STAAR result
Reading above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 47%vs 44.8% avg · +2.2 pts
- Masters
- 16%vs 14.5% avg · +1.5 pts
Among 258 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measureGeographic public school district
Karnack ISD
Harrison County · Region 07: Kilgore · 121 students
Official district websiteEnrollment, registration and eligibility
- Current score
- 66/1002025-26
- Change
- −12 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- −11.8 ptsvs 77.8 average · 258 rated districts serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 242 of 258tied with 7 others
- Score vs region
- −15.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 94 rated districts in Region 07: Kilgore
- Region 07: Kilgore placement
- 93 of 94among reporting districts
- Score vs county
- −9.0 ptsvs 75 average · 6 rated districts in Harrison County
- Score vs similar-size group
- −15.4 ptsvs 81.4 average · 111 similarly sized rated districts
- Similar size placement
- 105 of 111among reporting districts
- Score vs state
- −15.7 ptsvs 81.7 average · 1,019 rated Texas districts
- Texas placement
- 990 of 1,019tied with 9 others
D66
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 76 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.8 average for 258 rated districts serving a similar economic context.The current score is below the 81.3 average for 94 rated districts in Region 07: Kilgore.The current score is below the 75 average for 6 rated districts in Harrison County.The current score is below the 81.4 average for 111 similarly sized rated districts.The current score is below the 81.7 average for 1,019 rated Texas districts.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average
12.7% −7.6 pts vs 20.3%
- 12.7% is 7.6 percentage points lower than the 20.3% average among 258 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Current strength
Attendance above the similar-context average
95.2% +1.7 pts vs 93.5%
- 95.2% is 1.7 percentage points above the 93.5% average among 258 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the Region 07: Kilgore average
12.7% −1.7 pts vs 14.4%
- 12.7% is 1.7 percentage points lower than the 14.4% average among 94 districts in Region 07: Kilgore reporting this measure.
No academic result met this site’s published threshold for a selected positive signal against Harrison County.
No academic result met this site’s published threshold for a selected positive signal against similarly sized districts.
Current strength
Chronically absent lower than the Texas average
12.7% −2.4 pts vs 15.1%
- 12.7% is 2.4 percentage points lower than the 15.1% average among 1,019 Texas districts reporting this measure.
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 district.
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Karnack ISD is rated D by TEA, scoring 66 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.8 average for 258 rated districts serving a similar economic context. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 242nd of 258 rated districts serving a similar economic context (tied with 7 others).
Karnack ISD is rated D by TEA, scoring 66 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 94 rated districts in Region 07: Kilgore. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.
Karnack ISD is rated D by TEA, scoring 66 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 75 average for 6 rated districts in Harrison County. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.
Karnack ISD is rated D by TEA, scoring 66 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.4 average for 111 similarly sized rated districts. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 105th of 111 similarly sized rated districts.
Karnack ISD is rated D by TEA, scoring 66 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.7 average for 1,019 rated Texas districts. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 990th of 1,019 rated Texas districts (tied with 9 others).
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- Overview
- 5 years of ratings
- Where the score comes from
- Student outcomes
- Who this district serves
- Student counts behind the percentages
- Enrollment over time
- Students crossing district lines
- Discipline and removal from class
- Community around the district
- 1 schools in this district
- Spending per student
- Teachers
- Where this district ranks best
- Where this comes from
5 years of ratings
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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 C with 76 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 | D | 66 | 77.8 258 reporting | 81.7 1,019 reporting |
| 2024-25 | C | 74 | 75.6 258 reporting | 80.3 1,019 reporting |
| 2023-24 | D | 63 | 73.9 258 reporting | 78.7 1,017 reporting |
| 2022-23 | B | 80 | 74.6 257 reporting | 79.2 1,018 reporting |
| 2021-22 | C | 78 | 77.1 257 reporting | 80.6 1,017 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.
