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Marathon Independent School Dist

Brewster County · Region 18: Midland · 46 students

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Current score
83/1002025-26
Change
+14 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+0.9 ptsvs 82.1 average · 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
817 of 1,710tied with 67 others
B83

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 82.1 average for 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Student Achievement rose 5 points

80 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 85 is 3.2 points above the 81.8 average among 1,650 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Marathon Independent School Dist is rated B by TEA, scoring 83 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.1 average for 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 14 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 817th of 1,710 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 67 others).

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

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageMarathon Independent School Dist 6989747983 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
2025-26B8382.1 1,710 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7982.3 1,686 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7480.3 1,658 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8981.0 1,637 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22D6983.6 1,614 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 Achievement85 B+3.2 vs similar economic context · 1,650 reporting
  • School Progress78 C−3.6 vs similar economic context · 1,645 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps78 C−1.4 vs similar economic context · 1,630 reporting
  • Academic Growth56 F−19.9 vs similar economic context · 1,611 reporting
  • Relative Performance78 C−1.3 vs similar economic context · 1,645 reporting
  • Marathon Independent School Dist
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,710 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement85B5
School Progress78C2
Closing the Gaps78C2
Academic Growth56F4
Relative Performance78C2

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 2 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 (85), so School Progress (78) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 85.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level68%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,650 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,650 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,650 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level71%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,648 reporting
  • Meets grade level46%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,648 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,648 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level50%−25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,642 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,642 reporting
  • Masters grade level11%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,642 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level100%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
  • Masters grade level33%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,522 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 76.7% · 849 reporting
  • Meets grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 49.9% · 849 reporting
  • Masters grade level—Not reported · Similar economic-disadvantage rate 23.4% · 849 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,710 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%+6.9 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 441 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 443 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%+11.8 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria100.0%88.2%+11.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 460 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course50.0%59.4%−9.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA50.0%29.7%+20.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%10.7%−10.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course66.7%34.0%+32.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification66.7%38.0%+28.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.5%−1.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree33.3%4.7%+28.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.4%−4.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.1%−3.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student0.0%7.4%−7.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.0%3.4%−3.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting

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

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

Who this school serves

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

Students
46
Economically disadvantaged
50.0%−0.6 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
0.0%−13.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
21.7%+3.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.4%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
16.7%+2.4 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Marathon Independent School Dist

Hispanic: 60.9%White: 39.1%
  • Hispanic 60.9%
  • White 39.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,710 reporting for every category shown · 1,710 in full cohort

African American: 9.4%Hispanic: 40.9%White: 41.8%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.1%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.2%
  • African American 9.4%
  • Hispanic 40.9%
  • White 41.8%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.1%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.2%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
46
Economically disadvantaged students
23
Emergent bilingual students
0
Special education students
10

Early college pathways

Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH)
17

TEA-published share: 37%

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
6
Students in TEA mobility denominator
54
TEA-published mobility rate
11.1%

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 46 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 12 (20.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
46

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−12

Decrease · −20.7%

Change since 2021–22
−11

Decrease · −19.3%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
46
Selected comparison
645.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,671 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Marathon Independent School Dist
School yearStudents enrolledMarathon Independent School DistChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 57 First available year 648.1
2022–23 59 Increase of 2 (3.5%) 653
2023–24 59 No change 652.6
2024–25 58 Decrease of 1 (1.7%) 649
2025–26 46 Decrease of 12 (20.7%) 645.9

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
Not reported

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Not reported

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
60

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Marathon Independent School Dist
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 72 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 64 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 67 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 63 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2024–25 60 Not reported — Not reported — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Marathon Independent School Dist in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Not reported — Not reported — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
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$26k$44k20182020202220242025
  • Marathon Independent School Dist
  • Parent district: Marathon ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$26,792
Selected comparison
$11,975

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 rated schools reporting

+$14,817 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $26,792 per student for this campus, $38,844 per student for its parent district, Marathon 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
YearMarathon Independent School DistParent district: Marathon ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$17,013$26,571$13,054$7,837 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,556 rated schools reporting
2019$22,506$31,199$13,108$8,018 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,576 rated schools reporting
2020$34,596$41,916$14,058$8,523 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,588 rated schools reporting
2021$20,934$27,830$14,797$8,936 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,605 rated schools reporting
2022$21,019$30,051$15,708$10,254 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,616 rated schools reporting
2023$22,402$30,329$16,792$10,711 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,636 rated schools reporting
2024$25,010$32,605$18,125$11,509 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,656 rated schools reporting
2025$26,792$38,844$18,972$11,975 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 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
$70,207+$3,302 vs similar economic context
Teachers
12−30.0 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
3.7−16.1 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Marathon Independent School Dist

Beginning: 11.3%1 to 5 years: 8.1%6 to 10 years: 16.1%11 to 20 years: 16.1%21 to 30 years: 48.4%
  • Beginning 11.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 8.1%
  • 6 to 10 years 16.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 16.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 48.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,710 reporting for every category shown · 1,710 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.6%1 to 5 years: 24.3%6 to 10 years: 19.3%11 to 20 years: 29.5%21 to 30 years: 16.8%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 5.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.3%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 29.5%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.8%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Marathon Independent School Dist in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classMarathon Independent School Dist · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten118
Grade 15.518.3
Grade 2418.5
Grade 3219
Grade 4319
Grade 5520
Grade 6417.7
Secondary English2.815.1
Secondary languages other than English117.4
Secondary math4.216
Secondary science3.617.5
Secondary social studies3.317.5

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 140 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

2 measures

  • 1of 54

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Similar size · of the 54 that report this measure

  • 1of 54

    Earned an associate degree

    Similar size · of the 54 that report this measure

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

2 measures

  • 3of 54

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

    Similar size · of the 54 that report this measure

  • 3of 43

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Region 18: Midland · of the 43 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 5of 53

    Science — Masters

    Similar size · of the 53 that report this measure · tied with 1

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

1 measure

  • 58of 1,684

    Per-student spending

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,684 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.

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