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Lindale ISD
Smith County · Region 07: Kilgore · 4,613 students
Lindale ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.5 average of the 304 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 3 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 92.
Ranks 68th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 29 others), and 5th of 94 in Region 07: Kilgore (tied with 2 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 A with 92 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 83.5 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 82.7 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 91 | 80.9 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 89 | 81.4 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 89 | 82.2 | 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 Lindale ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 07: Kilgore
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.
- Lindale ISD
- Similar student population (304)
- Region 07: Kilgore (94)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 93 | A | — |
| School Progress | 90 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 90 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 77 | C | 3 |
| Relative Performance | 90 | A | — |
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 (93), so School Progress (90) 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
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (304)
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 (304 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 98.6%+2.5 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 99.0%+2.4 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 98.8%+2.3 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.2%−0.1 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 95.0% | 89.5% | +5.5 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 74.8% | 58.7% | +16.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 47.7% | 30.9% | +16.8 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 21.9% | 8.3% | +13.6 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 40.4% | 37.6% | +2.8 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 52.6% | 41.7% | +10.9 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.3% | 1.5% | −1.2 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.6% | −2.6 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 4.7% | −4.7 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 4.6% | 2.9% | +1.7 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 2.1% | 7.9% | −5.8 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.7% | 3.3% | −0.6 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 4,613
- Economically disadvantaged
- 45.4%−1.3 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 4.4%−3.7 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 22.5%+4.6 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.1%+0.1 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 11.3%−1.1 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 6.2%
- Hispanic 20.6%
- White 65.2%
- American Indian 0.5%
- Asian 1.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 6%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Lindale ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $5,304 less per student than its peer group, and $4,786 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $65,222−$59 vs similar
- Teachers
- 324
- Students per staff member
- 14.2
Teaching experience
- Beginning 8.9%
- 1 to 5 years 17.1%
- 6 to 10 years 16.3%
- 11 to 20 years 31.7%
- 21 to 30 years 19.2%
- Over 30 years 6.8%
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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1of 94
All Subjects — Meets
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 94
All Subjects — Masters
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure
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1of 94
Reading — Masters
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 94
Math — Meets
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure
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1of 94
Math — Masters
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure
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2of 304
Math — Masters
Similar student population · of the 304 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 94
Social Studies — Masters
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure
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3of 94
Student Achievement
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 2
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3of 94
Math — Approaches
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 2
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3of 94
Science — Meets
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 94
Social Studies — Meets
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 94 that report this measure
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3of 91
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Region 07: Kilgore · of the 91 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 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.
6 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindale HS | High School | A | 96 | 1,297 |
| College Street Elem | Elementary | A | 94 | 511 |
| Velma Penny Elem | Elementary | A | 94 | 509 |
| Early Childhood Center | Elementary | A | 94 | 456 |
| Lindale JH | Middle / Jr. High | A | 93 | 684 |
| E J Moss Int | Elementary | B | 86 | 1,156 |
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.