- Karnack ISD
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (258 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 62 | D | 8 |
| School Progress | 65 | D | 5 |
| Closing the Gaps | 69 | D | 1 |
| Academic Growth | 65 | D | 5 |
| Relative Performance | 65 | D | 5 |
Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 1 point below C 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 district that better measure is School Progress (65), so Student Achievement (62) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 65.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (258 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 districts 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 districts for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 121
- Economically disadvantaged
- 79.3%+1.3 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 4.1%−15.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 21.5%+3.0 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 95.2%+1.7 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 12.7%−7.6 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Karnack ISD
- African American 42.1%
- Hispanic 10.7%
- White 43%
- Two or More Races 4.1%
Selected comparison average For districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 reporting for every category shown · 258 in full cohort
- African American 10.1%
- Hispanic 61.6%
- White 24.5%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.8%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2.7%
Selected comparison average For Region 07: Kilgore · 94 reporting for every category shown · 94 in full cohort
- African American 10.3%
- Hispanic 24%
- White 60.1%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 0.6%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.6%
Selected comparison average For Harrison County · 6 reporting for every category shown · 6 in full cohort
- African American 19.3%
- Hispanic 22.1%
- White 52.5%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 0.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5.4%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized districts · 111 reporting for every category shown · 111 in full cohort
- African American 3.5%
- Hispanic 38.2%
- White 54.6%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 0.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.3%
Statewide average 1,019 reporting for every category shown · 1,019 Texas districts in full cohort
- African American 6.3%
- Hispanic 43.1%
- White 45.4%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.3%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 121
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 96
- Emergent bilingual students
- 5
- Special education students
- 26
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 121 students in 2025–26, an increase of 2 (1.7%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 121
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +2
Increase · +1.7%
- Change since 2021–22
- −13
Decrease · −9.7%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This district
- 121
- Selected comparison
- 6,811.3
| School year | Students enrolledKarnack ISD | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 134 | First available year | 7,112.5 |
| 2022–23 | 130 | Decrease of 4 (3.0%) | 7,130.5 |
| 2023–24 | 125 | Decrease of 5 (3.8%) | 7,071.9 |
| 2024–25 | 119 | Decrease of 6 (4.8%) | 7,022.5 |
| 2025–26 | 121 | Increase of 2 (1.7%) | 6,811.3 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting districts in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this district'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.
Students crossing district lines
How many students live in one public-school district and attend in another. These are movement counts, not a measure of family satisfaction or school quality.
- Transfers in
- 30
Live in another district; attend here · 2025–26
- Transfers out
- 88
Live here; attend in another public district or charter · 2025–26
- Transfers in minus transfers out
- −58
Arithmetic context only
Transfers in · 2025–26
- This district
- 30
- Selected comparison
- 432
Transfers out · 2025–26
- This district
- 88
- Selected comparison
- 1,391.9
Transfers in minus out · 2025–26
- This district
- −58
- Selected comparison
- −1,117
| School year | Transfers inKarnack ISD | Transfers outKarnack ISD | In minus outKarnack ISD | Transfers inselected comparison average | Transfers outselected comparison average | In minus outselected comparison average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 35 | 80 | −45 | 273.5 | 1,209.6 | −1,072 |
| 2022–23 | 32 | 93 | −61 | 312.9 | 1,264.2 | −1,092 |
| 2023–24 | 29 | 92 | −63 | 356.9 | 1,339.9 | −1,105 |
| 2024–25 | 28 | 97 | −69 | 408.2 | 1,371.1 | −1,088 |
| 2025–26 | 30 | 88 | −58 | 432 | 1,391.9 | −1,117 |
Largest reported origins for transfers in
- Marshall ISD 10290224
Top reported flows only. TEA published 1 of 3 counterpart counts and masked 2.
Largest reported destinations for transfers out
- Jefferson ISD 15590160
- Waskom ISD 10290313
Top reported flows only. TEA published 2 of 9 counterpart counts and masked 7.
Selected comparison figures are average reported counts, not rates; group size and district enrollment affect them. They provide scale context and are not a performance judgment. This district's official totals do not change when the comparison does.
Source: TEA Student Transfer Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The totals are TEA's official district rows; this site does not add masked detail cells. A transfer records a mismatch between district of residence and public district or charter of attendance. It does not say why a family transferred, whether the move was optional, or whether either school is better.
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
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 134
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 168 | 20 | 11.9% | 29 | 17.26 | 8.2% | 16.8 |
| 2021–22 | 148 | 24 | 16.2% | 34 | 22.97 | 12.9% | 30.5 |
| 2022–23 | 147 | 12 | 8.2% | 15 | 10.20 | 13.4% | 33.3 |
| 2023–24 | 154 | 22 | 14.3% | 32 | 20.78 | 12.9% | 31.6 |
| 2024–25 | 134 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 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 districts can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this district'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.
Community around the district
A district serves a place as well as a roster. These Census estimates describe the resident community without treating its circumstances as an explanation or a verdict on students.
