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Zephyr School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
2969th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,627 Texas Alternative Schools
Better than 36% of Texas alternative schools
Summary

Zephyr School in Zephyr, TX, is a small, rural PK-12 alternative school within the Zephyr Independent School District (Isd), serving 220 students with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 10:1 and a moderate level of economic disadvantage (52.73% eligible for free or reduced lunch).

Zephyr School stands out for its exceptional high school outcomes, boasting a perfect 100% graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate over the last four years—a feat not matched by nearby schools like Sidney School (90%) or Priddy School (92.9%). The school excels in English Language Arts, with high school End-of-Course (EOC) scores significantly above state averages—for example, English II Reading at 87.5% versus the state's 59.88%. However, the school faces a notable challenge in middle school mathematics, where proficiency drops sharply from 60% in 3rd grade to just 5.88% in 6th grade, creating a "middle school math cliff" that is more severe than at nearby Blanket School, which shows stronger elementary and middle school performance in both reading and math.

Despite these academic struggles in middle school, Zephyr's ability to retain and graduate all its students suggests effective support and credit recovery systems. The school achieves these results with a per-pupil spending of $11,592, which is significantly lower than Mullin Main ($25,849) and Priddy ($17,466), indicating strong resource efficiency. For parents, Zephyr offers a unique environment where high school students thrive in English and graduate at perfect rates, but families should be aware of the need for extra math support in the middle grades to bridge the performance gap.

220
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$9,228
Per pupil spending ?
52.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 11625 C R 281
       Zephyr, TX  76890-0708

