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Penelope ISD
Hill County · Region 12: Waco · 215 students
Penelope ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 85.4 average of the 208 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 86.
Ranks 68th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 29 others), and 3rd of 77 in Region 12: Waco (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 86 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 85.4 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 84.2 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 86 | 82.7 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 93 | 83.1 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | C | 78 | 83.8 | 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 Penelope ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 12: Waco
Hill County
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.
- Penelope ISD
- Similar student population (208)
- Region 12: Waco (77)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 92 | A | — |
| School Progress | 88 | B | 2 |
| Closing the Gaps | 93 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 80 | B | 10 |
| Relative Performance | 88 | B | 2 |
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 (92), so School Progress (88) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (208)
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 (208 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 92.3%−4.8 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+2.6 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+2.5 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.2 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 100.0% | 90.7% | +9.3 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 100.0% | 60.7% | +39.3 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 16.7% | 35.5% | −18.8 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 10.0% | −10.0 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 41.7% | 40.6% | +1.1 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 25.0% | 41.4% | −16.4 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.2% | −1.2 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.2% | −2.2 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 4.8% | −4.8 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 2.8% | −2.8 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 8.3% | 7.9% | +0.4 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 8.3% | 3.3% | +5.0 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 215
- Economically disadvantaged
- 37.2%−1.5 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 14.0%+7.2 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 21.9%+4.8 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 96.8%+1.5 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 5.9%−4.8 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 2.3%
- Hispanic 36.7%
- White 60%
- Two or More Races 0.9%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Penelope ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $2,217 less per student than its peer group, and $4,740 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $61,484−$4,200 vs similar
- Teachers
- 18
- Students per staff member
- 11.8
Teaching experience
- 1 to 5 years 36.8%
- 6 to 10 years 21.4%
- 11 to 20 years 20.9%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 5.5%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 164 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 77
Closing the Gaps
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure · tied with 2
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1of 12
Closing the Gaps
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 12
Science — Meets
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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1of 12
Science — Masters
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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1of 12
Social Studies — Approaches
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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1of 12
Attendance
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 11
College, career or military ready
Hill County · of the 11 that report this measure · tied with 2
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1of 11
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Hill County · of the 11 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 77
Attendance
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 12
Overall score
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · full ranking
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2of 12
Student Achievement
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure
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2of 12
Science — Approaches
Hill County · of the 12 that report this measure · tied with 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penelope School | K-12 | A | 92 | 215 |
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.