Summary:
The three public schools in zip code 79745, serving the Kermit, TX area, are all part of the Kermit Independent School District (Isd), which serves 1,339 students from Pre-K through 12th grade and faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the bottom 6% of Texas districts.
Kermit High School is the district's standout, with a 98.7% graduation rate and a remarkable 80.23% proficiency in Biology—10 points above the state average. However, it struggles in Algebra I (26.17% proficient). In contrast, Kermit Elementary has seen a steep decline, dropping from the 25th to the 3rd percentile in state rankings, and Kermit J H is the weakest link, with the lowest state rank (7th percentile) and a critical math crisis—only 12.09% of 8th graders are proficient in math versus the state's 47.24%. All three schools are below state averages in reading and math, with math being a systemic failure point across every grade level.
Resource allocation appears tied to outcomes: the high school has the highest per-student spending ($15,898) and lowest student-teacher ratio (13.7), while the elementary school has the lowest spending ($13,612) and highest ratio (21.2). A notable bright spot is that Kermit Elementary's Spanish-language STAAR tests in 5th grade reading and math outperformed English versions, suggesting native-language instruction benefits some students. The district's overall downward trend indicates current interventions are not closing the gap with the rest of Texas.
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