+10.7 ptsvs 82.3 average · 359 rated districts serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
11 of 359tied with 9 others
Score vs region
+9.1 ptsvs 83.9 average · 59 rated districts in Region 16: Amarillo
Region 16: Amarillo placement
6 of 59tied with 5 others
Score vs similar-size group
+9.6 ptsvs 83.4 average · 179 similarly sized rated districts
Similar size placement
25 of 179tied with 10 others
Score vs state
+11.3 ptsvs 81.7 average · 1,019 rated Texas districts
Texas placement
42 of 1,019tied with 25 others
A93
At a glance
Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 93 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 82.3 average for 359 rated districts serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 83.9 average for 59 rated districts in Region 16: Amarillo.The current score is above the 83.4 average for 179 similarly sized rated districts.The current score is above the 81.7 average for 1,019 rated Texas districts.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Current strength
Earned college credit for a dual credit course above the similar-context average
90%+54.2 pts vs 35.8%
90% is 54.2 percentage points above
the 35.8% average among 347 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
1st of 347 districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Read the full rating context and placement
Silverton ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 82.3 average for 359 rated districts serving a similar economic context. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 11th of 359 rated districts serving a similar economic context (tied with 9 others).
Silverton ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.9 average for 59 rated districts in Region 16: Amarillo. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.
Silverton ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.4 average for 179 similarly sized rated districts. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.
Ranks 25th of 179 similarly sized rated districts (tied with 10 others).
Silverton ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.7 average for 1,019 rated Texas districts. It is up 2 points since 2021-22.
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Compare against
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 93 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.
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.
Student Achievement93 A+10.2 vs similar economic context · 359 reporting
School Progress93 A+11.7 vs similar economic context · 359 reporting
Closing the Gaps93 A+13.0 vs similar economic context · 358 reporting
Academic Growth72 C−0.9 vs similar economic context · 359 reporting
Relative Performance93 A+12.3 vs similar economic context · 359 reporting
Silverton ISD
Similar economic-disadvantage rate (359 in cohort)
Domain scores
Domain
Score
Grade
Points to next grade
Student Achievement
93
A
—
School Progress
93
A
—
Closing the Gaps
93
A
—
Academic Growth
72
C
8
Relative Performance
93
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%.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
All Subjects
Approaches grade level80%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Meets grade level58%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Masters grade level28%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
Approaches grade level88%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Meets grade level65%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Masters grade level27%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Math3 performance levels
Approaches grade level70%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Meets grade level48%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Masters grade level28%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting
Science3 performance levels
Approaches grade level84%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 357 reporting
Meets grade level69%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 357 reporting
Masters grade level36%+11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 357 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
Approaches grade level69%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 352 reporting
Meets grade level46%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 352 reporting
Masters grade level15%−8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 352 reporting
Approaches grade level
Meets grade level
Masters grade level
Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (359 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.
Graduation
Four-Year
90.9%−4.9 pts vs similar economic contextaverage fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 348 rated districts reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+3.9 pts vs similar economic contextaverage fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 345 rated districts reporting
Six-Year
100.0%+3.7 pts vs similar economic contextaverage fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 346 rated districts reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−0.4 pts vs similar economic contextaverage fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 349 rated districts reporting
These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only districts in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported district rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.
College, career and military readiness
Total credit for CCMR criteria
100.0%+11.5 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
Criterion
This district% of graduates
Averagesimilar economic context
Differencepercentage points
Reportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria
100.0%
88.5%
+11.5
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 346 rated districts reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
20.0%
55.8%
−35.8
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA
20.0%
28.3%
−8.3
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)
0.0%
6.8%
−6.8
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course
90.0%
35.8%
+54.2
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Earned an industry-based certification
70.0%
41.3%
+28.7
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate
0.0%
1.5%
−1.5
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Earned an associate degree
0.0%
2.3%
−2.3
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit
0.0%
3.2%
−3.2
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness
0.0%
3.1%
−3.1
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student
10.0%
8.2%
+1.8
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces
0.0%
3.6%
−3.6
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 347 rated districts reporting
Every row is a share of this district's graduates, and every row is a way of
meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this
district minus the average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate,
counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that
criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported district percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.
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
195
Economically disadvantaged
51.5%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
1.5%−7.6 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
12.9%−5.4 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.8%+1.0 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
10.4%−3.2 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Silverton ISD
Hispanic 38.1%
White 59.3%
Two or More Races 2.6%
Selected comparison averageFor districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting for every category shown · 359 in full cohort
African American 4.8%
Hispanic 34.9%
White 54.9%
American Indian 0.4%
Asian 1.1%
Pacific Islander 0.2%
Two or More Races 3.7%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 16: Amarillo · 59 reporting for every category shown · 59 in full cohort
African American 1.3%
Hispanic 45%
White 50.1%
American Indian 0.4%
Asian 0.6%
Two or More Races 2.5%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized districts · 179 reporting for every category shown · 179 in full cohort
African American 2.9%
Hispanic 36.3%
White 57.3%
American Indian 0.3%
Asian 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.1%
Two or More Races 2.9%
Statewide average1,019 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
194
Economically disadvantaged students
100
Emergent bilingual students
3
Special education students
25
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 195 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 9 (4.4%) from 2024–25.
