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Magnolia ISD
Montgomery County · Region 06: Huntsville · 15,329 students
Magnolia ISD is rated B by TEA, scoring 87 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.2 average of the 305 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 2 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 91.
Ranks 253rd of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 49 others), and 13th of 55 in Region 06: Huntsville.
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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 91 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | B | 87 | 83.2 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 86 | 82.4 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 84 | 80.5 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 85 | 81.2 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 85 | 81.9 | 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 Magnolia ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 06: Huntsville
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.
- Magnolia ISD
- Similar student population (305)
- Region 06: Huntsville (55)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 88 | B | 2 |
| School Progress | 87 | B | 3 |
| Closing the Gaps | 84 | B | 6 |
| Academic Growth | 80 | B | 10 |
| Relative Performance | 87 | B | 3 |
Closest to moving up: Student Achievement, 2 points below A 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 Student Achievement (88), so School Progress (87) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 88.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (305)
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 (305 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 94.9%−0.8 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 96.2%+0.3 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 96.8%+0.7 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 1.2%+0.9 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 97.0% | 89.3% | +7.7 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 85.2% | 58.2% | +27.0 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 37.2% | 30.6% | +6.6 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 33.5% | 8.1% | +25.4 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 22.5% | 37.1% | −14.6 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 24.9% | 42.0% | −17.1 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.5% | −1.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.5% | −2.5 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 3.4% | 4.4% | −1.0 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 3.8% | 3.0% | +0.8 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 5.1% | 8.0% | −2.9 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.9% | 3.3% | −0.4 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 15,329
- Economically disadvantaged
- 46.2%−1.2 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 19.1%+10.8 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 17.4%−0.5 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 94.6%−0.3 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 14.9%+2.3 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 4.2%
- Hispanic 42.3%
- White 48.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2.9%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Magnolia ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $2,496 less per student than its peer group, and $2,498 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $64,571−$642 vs similar
- Teachers
- 1,035
- Students per staff member
- 14.8
Teaching experience
- Beginning 10.4%
- 1 to 5 years 29.7%
- 6 to 10 years 25.5%
- 11 to 20 years 23.1%
- 21 to 30 years 9.8%
- Over 30 years 1.5%
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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3of 54
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 54 that report this measure
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4of 54
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 54 that report this measure
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5of 55
Science — Masters
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 55 that report this measure
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8of 55
Math — Masters
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 55 that report this measure
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9of 55
Academic Growth
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 55 that report this measure · tied with 1
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9of 55
Social Studies — Masters
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 55 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 55
School Progress
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 55 that report this measure · tied with 1
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10of 55
Relative Performance
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 55 that report this measure · tied with 1
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11of 292
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Similar student population · of the 292 that report this measure
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17of 305
Science — Masters
Similar student population · of the 305 that report this measure · tied with 3
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47of 978
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
Texas average · of the 978 that report this measure
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7of 55
All Subjects — Masters
Region 06: Huntsville · of the 55 that report this measure · tied with 3
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.
19 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia West HS | High School | A | 93 | 2,271 |
| Audubon Elem | Elementary | A | 93 | 668 |
| Magnolia HS | High School | A | 92 | 2,283 |
| Tom R Ellisor Elem | Elementary | A | 92 | 611 |
| J L Lyon Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 758 |
| Magnolia Parkway Elem | Elementary | A | 91 | 727 |
| Bear Branch Elem | Elementary | A | 90 | 481 |
| Cedric C Smith | Elementary | A | 90 | 722 |
| Magnolia Parkway JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 89 | 741 |
| Stephens Academy | High School | B | 86 | 80 |
| Willie E Williams Elem | Elementary | B | 85 | 790 |
| Bear Branch JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 84 | 763 |
| Magnolia Int | Middle / Jr. High | B | 84 | 862 |
| Magnolia JH | Middle / Jr. High | B | 82 | 902 |
| Magnolia Parkway Int | Middle / Jr. High | B | 82 | 794 |
| Nichols Sawmill Elem | Elementary | B | 81 | 658 |
| Bear Branch Int | Middle / Jr. High | C | 79 | 690 |
| Magnolia Elem | Elementary | C | 79 | 523 |
| Project Restore | High School | Not Rated | — | 5 |
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.