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Grand Saline MS

Van Zandt County · Region 07: Kilgore · 292 students

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Current score
73/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−7.7 ptsvs 80.7 average · 1,934 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,521 of 1,934tied with 44 others
C73

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 74 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 80.7 average for 1,934 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

Grand Saline MS is rated C by TEA, scoring 73 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 80.7 average for 1,934 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,521st of 1,934 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 44 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.

2026 federal improvement status

Targeted Support and Improvement

Official support label: TSI

Identification reason: Special Education

TEA track year 0 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
24.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
2.2%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 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
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageGrand Saline MS 7273646973 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 C with 74 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
2025-26C7380.7 1,934 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25D6980.5 1,910 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24D6478.5 1,889 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7379.0 1,858 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7282.5 1,832 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 Achievement71 C−8.1 vs similar economic context · 1,847 reporting
  • School Progress72 C−9.4 vs similar economic context · 1,840 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps74 C−3.9 vs similar economic context · 1,823 reporting
  • Academic Growth72 C−2.4 vs similar economic context · 1,785 reporting
  • Relative Performance69 D−10.6 vs similar economic context · 1,840 reporting
  • Grand Saline MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,934 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement71C9
School Progress72C8
Closing the Gaps74C6
Academic Growth72C8
Relative Performance69D1

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 6 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 School Progress (72), so Student Achievement (71) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 72.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level68%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
  • Meets grade level37%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,847 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level70%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,844 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,844 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,844 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level70%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,836 reporting
  • Meets grade level35%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,836 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,836 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level65%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,691 reporting
  • Meets grade level28%−20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,691 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,691 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level57%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 937 reporting
  • Meets grade level29%−19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 937 reporting
  • Masters grade level14%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 937 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,934 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
292
Economically disadvantaged
60.6%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
12.7%−3.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
14.0%−4.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.3%−0.9 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
21.9%+5.8 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Grand Saline MS

African American: 1.4%Hispanic: 29.1%White: 67.5%Two or More Races: 2.1%
  • African American 1.4%
  • Hispanic 29.1%
  • White 67.5%
  • Two or More Races 2.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting for every category shown · 1,934 in full cohort

African American: 10.4%Hispanic: 48.6%White: 34.4%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.3%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.8%
  • African American 10.4%
  • Hispanic 48.6%
  • White 34.4%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.3%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.8%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
292
Economically disadvantaged students
177
Emergent bilingual students
37
Special education students
41

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
24
Students in TEA mobility denominator
305
TEA-published mobility rate
7.9%

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 292 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 1 (0.3%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
292

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−1

Decrease · −0.3%

Change since 2021–22
+27

Increase · +10.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
292
Selected comparison
626.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,901 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Grand Saline MS
School yearStudents enrolledGrand Saline MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 265 First available year 638.9
2022–23 273 Increase of 8 (3.0%) 643.1
2023–24 287 Increase of 14 (5.1%) 640.8
2024–25 293 Increase of 6 (2.1%) 637.1
2025–26 292 Decrease of 1 (0.3%) 626.8

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
25

8.3% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
34

11.22 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
303

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
8.3%
Selected comparison
12.7%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,469 rated schools reporting

−4.4 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
11.22
Selected comparison
28.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,591 rated schools reporting

−17.7 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Grand Saline MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 266 11 4.1% 14 5.26 9.7% 18.9
2021–22 277 Suppressed — 13 4.69 — 28.7
2022–23 294 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 303 11 3.6% 15 4.95 12.9% 30.4
2024–25 303 25 8.3% 34 11.22 12.7% 28.9
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Grand Saline MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 25 8.3% 34 11.22 12.7% 28.9
In-school suspensions 14 4.6% 16 5.28 11.4% 22.4
Out-of-school suspensions 12 4.0% 15 4.95 6.8% 9.8
DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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.

$6k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Grand Saline MS
  • Parent district: Grand Saline ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$10,573
Selected comparison
$12,495

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,906 rated schools reporting

−$1,922 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $10,573 per student for this campus, $15,937 per student for its parent district, Grand Saline 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
YearGrand Saline MSParent district: Grand Saline ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,426$13,647$13,054$7,919 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,767 rated schools reporting
2019$6,416$12,873$13,108$8,065 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 rated schools reporting
2020$7,832$13,159$14,058$8,671 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,802 rated schools reporting
2021$8,302$14,626$14,797$9,092 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,815 rated schools reporting
2022$8,292$14,373$15,708$10,431 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,833 rated schools reporting
2023$9,421$15,052$16,792$11,086 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,858 rated schools reporting
2024$9,951$15,554$18,125$11,950 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,885 rated schools reporting
2025$10,573$15,937$18,972$12,495 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,906 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
$58,841−$7,538 vs similar economic context
Teachers
23−19.1 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
12.7−6.5 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Grand Saline MS

Beginning: 3%1 to 5 years: 23.4%6 to 10 years: 34.6%11 to 20 years: 13%21 to 30 years: 13.4%Over 30 years: 12.6%
  • Beginning 3%
  • 1 to 5 years 23.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 34.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 13%
  • 21 to 30 years 13.4%
  • Over 30 years 12.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting for every category shown · 1,934 in full cohort

Beginning: 6%1 to 5 years: 25.5%6 to 10 years: 19.2%11 to 20 years: 28.4%21 to 30 years: 16.2%Over 30 years: 4.2%
  • Beginning 6%
  • 1 to 5 years 25.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.2%
  • Over 30 years 4.2%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Grand Saline MS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classGrand Saline MS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 621.617.6
Secondary English18.814.9
Secondary math2015.7
Secondary science18.317.2
Secondary social studies22.717.1

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 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 120 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.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 7of 26

    Per-student spending

    Van Zandt County · of the 26 that report this measure

  • 8of 13

    Social Studies — Masters

    Van Zandt County · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 9of 13

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Van Zandt County · of the 13 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 9of 13

    Social Studies — Meets

    Van Zandt County · of the 13 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 234904041.