Summary:
The four public schools in zip code 75428, serving the Commerce Independent School District (Isd) in Commerce, TX, educate approximately 1,542 students across one high school, one middle school, and two elementary schools, with a very high average free/reduced lunch rate of 73.65% indicating significant economic challenges.
Commerce High School stands out as the district's relative bright spot, being the only campus to maintain a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past three years and achieving a 91.9% graduation rate. Notably, its English I Reading proficiency (55.75%) slightly exceeded the state average (55.43%) in the 2025-2026 school year. In contrast, Commerce Middle shows a sharp decline, dropping from the 35th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 5th percentile (0 stars) for 2025-2026, making it the most urgent concern. Albert C Williams Elementary is the lowest-ranked campus, sitting in the 4th percentile of Texas elementary schools with 5th-grade Science proficiency at just 12.5% versus the state's 29.57%. Commerce Elementary (PK-2) has no test scores to analyze.
Key metrics reveal a district-wide struggle in mathematics, with proficiency rates often half or less than half of state averages—for example, 7th-grade math at Commerce Middle was just 3.8% proficient compared to 29.41% statewide. An interesting anomaly is that 61.9% of Commerce Middle's 8th graders taking Algebra I were proficient, far exceeding the state average of 54.03%, suggesting a highly selective advanced track. Despite spending slightly above the state average per student ($13,211) and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1, academic results remain poor, indicating that non-academic barriers related to high poverty are likely hindering progress. The transition from elementary to middle school appears to be a critical failure point, with performance collapsing dramatically at Commerce Middle.
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