Recent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
89 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 17 points above the 74 average among 1,939 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Hillsboro JH
Hill County · Region 12: Waco · 301 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 92/1002025-26
- Change
- −1 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +13.7 ptsvs 78.3 average · 2,087 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 123 of 2,087tied with 31 others
- Score vs region
- +13.5 ptsvs 78.5 average · 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco
- Region 12: Waco placement
- 22 of 301tied with 8 others
- Score vs county
- +12.2 ptsvs 79.8 average · 21 rated schools in Hill County
- Hill County placement
- 4 of 21tied with 1 other
- Score vs similar-size group
- +11.5 ptsvs 80.5 average · 2,718 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 285 of 2,718tied with 92 others
- Score vs state
- +10.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 838 of 7,646tied with 318 others
A92
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 94 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 78.3 average for 2,087 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 78.5 average for 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco.The current score is above the 79.8 average for 21 rated schools in Hill County.The current score is above the 80.5 average for 2,718 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 66%vs 43.9% avg · +22.1 pts
- Masters
- 35%vs 17.4% avg · +17.6 pts
Among 1,939 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 73%vs 39.3% avg · +33.7 pts
- Masters
- 36%vs 14.7% avg · +21.3 pts
Among 1,928 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
89 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 13.9 points above the 77.1 average among 283 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Region 12: Waco averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 66%vs 47.3% avg · +18.7 pts
- Masters
- 35%vs 18.8% avg · +16.2 pts
Among 283 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Region 12: Waco averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 73%vs 41.4% avg · +31.6 pts
- Masters
- 36%vs 15.5% avg · +20.5 pts
Among 282 schools in Region 12: Waco reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
89 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 12.2 points above the 78.8 average among 20 schools in Hill County reporting this measure.
Top placement
Academic Growth
88 Tied for 1st of 19 schools in Hill County reporting this measure · 2025-26 · 2 share this value
See the full measureTop placement
Science — Masters
35% 2nd of 19 schools in Hill County reporting this measure · 2025-26
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
89 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 13.8 points above the 77.2 average among 2,475 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 66%vs 49.6% avg · +16.4 pts
- Masters
- 35%vs 21.1% avg · +13.9 pts
Among 2,475 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 73%vs 45.4% avg · +27.6 pts
- Masters
- 36%vs 18.3% avg · +17.7 pts
Among 2,475 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureRecent domain gain
Student Achievement rose 2 points
89 to 91 2024-25 to 2025-26
- 91 is 12.4 points above the 78.6 average among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 66%vs 50.8% avg · +15.2 pts
- Masters
- 35%vs 22.8% avg · +12.2 pts
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 73%vs 46.3% avg · +26.7 pts
- Masters
- 36%vs 19.7% avg · +16.3 pts
Among 7,227 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSelected 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
Hillsboro JH is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.3 average for 2,087 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 123rd of 2,087 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 31 others).
Hillsboro JH is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.5 average for 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 22nd of 301 rated schools in Region 12: Waco (tied with 8 others).
Hillsboro JH is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.8 average for 21 rated schools in Hill County. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 4th of 21 rated schools in Hill County (tied with 1 other).
Hillsboro JH is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.5 average for 2,718 similarly sized rated schools. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 285th of 2,718 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 92 others).
Hillsboro JH is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is down 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 838th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 318 others).
Put the numbers in context
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Compare against
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 A with 94 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
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 78.3 2,087 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 77.9 2,073 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | A | 92 | 75.6 2,061 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | A | 92 | 76.1 2,039 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | A | 93 | 81.7 2,024 reporting | 83.7 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.
- Hillsboro JH
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,087 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 91 | A | — |
| School Progress | 92 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 93 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 88 | B | 2 |
| Relative Performance | 92 | A | — |
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 (92), so Student Achievement (91) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,087 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
- 301
- Economically disadvantaged
- 75.4%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 12.0%−12.5 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 16.6%−2.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 96.6%+3.0 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 3.2%−15.9 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Hillsboro JH
- African American 12%
- Hispanic 63.8%
- White 19.9%
- Asian 0.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.3%
- Two or More Races 3.3%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,087 reporting for every category shown · 2,087 in full cohort
- African American 13.3%
- Hispanic 62.4%
- White 18.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.9%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 3.1%
Selected comparison average For Region 12: Waco · 301 reporting for every category shown · 301 in full cohort
- African American 14.2%
- Hispanic 37.4%
- White 40.7%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.1%
- Pacific Islander 0.7%
- Two or More Races 5.7%
Selected comparison average For Hill County · 21 reporting for every category shown · 21 in full cohort
- African American 5.3%
- Hispanic 38.8%
- White 51.6%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 0.5%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.6%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,718 reporting for every category shown · 2,718 in full cohort
- African American 10.9%
- Hispanic 52.7%
- White 30.6%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 2.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.2%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 301
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 227
- Emergent bilingual students
- 36
- Special education students
- 50
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 30
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 310
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 9.7%
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.
