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Sands CISD
Dawson County · Region 17: Lubbock · 225 students
Sands CISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 94 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.2 average of the 410 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 96.
Ranks 26th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 15 others), and 6th of 58 in Region 17: Lubbock (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 96 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 94 | 81.2 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 89 | 80.1 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | B | 85 | 78.5 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 95 | 79.0 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 91 | 79.9 | 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 Sands CISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 17: Lubbock
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.
- Sands CISD
- Similar student population (410)
- Region 17: Lubbock (58)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 93 | A | — |
| School Progress | 95 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 93 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 70 | C | 10 |
| Relative Performance | 95 | 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 School Progress (95), so Student Achievement (93) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 95.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (410)
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 (410 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 100.0%+3.9 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+3.7 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% | 89.2% | +10.8 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 85.7% | 56.6% | +29.1 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 28.6% | 26.0% | +2.6 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 5.4% | −5.4 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 50.0% | 34.7% | +15.3 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 14.3% | 42.7% | −28.4 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 7.1% | 1.6% | +5.5 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 3.3% | −3.3 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 2.9% | −2.9 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 0.0% | 3.1% | −3.1 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 0.0% | 8.6% | −8.6 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.0% | 3.7% | −3.7 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 225
- Economically disadvantaged
- 59.6%±0.0 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 13.3%+2.8 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 14.2%−4.4 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.9%+1.3 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 9.6%−5.1 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 0.4%
- Hispanic 48.9%
- White 47.1%
- American Indian 1.3%
- Two or More Races 2.2%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Sands CISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $177,845 more per student than its peer group, and $184,802 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $64,007−$215 vs similar
- Teachers
- 25
- Students per staff member
- 9.1
Teaching experience
- 1 to 5 years 20.3%
- 6 to 10 years 40.7%
- 11 to 20 years 18.7%
- 21 to 30 years 16.3%
- Over 30 years 4.1%
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 410
Per-student spending
Similar student population · of the 410 that report this measure
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1of 57
Social Studies — Masters
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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1of 57
Earned a level I or level II certificate
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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1of 57
Per-student spending
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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2of 1,018
Per-student spending
Texas average · of the 1,018 that report this measure · full ranking
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2of 58
Relative Performance
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure · tied with 1
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3of 58
School Progress
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure · tied with 1
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4of 58
Science — Approaches
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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4of 57
Social Studies — Meets
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 57 that report this measure
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5of 410
School Progress
Similar student population · of the 410 that report this measure · tied with 2
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5of 410
Relative Performance
Similar student population · of the 410 that report this measure · tied with 2
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5of 406
Social Studies — Masters
Similar student population · of the 406 that report this measure · tied with 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sands CISD | K-12 | A | 94 | 225 |
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.