(325) 739-5331

District: Zephyr Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:
82.7%
Hispanic:
10.0%
Two or more races:
5.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2026 → 70th in 2026
Strengths
100% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is rebounding — up to 70th (2026) from a 14th-percentile low (2026)
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (44% vs 52% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Social Studies scores 28 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school44%
District avg44%
Texas avg52%
Elementary school
2,969th of 4,627
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 36%▼ down 34 pts since 2016
From top 30% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,997th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 14%▼ down 54 pts since 2016
From top 32% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
608th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Top 30%▼ down 13 pts since 2016
From top 17% (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
202636.72969 of 462735.8%★★☆☆☆
202554.91846 of 465160.3%★★★☆☆
202423.43871 of 471017.8%★☆☆☆☆
202346.32399 of 464748.4%★★☆☆☆
202250.82118 of 458153.8%★★★☆☆
202159.31549 of 457866.2%★★★☆☆
201949.32090 of 447953.3%★★★☆☆
201856.81636 of 435962.5%★★★☆☆
201758.31561 of 432963.9%★★★☆☆
201669.81282 of 428670.1%★★★★☆
201559.81798 of 432058.4%★★★☆☆
201439.32948 of 426030.8%★★☆☆☆
201348.12395 of 422143.3%★★☆☆☆
201260.51670 of 420660.3%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202240.72775 of 446137.8%★★☆☆☆
202161.51129 of 433173.9%★★★★☆
201943.92416 of 429543.7%★★☆☆☆
201829.53402 of 424019.8%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.02552 of 457544.2%★★☆☆☆
202564.91081 of 374471.1%★★★★☆
202440.42803 of 465839.8%★★☆☆☆
202359.61597 of 458865.2%★★★☆☆
202255.71806 of 456160.4%★★★☆☆
202149.32069 of 449954.0%★★★☆☆
201927.03506 of 434819.4%★☆☆☆☆
201844.52329 of 430645.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202631.83460 of 452023.5%★☆☆☆☆
202553.61551 of 370558.1%★★★☆☆
202421.74071 of 459411.4%★☆☆☆☆
202345.82489 of 452144.9%★★☆☆☆
202254.51848 of 447758.7%★★★☆☆
202149.62060 of 445153.7%★★★☆☆
201947.02266 of 430947.4%★★☆☆☆
201854.01752 of 426458.9%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.03018 of 458234.1%★★☆☆☆
202543.92036 of 373945.5%★★☆☆☆
202419.04100 of 464711.8%★☆☆☆☆
202338.52854 of 458537.8%★★☆☆☆
202239.82756 of 456339.6%★★☆☆☆
202163.81304 of 449871.0%★★★★☆
201969.81025 of 435776.5%★★★★☆
201858.41558 of 431963.9%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202688.6226 of 430194.7%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.72540 of 300615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202545.41518 of 261241.9%★★☆☆☆
202413.82930 of 31085.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202336.12157 of 310630.6%★★☆☆☆
202236.22189 of 308229.0%★☆☆☆☆
202139.21968 of 308236.1%★★☆☆☆
201932.72343 of 314225.4%★☆☆☆☆
201842.31883 of 312739.8%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202621.91997 of 233514.5%★☆☆☆☆
202540.21392 of 234440.6%★★☆☆☆
202447.41156 of 237251.3%★★★☆☆
202356.8883 of 233062.1%★★★☆☆
202238.91364 of 225439.5%★★☆☆☆
202153.2936 of 225258.4%★★★☆☆
201955.5820 of 219362.6%★★★☆☆
201871.3443 of 208078.7%★★★★☆
201769.7455 of 202777.6%★★★★☆
201667.0631 of 198768.2%★★★☆☆
201562.1763 of 204362.7%★★★☆☆
201469.5542 of 198772.7%★★★★☆
201359.8773 of 197360.8%★★★☆☆
201255.9873 of 195155.3%★★★☆☆
201160.6765 of 189559.6%★★★☆☆
201065.5559 of 180369.0%★★★☆☆
200961.2720 of 176359.2%★★★☆☆
200864.0601 of 171865.0%★★★☆☆
200774.4311 of 168481.5%★★★★☆
200663.3589 of 158562.8%★★★☆☆
200551.0862 of 158245.5%★★☆☆☆
200453.9809 of 157348.6%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202126.01798 of 211815.1%★☆☆☆☆
201955.2675 of 205867.2%★★★☆☆
201864.8401 of 200880.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202629.11715 of 224023.4%★☆☆☆☆
202542.41035 of 182543.3%★★☆☆☆
202430.31655 of 224226.2%★☆☆☆☆
202345.01199 of 224146.5%★★☆☆☆
202225.81756 of 222120.9%★☆☆☆☆
202150.9970 of 215154.9%★★★☆☆
201948.8992 of 204751.5%★★★☆☆
201865.8538 of 200873.2%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202374.2334 of 211684.2%★★★★☆
201872.0332 of 189582.5%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.72165 of 22533.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202528.81428 of 182021.5%★☆☆☆☆