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
- 52
16.8% of cumulative year-end enrollment
- Disciplinary actions
- 101
32.58 per 100 students
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 310
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
- This school
- 16.8%
- Selected comparison
- 13.2%
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
- This school
- 32.58
- Selected comparison
- 31.8
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 452 | 71 | 15.7% | 192 | 42.48 | 9.0% | 18 |
| 2021–22 | 310 | 77 | 24.8% | 184 | 59.35 | 12.9% | 30.8 |
| 2022–23 | 283 | 53 | 18.7% | 124 | 43.82 | 13.6% | 33.5 |
| 2023–24 | 289 | 40 | 13.8% | 75 | 25.95 | 13.5% | 33.1 |
| 2024–25 | 310 | 52 | 16.8% | 101 | 32.58 | 13.2% | 31.8 |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
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| All discipline | 52 | 16.8% | 101 | 32.58 | 13.2% | 31.8 |
| In-school suspensions | 50 | 16.1% | 92 | 29.68 | 11.7% | 23.5 |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 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.
- Hillsboro JH
- Parent district: Hillsboro ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $9,456
- Selected comparison
- $13,064
For 2025, TEA reported $9,456 per student for this campus, $16,471 per student for its parent district, Hillsboro ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Hillsboro JH | Parent district: Hillsboro ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $6,316 | $11,433 | $13,054 | $8,054 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,957 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $6,470 | $12,268 | $13,108 | $8,190 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,974 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $6,035 | $13,564 | $14,058 | $8,738 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,994 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $6,305 | $25,904 | $14,797 | $9,305 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,006 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $7,573 | $15,866 | $15,708 | $10,646 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,024 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $8,866 | $16,048 | $16,792 | $11,172 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,039 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $10,246 | $18,408 | $18,125 | $12,291 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,059 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $9,456 | $16,471 | $18,972 | $13,064 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,071 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
- $62,086−$4,599 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 23−20.1 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 12.9−1.2 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Hillsboro JH
- Beginning 12.4%
- 1 to 5 years 33%
- 6 to 10 years 20.2%
- 11 to 20 years 16.3%
- 21 to 30 years 14.2%
- Over 30 years 3.9%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,087 reporting for every category shown · 2,087 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.7%
- 1 to 5 years 27.5%
- 6 to 10 years 19%
- 11 to 20 years 27.3%
- 21 to 30 years 15.2%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Selected comparison average For Region 12: Waco · 301 reporting for every category shown · 301 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.8%
- 1 to 5 years 26.8%
- 6 to 10 years 19%
- 11 to 20 years 27.1%
- 21 to 30 years 16.2%
- Over 30 years 4.2%
Selected comparison average For Hill County · 21 reporting for every category shown · 21 in full cohort
- Beginning 8.5%
- 1 to 5 years 25.4%
- 6 to 10 years 16.8%
- 11 to 20 years 27.7%
- 21 to 30 years 16.5%
- Over 30 years 5%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,718 reporting for every category shown · 2,718 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.3%
- 1 to 5 years 25%
- 6 to 10 years 18.5%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 17%
- Over 30 years 4.2%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classHillsboro JH · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Secondary English | 14.7 | 15.4 |
| Secondary languages other than English | 23 | 18.2 |
| Secondary math | 17.8 | 16.4 |
| Secondary science | 13.6 | 17.7 |
| Secondary social studies | 16.7 | 17.7 |
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.
#1 rankings
First-place results
6 measures
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1of 20
All Subjects — Masters
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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Reading — Meets
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Reading — Masters
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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Math — Meets
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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1of 20
Math — Masters
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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1of 19
Academic Growth
Hill County · of the 19 that report this measure · tied with 1
#2–3 rankings
Second- and third-place results
8 measures
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2of 20
All Subjects — Meets
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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Reading — Approaches
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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Math — Approaches
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Science — Masters
Hill County · of the 19 that report this measure
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Attendance
Hill County · of the 21 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Hill County · of the 21 that report this measure
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3of 20
School Progress
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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3of 20
Relative Performance
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
7 measures
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Overall score
Hill County · of the 21 that report this measure · tied with 1
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All Subjects — Approaches
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure
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Science — Meets
Hill County · of the 19 that report this measure
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Student Achievement
Hill County · of the 20 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Social Studies — Masters
Hill County · of the 14 that report this measure · tied with 1
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Science — Approaches
Hill County · of the 19 that report this measure
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Social Studies — Meets
Hill County · of the 14 that report this measure
Other top-5% rankings
High placements in larger reporting groups
1 measure
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71of 1,918
Closing the Gaps
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,918 that report this measure · tied with 27
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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