- People living inside the district boundary
- 2,252
2024 Census estimate
- Children ages 5–17
- 232
Living inside the boundary
- Children ages 5–17 in families in poverty
- 49
21.1%
- School-age child poverty rate
- 21.1%
49 of 232
Boundary population
- This district
- 2,252
- Selected comparison
- 45,625.2
School-age population
- This district
- 232
- Selected comparison
- 8,202.9
School-age population in poverty
- This district
- 49
- Selected comparison
- 1,879.8
School-age child poverty rate
- This district
- 21.1%
- Selected comparison
- 22.9%
Population averages provide neutral scale context and can differ sharply across a region, county or the state. The poverty-rate comparison is the like-for-like percentage; none of these Census measures is treated as school performance.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, fetched 24 August 2026. These are modeled estimates for residents inside the geographic district, not the students enrolled by the district. A family's poverty status is context, never a school-quality measure.
1 schools in this district
Number of schools in the district
- This district
- 1
- Selected comparison
- 11.4
The selected comparison is a neutral average district size. This district's school count and school-type mix remain its own facts.
- Elementary
- 1
Browse all 1 schoolsName, type, rating, score and enrollment
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington Carver Elem | Elementary | D | 66 | 121 |
Spending per student
The selected txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference stay visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Karnack ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This district
- $26,947
- Selected comparison
- $22,662
This district spends $1,018 more per student than TEA's peer group, and $7,975 more per student than the state average.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Karnack ISD | TEA peer group | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $16,177 | $14,290 | $13,054 | $14,162 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts reporting |
| 2019 | $15,458 | $14,384 | $13,108 | $14,358 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts reporting |
| 2020 | $14,662 | $16,581 | $14,058 | $15,508 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts reporting |
| 2021 | $18,099 | $17,863 | $14,797 | $16,889 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts reporting |
| 2022 | $22,310 | $19,817 | $15,708 | $18,830 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts reporting |
| 2023 | $22,830 | $21,827 | $16,792 | $21,208 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts reporting |
| 2024 | $28,983 | $23,517 | $18,125 | $21,294 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts reporting |
| 2025 | $26,947 | $25,929 | $18,972 | $22,662 | average for districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 rated districts 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
- Average salary
- $52,099−$12,106 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 13−444.1 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 9.3−4.7 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Karnack ISD
- Beginning 7.7%
- 1 to 5 years 23.1%
- 6 to 10 years 23.1%
- 11 to 20 years 30.8%
- 21 to 30 years 15.4%
Selected comparison average For districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 258 reporting for every category shown · 258 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.4%
- 1 to 5 years 27.5%
- 6 to 10 years 17.4%
- 11 to 20 years 25.6%
- 21 to 30 years 16.6%
- Over 30 years 5.4%
Selected comparison average For Region 07: Kilgore · 94 reporting for every category shown · 94 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.4%
- 1 to 5 years 22.7%
- 6 to 10 years 17.3%
- 11 to 20 years 28.8%
- 21 to 30 years 19.1%
- Over 30 years 6.7%
Selected comparison average For Harrison County · 6 reporting for every category shown · 6 in full cohort
- Beginning 4.5%
- 1 to 5 years 25.7%
- 6 to 10 years 18%
- 11 to 20 years 26%
- 21 to 30 years 20%
- Over 30 years 5.9%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized districts · 111 reporting for every category shown · 111 in full cohort
- Beginning 9.3%
- 1 to 5 years 24.2%
- 6 to 10 years 14.4%
- 11 to 20 years 26.7%
- 21 to 30 years 17.9%
- Over 30 years 7.5%
Statewide average 1,019 reporting for every category shown · 1,019 Texas districts in full cohort
- Beginning 6.4%
- 1 to 5 years 23.9%
- 6 to 10 years 17.7%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 17.7%
- Over 30 years 5.5%
Teacher turnover over time
TEA reported a 38.5% teacher turnover rate in 2024–25.
Teacher turnover rate · 2024–25
- This district
- 38.5%
- Selected comparison
- 23.3%
| School year | Teacher turnover rateKarnack ISD | Average turnover rateselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 8.6% | 18.6% |
| 2021–22 | 22.4% | 22.0% |
| 2022–23 | 45.8% | 26.1% |
| 2023–24 | 36.9% | 23.7% |
| 2024–25 | 38.5% | 23.3% |
TEA defines this district rate as the share of teacher full-time equivalents from the prior fall who are not employed as teachers in the district in the current fall. That can include leaving the district or remaining in a different role; it is not a campus-level measure. The comparison average changes with the selected group; this district's reported rate does not.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this district ranks best
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#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
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10of 94
Per-student spending
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this district 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 district; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no district 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.