two or more races:
1.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2026 → 23rd in 2026
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 23rd (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2026)
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school28%
District avg28%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
4,549th of 4,643
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 2%▼ down 29 pts since 2016
From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,588th of 2,359
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 4 pts since 2016
From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,594th of 2,057
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 21 pts since 2016
From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 23% (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
20268.04549 of 46432.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20258.54532 of 46512.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202413.64383 of 47106.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.24576 of 46471.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202221.03890 of 458115.1%★☆☆☆☆
202131.53066 of 457833.0%★★☆☆☆
201921.53837 of 447914.3%★☆☆☆☆
201817.93909 of 435910.3%★☆☆☆☆
201719.43806 of 432912.1%★☆☆☆☆
201637.12964 of 428630.8%★★☆☆☆
201525.43554 of 432017.7%★☆☆☆☆
201440.32889 of 426032.2%★★☆☆☆
201362.31592 of 422162.3%★★★☆☆
201253.52075 of 420650.7%★★★☆☆
201157.01991 of 409551.4%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202225.03792 of 446115.0%★☆☆☆☆
202168.8798 of 433181.6%★★★★☆
201938.62771 of 429535.5%★★☆☆☆
201830.73309 of 424022.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201960.21064 of 333368.1%★★★☆☆
201842.61892 of 322641.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20266.34541 of 45881.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202514.43515 of 37446.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.04572 of 46581.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.04534 of 45881.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202248.82227 of 456151.2%★★★☆☆
202116.84098 of 44998.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.73792 of 434812.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.03481 of 430619.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202610.84323 of 44252.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.33640 of 36440.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.24335 of 44652.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.94400 of 44010.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202219.33979 of 43769.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.32429 of 432943.9%★★☆☆☆
201935.92901 of 418830.7%★★☆☆☆
201821.93708 of 416811.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.14401 of 45353.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202523.33226 of 370512.9%★☆☆☆☆
202410.54483 of 45942.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20232.44517 of 45210.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.33561 of 447720.5%★☆☆☆☆
202141.02668 of 445140.1%★★☆☆☆
201927.83589 of 430916.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.53693 of 426413.4%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20267.14532 of 45971.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202525.82989 of 373920.1%★☆☆☆☆
202413.64367 of 46476.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.24574 of 45850.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.73770 of 456317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202146.72155 of 449852.1%★★★☆☆
201924.83614 of 435717.1%★☆☆☆☆
201815.64030 of 43196.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201929.12903 of 368421.2%★☆☆☆☆
201851.11339 of 355862.4%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20193.93120 of 31420.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.13077 of 31271.6%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202634.71588 of 235932.7%★★☆☆☆
202532.91628 of 234430.5%★★☆☆☆
202430.41734 of 237226.9%★☆☆☆☆
202313.52139 of 23308.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.21761 of 225421.9%★☆☆☆☆
202145.11151 of 225248.9%★★☆☆☆
201913.92028 of 21937.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.71869 of 208010.1%★☆☆☆☆
201722.81685 of 202716.9%★☆☆☆☆
201636.11410 of 198729.0%★☆☆☆☆
201544.51235 of 204339.5%★★☆☆☆
201442.31234 of 198737.9%★★☆☆☆
201339.41336 of 197332.3%★★☆☆☆
201230.31499 of 195123.2%★☆☆☆☆
201136.91480 of 189521.9%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202244.01106 of 218249.3%★★☆☆☆
202164.9436 of 211879.4%★★★★☆
201924.81795 of 205812.8%★☆☆☆☆
201835.41350 of 200832.8%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.51232 of 140312.2%★☆☆☆☆
202364.4398 of 172076.9%★★★★☆
202178.3135 of 159291.5%★★★★★
201933.71013 of 144529.9%★★☆☆☆
201834.3935 of 137632.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.41946 of 226314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202524.11512 of 182517.2%★☆☆☆☆
202315.22046 of 22418.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202222.71858 of 222116.3%★☆☆☆☆
202149.61005 of 215153.3%★★★☆☆
201815.71870 of 20086.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.51856 of 216114.1%★☆☆☆☆
20258.71698 of 17311.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202428.41645 of 211922.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.81879 of 211611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202230.31571 of 207724.4%★☆☆☆☆
202147.4977 of 204352.2%★★★☆☆
201919.41756 of 19359.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201811.31843 of 18952.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.51519 of 227533.2%★★☆☆☆
202538.11143 of 182037.2%★★☆☆☆
