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Graford ISD
Palo Pinto County · Region 11: Fort Worth · 329 students
Graford ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.3 average of the 363 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 14 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 85.
Ranks 68th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 29 others), and 3rd of 76 in Region 11: Fort Worth (tied with 4 others).
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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 85 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 82.3 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 81.4 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 91 | 79.6 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | C | 77 | 80.2 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | C | 78 | 81.1 | 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 Graford ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 11: Fort Worth
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.
- Graford ISD
- Similar student population (363)
- Region 11: Fort Worth (76)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 91 | A | — |
| School Progress | 89 | B | 1 |
| Closing the Gaps | 93 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 60 | D | 10 |
| 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 (91), so School Progress (89) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 91.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (363)
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 (363 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+4.1 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+3.9 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+3.7 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 88.6% | +11.4 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 75.0% | 56.2% | +18.8 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 29.2% | 28.3% | +0.9 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 6.8% | −6.8 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 8.3% | 35.8% | −27.5 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 87.5% | 41.2% | +46.3 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.4% | −2.4 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 3.2% | −3.2 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 4.2% | 3.2% | +1.0 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 8.3% | 8.2% | +0.1 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 4.2% | 3.6% | +0.6 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 329
- Economically disadvantaged
- 51.7%−0.9 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 7.6%−1.5 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 20.7%+2.4 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.9%+1.1 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 8.8%−4.8 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- Hispanic 19.5%
- White 76%
- Asian 0.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.3%
- Two or More Races 3.6%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Graford ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $5,264 more per student than its peer group, and $12,221 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $68,239+$3,279 vs similar
- Teachers
- 40
- Students per staff member
- 8.3
Teaching experience
- 1 to 5 years 21.9%
- 6 to 10 years 12.6%
- 11 to 20 years 37.8%
- 21 to 30 years 22.7%
- Over 30 years 5%
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 76
Closing the Gaps
Region 11: Fort Worth · of the 76 that report this measure
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2of 72
Earned an industry-based certification
Region 11: Fort Worth · of the 72 that report this measure
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6of 76
School Progress
Region 11: Fort Worth · of the 76 that report this measure
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6of 76
Relative Performance
Region 11: Fort Worth · of the 76 that report this measure
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8of 351
Earned an industry-based certification
Similar student population · of the 351 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 76
Per-student spending
Region 11: Fort Worth · of the 76 that report this measure
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16of 362
Closing the Gaps
Similar student population · of the 362 that report this measure · tied with 7
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37of 978
Earned an industry-based certification
Texas average · of the 978 that report this measure · tied with 2
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46of 1,015
Closing the Gaps
Texas average · of the 1,015 that report this measure · tied with 17 · 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
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1of 975
Four-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 975 that report this measure · tied with 316 · full ranking
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1of 972
Five-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 972 that report this measure · tied with 377
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graford School | K-12 | A | 92 | 329 |
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.