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Joaquin Schools

Shelby County · Region 07: Kilgore · 697 students

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Current score
93/1002025-26
Change
+16 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+11.9 ptsvs 81.1 average · 1,880 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
114 of 1,880tied with 37 others
A93

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 90 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 81.1 average for 1,880 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 2 points

91 to 93 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 93 is 11.9 points above the 81.1 average among 1,880 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Closing the Gaps rose 5 points

87 to 92 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 92 is 13.7 points above the 78.3 average among 1,784 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
59%vs 55.7% avg · +3.3 pts
Masters
25%vs 22.9% avg · +2.1 pts

Among 1,805 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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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

Joaquin Schools is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.1 average for 1,880 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 16 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 114th of 1,880 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 37 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  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

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageJoaquin Schools 7777919193 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 A with 90 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
2025-26A9381.1 1,880 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9181.1 1,853 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9179.1 1,827 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7779.8 1,796 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7782.7 1,769 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 Achievement92 A+11.8 vs similar economic context · 1,808 reporting
  • School Progress93 A+11.7 vs similar economic context · 1,800 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps92 A+13.7 vs similar economic context · 1,784 reporting
  • Academic Growth67 D−7.7 vs similar economic context · 1,751 reporting
  • Relative Performance93 A+13.6 vs similar economic context · 1,800 reporting
  • Joaquin Schools
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,880 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement92A—
School Progress93A—
Closing the Gaps92A—
Academic Growth67D3
Relative Performance93A—

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 (93), so Student Achievement (92) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 93.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level81%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,808 reporting
  • Meets grade level55%+4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,808 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%−0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,808 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level80%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,805 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,805 reporting
  • Masters grade level25%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,805 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level82%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,795 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%+12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,795 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,795 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level82%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,652 reporting
  • Meets grade level51%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,652 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,652 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level83%+7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 936 reporting
  • Meets grade level42%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 936 reporting
  • Masters grade level12%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 936 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,880 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
100.0%+6.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 486 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
95.9%+3.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 482 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
98.0%+5.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 482 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 489 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
100.0%+12.2 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria100.0%87.8%+12.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 519 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course86.4%58.6%+27.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA12.1%27.9%−15.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%9.9%−9.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course25.8%33.8%−8.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification87.9%38.1%+49.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.7%−1.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%5.3%−5.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.8%−3.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness12.1%3.2%+8.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student4.5%7.7%−3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces4.5%3.5%+1.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 522 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.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
47

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
22

46.8% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
24

51.1% of graduates

Not trackable
1

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
47
Selected comparison
220.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 409 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
22
Selected comparison
96.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 409 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
46.8%
Selected comparison
45.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 409 rated schools reporting

+1.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
51.1%
Selected comparison
50.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 409 rated schools reporting

+0.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
2.1%
Selected comparison
4.7%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 409 rated schools reporting

−2.6 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. PANOLA COLLEGE (003600)9
  2. STEPHEN F. AUSTIN STATE UNIV (003624)8

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

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

Students
697
Economically disadvantaged
56.4%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
6.9%−7.6 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
25.8%+7.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.2%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
18.8%+3.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Joaquin Schools

African American: 3.5%Hispanic: 13.8%White: 78.1%American Indian: 0.6%Asian: 0.6%Two or More Races: 3.5%
  • African American 3.5%
  • Hispanic 13.8%
  • White 78.1%
  • American Indian 0.6%
  • Asian 0.6%
  • Two or More Races 3.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,880 reporting for every category shown · 1,880 in full cohort

African American: 9.9%Hispanic: 45.4%White: 37.8%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.5%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4%
  • African American 9.9%
  • Hispanic 45.4%
  • White 37.8%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.5%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 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
695
Economically disadvantaged students
392
Emergent bilingual students
48
Special education students
179

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
61
Students in TEA mobility denominator
658
TEA-published mobility rate
9.3%