202429.41736 of 223522.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.11941 of 225113.8%★☆☆☆☆
202233.81587 of 222028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202148.61021 of 217253.0%★★★☆☆
201916.81935 of 20736.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.31932 of 20395.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.2773 of 227466.0%★★★☆☆
202514.71702 of 18186.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.22123 of 22455.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202233.91503 of 222832.5%★★☆☆☆
202145.61104 of 216849.1%★★☆☆☆
201914.81928 of 20696.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.51975 of 20302.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201932.71156 of 162628.9%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202666.0493 of 174371.7%★★★★☆
202218.01571 of 17238.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202148.3860 of 170049.4%★★☆☆☆
20198.61639 of 16842.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.41546 of 16737.6%☆☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.91594 of 205722.5%★☆☆☆☆
202516.91668 of 197415.5%★☆☆☆☆
202426.81478 of 199025.7%★☆☆☆☆
202339.81176 of 196140.0%★★☆☆☆
202239.81125 of 187640.0%★★☆☆☆
202120.71509 of 186118.9%★☆☆☆☆
201957.6682 of 185763.3%★★★☆☆
201844.8920 of 179748.8%★★☆☆☆
201732.91182 of 177733.5%★★☆☆☆
201648.41001 of 176243.2%★★☆☆☆
201539.71199 of 174331.2%★★☆☆☆
201452.4867 of 173450.0%★★★☆☆
201323.91376 of 165216.7%★☆☆☆☆
201215.61446 of 16039.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201145.81193 of 167228.6%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202250.0668 of 183763.6%★★★☆☆
202132.61238 of 182932.3%★★☆☆☆
201965.2374 of 181079.3%★★★★☆
201842.1919 of 178448.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202523.5902 of 115321.8%★☆☆☆☆
202432.3915 of 143736.3%★★☆☆☆
202329.8922 of 137132.7%★★☆☆☆
202266.4223 of 127882.6%★★★★☆
202143.7547 of 119554.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.71127 of 197643.0%★★☆☆☆
202520.91229 of 150418.3%★☆☆☆☆
202431.11308 of 188030.4%★★☆☆☆
202352.2850 of 189155.1%★★★☆☆
202268.2417 of 184177.3%★★★★☆
201956.1744 of 179858.6%★★★☆☆
201853.5769 of 178156.8%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201871.0307 of 113773.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.71061 of 190944.4%★★☆☆☆
202518.11249 of 145314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202427.71308 of 180527.5%★☆☆☆☆
202339.01090 of 182040.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.61050 of 176240.4%★★☆☆☆
202121.01433 of 174317.8%★☆☆☆☆
201944.1927 of 171445.9%★★☆☆☆
201836.41075 of 169136.4%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.91381 of 197630.1%★★☆☆☆
202510.51409 of 15136.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202423.71505 of 188420.1%★☆☆☆☆
202340.61079 of 189743.1%★★☆☆☆
202243.9940 of 184749.1%★★☆☆☆
202119.01565 of 184815.3%★☆☆☆☆
201949.8806 of 181855.7%★★★☆☆
201837.61144 of 179436.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20261.11984 of 19930.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20253.61473 of 15152.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.01599 of 189115.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.61369 of 191328.4%★☆☆☆☆
202229.71306 of 185329.5%★☆☆☆☆
202119.11520 of 184017.4%★☆☆☆☆
201953.5736 of 182459.6%★★★☆☆
201832.61243 of 180331.1%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20269.71571 of 16102.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202519.41165 of 129910.3%★☆☆☆☆
202428.01214 of 154821.6%★☆☆☆☆
202218.91313 of 14187.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20250.51290 of 12940.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.21456 of 15566.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.91205 of 157623.5%★☆☆☆☆
202244.2839 of 152545.0%★★☆☆☆
202115.51323 of 151012.4%★☆☆☆☆
201959.9526 of 152665.5%★★★☆☆
201844.5886 of 153942.4%★★☆☆☆
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 (2019)68th percentile+54 vs school
Special Education (2019)21st percentile+7 vs school
At Risk (2022)15th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2026)1st percentile~ school
Female (2026)1st percentile~ school
White (2019)1st percentile-14 vs school
Middle school
White (2026)72nd percentile+39 vs school
Male (2026)66th percentile+33 vs school
At Risk (2022)49th percentile+27 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school
Special Education (2019)29th percentile+21 vs school
Hispanic (2026)14th percentile-19 vs school
Female (2026)14th percentile-19 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)12th percentile-20 vs school
High school
Gifted and Talented (2018)73rd percentile+24 vs school
At Risk (2022)64th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+22 vs school
Female (2026)43rd percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)30th percentile+8 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school
Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-20 vs school
Male (2026)<1st percentile-22 vs school
White (2025)<1st percentile-15 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology71%~ state avg
English I Reading50%-5 vs state
U.S. History50%-20 vs state
Social Studies43%+11 vs state
English II Reading27%-33 vs state
Reading26%-29 vs state
Mathematics22%-21 vs state
Algebra I17%-37 vs state

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Walnut Springs School ranks in the bottom 2.0% of Texas alternative schools.

Students at Walnut Springs School are 60% Hispanic, 38% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 165 students attended Walnut Springs School.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


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