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Buckholts School

Milam County · Region 12: Waco · 107 students

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Current score
75/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−2.5 ptsvs 77.5 average · 2,222 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,371 of 2,222tied with 67 others
C75

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 83 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.5 average for 2,222 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Student Achievement above the similar-context average

78 +6 pts vs 72

  • 78 is 6 points above the 72 average among 2,051 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Buckholts School is rated C by TEA, scoring 75 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.5 average for 2,222 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,371st of 2,222 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 67 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageBuckholts School 7471777275 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 83 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7577.5 2,222 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7277.1 2,207 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7774.5 2,191 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7175.0 2,173 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7481.7 2,152 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement78 C+6.0 vs similar economic context · 2,051 reporting
  • School Progress76 C−2.7 vs similar economic context · 2,044 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps69 D−5.6 vs similar economic context · 2,030 reporting
  • Academic Growth52 F−20.2 vs similar economic context · 1,998 reporting
  • Relative Performance76 C−1.0 vs similar economic context · 2,044 reporting
  • Buckholts School
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,222 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement78C2
School Progress76C4
Closing the Gaps69D1
Academic Growth52F8
Relative Performance76C4

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 1 point below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (78), so School Progress (76) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 78.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level58%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,051 reporting
  • Meets grade level27%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,051 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,051 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,049 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,049 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,049 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level47%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,039 reporting
  • Meets grade level13%−25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,039 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,039 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level61%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,895 reporting
  • Meets grade level26%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,895 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,895 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 805 reporting
  • Meets grade level36%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 805 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 805 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,222 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
87.5%−4.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 324 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+7.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 325 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
85.7%−5.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 325 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
2.9%+1.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 327 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
86.0%+1.5 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria86.0%84.5%+1.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 369 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course57.1%56.6%+0.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA28.6%22.3%+6.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%11.6%−11.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course57.1%29.8%+27.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification71.4%35.1%+36.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.8%−2.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%6.7%−6.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%5.6%−5.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.2%−3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student0.0%8.1%−8.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.0%2.7%−2.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 372 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
107
Economically disadvantaged
81.3%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
20.6%−10.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
19.6%+1.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.2%+0.9 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
14.0%−7.0 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Buckholts School

African American: 2.8%Hispanic: 70.1%White: 24.3%Two or More Races: 2.8%
  • African American 2.8%
  • Hispanic 70.1%
  • White 24.3%
  • Two or More Races 2.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,222 reporting for every category shown · 2,222 in full cohort

African American: 14.2%Hispanic: 69%White: 12.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.6%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 2.5%
  • African American 14.2%
  • Hispanic 69%
  • White 12.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.6%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 2.5%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
107
Economically disadvantaged students
87
Emergent bilingual students
22
Special education students
21

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
18
Students in TEA mobility denominator
107
TEA-published mobility rate
16.8%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 107 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 5 (4.5%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
107

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−5

Decrease · −4.5%

Change since 2021–22
−33

Decrease · −23.6%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
107
Selected comparison
624.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,193 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Buckholts School
School yearStudents enrolledBuckholts SchoolChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 140 First available year 653
2022–23 110 Decrease of 30 (21.4%) 654.1
2023–24 116 Increase of 6 (5.5%) 647.5
2024–25 112 Decrease of 4 (3.4%) 644.1
2025–26 107 Decrease of 5 (4.5%) 624.5

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
10

8.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
34

27.20 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
125

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
8.0%
Selected comparison
13.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,610 rated schools reporting

−5.3 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
27.2
Selected comparison
32.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,719 rated schools reporting

−5.3 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Buckholts School
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 163 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 161 18 11.2% 37 22.98 13.0% 31.1
2022–23 137 Suppressed — 11 8.03 — 34.2
2023–24 134 10 7.5% 24 17.91 13.8% 34.2
2024–25 125 10 8.0% 34 27.20 13.3% 32.5
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Buckholts School in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 10 8.0% 34 27.20 13.3% 32.5
In-school suspensions 10 8.0% 26 20.80 11.7% 23.5
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$18k$29k20182020202220242025
  • Buckholts School
  • Parent district: Buckholts ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$23,813
Selected comparison
$13,150

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,206 rated schools reporting

+$10,663 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $23,813 per student for this campus, $27,653 per student for its parent district, Buckholts ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearBuckholts SchoolParent district: Buckholts ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$11,313$14,117$13,054$8,198 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,084 rated schools reporting
2019$12,943$16,106$13,108$8,301 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,110 rated schools reporting
2020$13,737$18,467$14,058$8,801 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,125 rated schools reporting
2021$13,320$19,590$14,797$9,470 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,135 rated schools reporting
2022$15,258$18,335$15,708$10,890 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,153 rated schools reporting
2023$21,028$25,295$16,792$11,441 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,173 rated schools reporting
2024$21,806$25,376$18,125$12,427 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,190 rated schools reporting
2025$23,813$27,653$18,972$13,150 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,206 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$60,114−$7,172 vs similar economic context
Teachers
15−27.6 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
7−7.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Buckholts School

Beginning: 22.9%1 to 5 years: 24.2%6 to 10 years: 5.9%11 to 20 years: 23.5%21 to 30 years: 23.5%
  • Beginning 22.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 5.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 23.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 23.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,222 reporting for every category shown · 2,222 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.9%1 to 5 years: 27.7%6 to 10 years: 19%11 to 20 years: 27%21 to 30 years: 15.1%Over 30 years: 3.6%
  • Beginning 6.9%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.7%
  • 6 to 10 years 19%
  • 11 to 20 years 27%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.6%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Buckholts School in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classBuckholts School · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten7.718
Grade 11018.4
Grade 2818.4
Grade 31118.9
Grade 41418.9
Grade 5520
Grade 69.417.6
Secondary English6.815.3
Secondary languages other than English5.318.2
Secondary math8.716.5
Secondary science11.717.7
Secondary social studies7.717.7

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 12 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 184 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

1 measure

  • 2of 16

    Per-student spending

    Milam County · of the 16 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

11 measures

  • 5of 85

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Region 12: Waco · of the 85 that report this measure

  • 6of 10

    Social Studies — Masters

    Milam County · of the 10 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 7of 10

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Milam County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 8of 85

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Region 12: Waco · of the 85 that report this measure

  • 8of 10

    Social Studies — Meets

    Milam County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 14

    Student Achievement

    Milam County · of the 14 that report this measure

  • 9of 14

    Math — Masters

    Milam County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 10of 14

    Relative Performance

    Milam County · of the 14 that report this measure

  • 10of 14

    All Subjects — Masters

    Milam County · of the 14 that report this measure

  • 10of 14

    Reading — Masters

    Milam County · of the 14 that report this measure

  • 10of 14

    Science — Masters

    Milam County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 1

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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