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 697 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 23 (3.2%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
697

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−23

Decrease · −3.2%

Change since 2021–22
+492

Increase · +240.0%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
697
Selected comparison
631.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,840 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Joaquin Schools
School yearStudents enrolledJoaquin SchoolsChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 205 First available year 635
2022–23 222 Increase of 17 (8.3%) 641.5
2023–24 712 Increase of 490 (220.7%) 640.1
2024–25 720 Increase of 8 (1.1%) 637
2025–26 697 Decrease of 23 (3.2%) 631.7

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
88

11.7% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
201

26.69 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
753

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
11.7%
Selected comparison
12.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,438 rated schools reporting

−0.7 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
26.69
Selected comparison
27.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,559 rated schools reporting

−1.2 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Joaquin Schools
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 192 Suppressed — 14 7.29 — 18.8
2021–22 214 26 12.2% 35 16.36 12.4% 27.9
2022–23 227 29 12.8% 67 29.52 12.9% 29.7
2023–24 758 83 10.9% 201 26.52 12.8% 29.6
2024–25 753 88 11.7% 201 26.69 12.4% 27.9
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Joaquin Schools in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 88 11.7% 201 26.69 12.4% 27.9
In-school suspensions 86 11.4% 182 24.17 11.2% 21.7
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — 11 1.46 — 9.1
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$14k$21k20182020202220242025
  • Joaquin Schools
  • Parent district: Joaquin ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$13,256
Selected comparison
$12,334

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,850 rated schools reporting

+$922 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $13,256 per student for this campus, $20,470 per student for its parent district, Joaquin 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
YearJoaquin SchoolsParent district: Joaquin ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$12,727$13,353$13,054$7,937 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,702 rated schools reporting
2019$13,225$13,356$13,108$8,107 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,720 rated schools reporting
2020$14,433$15,941$14,058$8,694 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,739 rated schools reporting
2021$15,407$16,940$14,797$9,072 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,754 rated schools reporting
2022$15,300$17,005$15,708$10,480 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,771 rated schools reporting
2023$16,123$19,355$16,792$10,987 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,796 rated schools reporting
2024$12,784$18,500$18,125$11,814 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,824 rated schools reporting
2025$13,256$20,470$18,972$12,334 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,850 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
$66,152−$366 vs similar economic context
Teachers
58+16.3 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
12−7.3 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Joaquin Schools

1 to 5 years: 27.1%6 to 10 years: 25.2%11 to 20 years: 20%21 to 30 years: 14.3%Over 30 years: 13.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 25.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 20%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.3%
  • Over 30 years 13.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,880 reporting for every category shown · 1,880 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.8%1 to 5 years: 24.9%6 to 10 years: 19.4%11 to 20 years: 28.7%21 to 30 years: 16.4%Over 30 years: 4.4%
  • Beginning 5.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.7%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.4%
  • Over 30 years 4.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Joaquin Schools in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classJoaquin Schools · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten17.618
Grade 118.818.2
Grade 221.218.4
Grade 321.818.8
Grade 418.119
Grade 515.919.7
Grade 617.817.5
Secondary English15.314.8
Secondary languages other than English11.417.3
Secondary math1515.7
Secondary science17.417.2
Secondary social studies16.617.1

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 164 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

2 measures

  • 2of 10

    Overall score

    Shelby County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 2of 10

    Per-student spending

    Shelby County · of the 10 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 5of 324

    Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness

    Similar size · of the 324 that report this measure

  • 6of 324

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Similar size · of the 324 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 8of 10

    Attendance

    Shelby County · of the 10 that report this measure

  • 9of 10

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Shelby County · of the 10 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

2 measures

  • 96of 4,204

    Relative Performance

    Similar size · of the 4,204 that report this measure · tied with 29

  • 165of 4,204

    School Progress

    Similar size · of the 4,204 that report this measure · tied with 78

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 210902001.