202453.9861 of 223561.5%★★★☆☆
202362.4641 of 225171.5%★★★★☆
202247.31074 of 222051.6%★★★☆☆
202160.6648 of 217270.2%★★★★☆
201938.61332 of 207335.7%★★☆☆☆
201866.9434 of 203978.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202616.02071 of 22538.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202535.41202 of 181833.9%★★☆☆☆
202455.3854 of 224662.0%★★★☆☆
202364.5643 of 224571.4%★★★★☆
202246.61101 of 222850.6%★★★☆☆
202153.5894 of 216858.8%★★★☆☆
201959.9662 of 206968.0%★★★☆☆
201856.8718 of 203064.6%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.81498 of 173113.5%★☆☆☆☆
202528.31153 of 143919.9%★☆☆☆☆
202433.61259 of 173327.4%★☆☆☆☆
202337.51190 of 174932.0%★★☆☆☆
202222.71493 of 172313.3%★☆☆☆☆
202129.01351 of 170020.5%★☆☆☆☆
201940.71040 of 168438.2%★★☆☆☆
201859.9590 of 167364.7%★★★☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202662.6608 of 200969.7%★★★☆☆
202558.1717 of 197463.7%★★★☆☆
202462.6617 of 199069.0%★★★☆☆
202369.5438 of 196177.7%★★★★☆
202252.1819 of 187656.3%★★★☆☆
202164.6536 of 186171.2%★★★★☆
201959.7626 of 185766.3%★★★☆☆
201861.4535 of 179770.2%★★★★☆
201772.3311 of 177782.5%★★★★☆
201672.6304 of 176282.7%★★★★☆
201577.6175 of 174390.0%★★★★★
201480.5120 of 173493.1%★★★★★
201359.6624 of 165262.2%★★★☆☆
201271.8226 of 160385.9%★★★★☆
201175.9195 of 167288.3%★★★★☆
201076.4165 of 156889.5%★★★★☆
200960.3702 of 153954.4%★★★☆☆
200849.3953 of 151036.9%★★☆☆☆
200763.3609 of 149759.3%★★★☆☆
200664.7548 of 143061.7%★★★☆☆
200553.3793 of 142944.5%★★☆☆☆
200471.1339 of 142776.2%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202175.9195 of 182989.3%★★★★☆
201947.8801 of 181055.7%★★★☆☆
201846.2793 of 178455.5%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202653.0843 of 193656.5%★★★☆☆
202545.2771 of 150448.7%★★☆☆☆
202457.5665 of 188064.6%★★★☆☆
202372.8341 of 189182.0%★★★★☆
202259.6610 of 184166.9%★★★☆☆
202168.4440 of 181575.8%★★★★☆
201941.91102 of 179838.7%★★☆☆☆
201850.7834 of 178153.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202464.7388 of 180578.5%★★★★☆
201981.1168 of 171490.2%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202657.0616 of 193768.2%★★★☆☆
202560.7360 of 151376.2%★★★★☆
202470.2274 of 188485.5%★★★★☆
202378.9181 of 189790.5%★★★★★
202250.8751 of 184759.3%★★★☆☆
202168.9347 of 184881.2%★★★★☆
201964.4420 of 181876.9%★★★★☆
201857.9536 of 179470.1%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.5549 of 195471.9%★★★★☆
202561.9407 of 151573.1%★★★★☆
202469.0371 of 189180.4%★★★★☆
202362.8571 of 191370.2%★★★★☆
202240.21050 of 185343.3%★★☆☆☆
202138.01111 of 184039.6%★★☆☆☆
201980.6197 of 182489.2%★★★★☆
201866.2427 of 180376.3%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
201849.0510 of 134762.1%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202649.7783 of 158450.6%★★★☆☆
202545.3690 of 129446.7%★★☆☆☆
202452.1676 of 155656.6%★★★☆☆
202360.1557 of 157664.7%★★★☆☆
202234.71059 of 152530.6%★★☆☆☆
202149.9738 of 151051.1%★★★☆☆
201943.9888 of 152641.8%★★☆☆☆
201847.2816 of 153947.0%★★☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2026)95th percentile+59 vs school
Female (2026)44th percentile+8 vs school
At Risk (2022)38th percentile-16 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)16th percentile-20 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2023)84th percentile+22 vs school
Female (2026)23rd percentile+9 vs school
At Risk (2021)15th percentile-43 vs school
White (2026)13th percentile~ school
Male (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school
High school
At Risk (2021)89th percentile+18 vs school
Hispanic (2024)79th percentile+10 vs school
Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)68th percentile~ school
Special Education (2018)62nd percentile-8 vs school
Female (2026)56th percentile-13 vs school
White (2026)51st percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
English II Reading88%+28 vs state
U.S. History81%+11 vs state
English I Reading77%+21 vs state
Biology57%-13 vs state
Reading47%-7 vs state
Algebra I38%-16 vs state
Mathematics30%-13 vs state
Social Studies4%-28 vs state

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Zephyr School ranks 2969th of 4627 Texas alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 220 students attended Zephyr School.

Students at Zephyr School are 83% White, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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