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Cotton Center ISD
Hale County · Region 17: Lubbock · 97 students
Cotton Center ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 90 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.0 average of the 376 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 9 points since 2021-22 — both years scored under TEA's current rules, since TEA rewrote them in 2023; under the rules in force back then it scored 87.
Ranks 129th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 36 others), and 17th of 58 in Region 17: Lubbock (tied with 1 other).
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5 years of ratings
2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 87 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 90 | 80.0 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 91 | 78.4 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 88 | 76.7 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 91 | 77.3 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 81 | 78.7 | 80.6 |
How this district's change over time is ranked
TEA publishes most measures for one year only, so a change ranking exists just where the same figure is published across years — the overall score, the five score domains, and per-student spending. This page does not yet state where Cotton Center ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 17: Lubbock
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.
- Cotton Center ISD
- Similar student population (376)
- Region 17: Lubbock (58)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 90 | A | — |
| School Progress | 89 | B | 1 |
| Closing the Gaps | 91 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 58 | F | 2 |
| Relative Performance | 89 | B | 1 |
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 district that better measure is Student Achievement (90), so School Progress (89) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 90.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (376)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The tick on each bar marks the average for Similar student population (376 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+3.7 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+3.2 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+3.5 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.5 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 89.0% | +11.0 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 100.0% | 57.1% | +42.9 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 25.0% | 24.3% | +0.7 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 5.6% | −5.6 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 37.5% | 32.5% | +5.0 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 75.0% | 44.0% | +31.0 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.7% | −1.7 |
| Earned an associate degree | 25.0% | 3.7% | +21.3 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 2.5% | −2.5 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.5% | −3.5 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 0.0% | 9.3% | −9.3 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.0% | 3.7% | −3.7 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 97
- Economically disadvantaged
- 68.0%+1.1 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 9.3%−4.5 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 15.5%−3.0 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.5%+1.2 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 9.5%−6.7 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 5.2%
- Hispanic 49.5%
- White 44.3%
- Two or More Races 1%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Cotton Center ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $14,108 more per student than its peer group, and $26,233 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $56,923−$6,902 vs similar
- Teachers
- 16
- Students per staff member
- 6.2
Teaching experience
- Beginning 5.8%
- 1 to 5 years 12.3%
- 6 to 10 years 30.3%
- 11 to 20 years 30.3%
- 21 to 30 years 14.8%
- Over 30 years 5.8%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 123 rankings computed across every published metric and every comparison group, these are the placements that stand out. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
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2of 57
Earned an associate degree
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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5of 57
Earned an industry-based certification
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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5of 57
Per-student spending
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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10of 364
Earned an associate degree
Similar student population · of the 364 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 57
Social Studies — Meets
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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14of 376
Per-student spending
Similar student population · of the 376 that report this measure
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18of 376
Student Achievement
Similar student population · of the 376 that report this measure · tied with 6
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19of 375
Closing the Gaps
Similar student population · of the 375 that report this measure · tied with 7
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21of 978
Earned an associate degree
Texas average · of the 978 that report this measure · tied with 2
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21of 376
Overall score
Similar student population · of the 376 that report this measure · tied with 6
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53of 1,018
Per-student spending
Texas average · of the 1,018 that report this measure · full ranking
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1of 981
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 981 that report this measure · tied with 506 · full ranking
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district ranks poorly. Each statement below states its cohort and its denominator so it can be checked — a rank without an n is a boast, not a fact. Ties are shown because a shared ceiling is not a sole first place. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district would put in a press release.
1 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Center School | K-12 | A | 90 | 97 |
Where this comes from
Every figure on this page comes from data the Texas Education Agency publishes at txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026 and archived with a checksum so each number stays traceable to the bytes TEA served.