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Dew School

Freestone County · Region 12: Waco · 170 students

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Current score
76/1002025-26
Change
−7 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−8.3 ptsvs 84.3 average · 1,361 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,131 of 1,361tied with 32 others
C76

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 82 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 84.3 average for 1,361 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Dew School is rated C by TEA, scoring 76 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 84.3 average for 1,361 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 7 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,131st of 1,361 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 32 others).

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

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
13.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,361 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
0.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,361 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageDew School 8379797676 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 82 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
2025-26C7684.3 1,361 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7684.5 1,331 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7982.8 1,309 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7983.4 1,298 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8385.2 1,280 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 Achievement77 C−7.8 vs similar economic context · 1,321 reporting
  • School Progress76 C−6.5 vs similar economic context · 1,317 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps75 C−6.7 vs similar economic context · 1,307 reporting
  • Academic Growth76 C−1.8 vs similar economic context · 1,294 reporting
  • Relative Performance67 D−12.6 vs similar economic context · 1,317 reporting
  • Dew School
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,361 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement77C3
School Progress76C4
Closing the Gaps75C5
Academic Growth76C4
Relative Performance67D3

Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 3 points below B 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 (77), so School Progress (76) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 77.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level79%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,321 reporting
  • Meets grade level49%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,321 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,321 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level87%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,320 reporting
  • Meets grade level58%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,320 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,320 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,315 reporting
  • Meets grade level43%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,315 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,315 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level73%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,222 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,222 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,222 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level71%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 689 reporting
  • Meets grade level43%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 689 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 689 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,361 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.

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
170
Economically disadvantaged
40.0%−1.0 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
4.1%−7.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
11.8%−6.3 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.4%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
15.0%+2.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Dew School

African American: 3.5%Hispanic: 17.1%White: 75.3%Pacific Islander: 0.6%Two or More Races: 3.5%
  • African American 3.5%
  • Hispanic 17.1%
  • White 75.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.6%
  • Two or More Races 3.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,361 reporting for every category shown · 1,361 in full cohort

African American: 9.2%Hispanic: 35.5%White: 45.9%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 4.5%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.4%
  • African American 9.2%
  • Hispanic 35.5%
  • White 45.9%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 4.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.4%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
170
Economically disadvantaged students
68
Emergent bilingual students
7
Special education students
20

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
31
Students in TEA mobility denominator
155
TEA-published mobility rate
20%

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 170 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 1 (0.6%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
170

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−1

Decrease · −0.6%

Change since 2021–22
+37

Increase · +27.8%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
170
Selected comparison
694.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,330 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Dew School
School yearStudents enrolledDew SchoolChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 133 First available year 699
2022–23 137 Increase of 4 (3.0%) 705.4
2023–24 181 Increase of 44 (32.1%) 705.8
2024–25 171 Decrease of 10 (5.5%) 700.2
2025–26 170 Decrease of 1 (0.6%) 694.9

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
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Suppressed

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
193

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Dew School
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 188 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 144 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 154 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2023–24 203 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 193 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Dew School in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
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$16k$24k20182020202220242025
  • Dew School
  • Parent district: Dew ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$11,337
Selected comparison
$12,003

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,332 rated schools reporting

−$666 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $11,337 per student for this campus, $14,306 per student for its parent district, Dew 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
YearDew SchoolParent district: Dew ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$10,947$15,683$13,054$7,793 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,222 rated schools reporting
2019$11,187$14,186$13,108$7,996 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,239 rated schools reporting
2020$10,857$16,273$14,058$8,368 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,247 rated schools reporting
2021$13,210$22,402$14,797$8,759 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,265 rated schools reporting
2022$19,231$23,236$15,708$10,106 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,281 rated schools reporting
2023$17,521$23,103$16,792$10,539 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,298 rated schools reporting
2024$12,745$15,687$18,125$11,691 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,310 rated schools reporting
2025$11,337$14,306$18,972$12,003 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,332 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
$72,589+$5,170 vs similar economic context
Teachers
13−33.5 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
13.3−0.7 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Dew School

1 to 5 years: 7%6 to 10 years: 14.1%11 to 20 years: 41.4%21 to 30 years: 34.4%Over 30 years: 3.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 7%
  • 6 to 10 years 14.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 41.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 34.4%
  • Over 30 years 3.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,361 reporting for every category shown · 1,361 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.3%1 to 5 years: 23.2%6 to 10 years: 19.6%11 to 20 years: 31%21 to 30 years: 17%Over 30 years: 3.8%
  • Beginning 5.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 23.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 31%
  • 21 to 30 years 17%
  • Over 30 years 3.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Dew School in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classDew School · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten1118.2
Grade 11718.7
Grade 22318.9
Grade 32019.6
Grade 41319.3
Grade 52120.7
Grade 618.518.1
Secondary English12.515.7
Secondary math1716.7
Secondary science17.518.1
Secondary social studies17.518.1

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 11 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 114 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 11

    Reading — Approaches

    Freestone County · of the 11 that report this measure · tied with 1

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

17 measures

  • 4of 12

    Per-student spending

    Freestone County · of the 12 that report this measure

  • 4of 11

    All Subjects — Masters

    Freestone County · of the 11 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 4of 11

    Reading — Masters

    Freestone County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 4of 10

    Math — Meets

    Freestone County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 4of 10

    Math — Masters

    Freestone County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 5of 11

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Freestone County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 5of 11

    All Subjects — Meets

    Freestone County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 5of 11

    Reading — Meets

    Freestone County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 5of 10

    Math — Approaches

    Freestone County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 6of 11

    Student Achievement

    Freestone County · of the 11 that report this measure

  • 6of 10

    Closing the Gaps

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

  • 6of 10

    Academic Growth

    Freestone County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 7of 10

    School Progress

    Freestone County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 7of 10

    Relative Performance

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

  • 8of 12

    Overall score

    Freestone County · of the 12 that report this measure

  • 9of 12

    Attendance

    Freestone County · of the 12 that report this measure

  • 9of 12

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Freestone County · of the 12 that report this measure

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.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 081906101.