Latest enrollment
195
2025–26
Change from 2024–25
−9
Decrease · −4.4%
Change since 2021–22
+8
Increase · +4.3%
Enrollment in 2025–26
This district
195
Selected comparison
4,521
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
Student enrollment by school year for Silverton ISD
School year
Students enrolledSilverton ISD
Change from previous school year
Average enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22
187
First available year
4,402.6
2022–23
213
Increase of 26 (13.9%)
4,493.1
2023–24
223
Increase of 10 (4.7%)
4,524.5
2024–25
204
Decrease of 19 (8.5%)
4,556.7
2025–26
195
Decrease of 9 (4.4%)
4,521
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.
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
29
Live in another district; attend here · 2025–26
Transfers out
Suppressed
Live here; attend in another public district or charter · 2025–26
Transfers in minus transfers out
Not available
Arithmetic context only
Transfers in · 2025–26
This district
29
Selected comparison
242.6
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 339 rated districts reporting
Official transfer totals by school year for Silverton ISD
School year
Transfers inSilverton ISD
Transfers outSilverton ISD
In minus outSilverton ISD
Transfers inselected comparison average
Transfers outselected comparison average
In minus outselected comparison average
2021–22
31
Suppressed
Not available
198.1
—
—
2022–23
38
Suppressed
Not available
202.2
—
—
2023–24
35
Suppressed
Not available
208.8
—
—
2024–25
31
Suppressed
Not available
225.8
—
—
2025–26
29
Suppressed
Not available
242.6
—
—
Largest reported origins for transfers in
Lockney ISD 07790216
Top reported flows only. TEA published 1 of 4 counterpart counts and masked 3.
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
10
4.8% of cumulative year-end enrollment
Disciplinary actions
10
4.81 per 100 students
Cumulative year-end enrollment
208
2024–25
Share of students · 2024–25
This district
4.8%
Selected comparison
10.2%
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 313 rated districts reporting
−5.4 pts vs similar economic context
Actions per 100 students · 2024–25
This district
4.81
Selected comparison
21.9
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 321 rated districts reporting
−17.1 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Silverton ISD
School year
Cumulative enrollment
Studentsall discipline
Students% of enrollment
Actionsall discipline
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21
200
17
8.5%
21
10.50
8.1%
15.7
2021–22
203
16
7.9%
25
12.32
10.2%
21.9
2022–23
226
19
8.4%
31
13.72
10.8%
23.2
2023–24
226
16
7.1%
26
11.50
10.5%
23.1
2024–25
208
10
4.8%
10
4.81
10.2%
21.9
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Silverton ISD in 2024–25
Category
Students
Students% of enrollment
Actions
Actionsper 100 students
Studentsselected comparison average %
Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline
10
4.8%
10
4.81
10.2%
21.9
In-school suspensions
10
4.8%
10
4.81
8.9%
16.5
Out-of-school suspensions
Not reported
—
Not reported
—
—
—
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
1,009
2024 Census estimate
Children ages 5–17
158
Living inside the boundary
Children ages 5–17 in families in poverty
48
30.4%
School-age child poverty rate
30.4%
48 of 158
Boundary population
This district
1,009
Selected comparison
27,602.2
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
School-age population
This district
158
Selected comparison
4,957.7
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
School-age population in poverty
This district
48
Selected comparison
633.7
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
School-age child poverty rate
This district
30.4%
Selected comparison
15.4%
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
+15.0 pts vs similar economic context
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
6.8
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
The selected comparison is a neutral average district size. This district's school count and school-type mix remain its own facts.
K-12
1
Browse all 1 schoolsName, type, rating, score and enrollment
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.
Silverton ISD
TEA peer group
Texas average
Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
This district
$20,113
Selected comparison
$23,631
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
−$3,518 vs similar economic context
This district spends $5,816 less per student than TEA's peer group, and $1,141 more per student than the state average.
View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
Year
Silverton ISD
TEA peer group
Texas average
Selected comparison average
Reportingselected comparison
2018
$34,354
$14,290
$13,054
$14,073
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
2019
$29,917
$14,384
$13,108
$14,381
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
2020
$36,185
$16,581
$14,058
$15,580
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
2021
$33,967
$17,863
$14,797
$16,410
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
2022
$21,153
$19,817
$15,708
$18,031
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
2023
$19,339
$21,827
$16,792
$19,693
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
2024
$18,686
$23,517
$18,125
$22,213
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
2025
$20,113
$25,929
$18,972
$23,631
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 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
$60,891−$4,201 vs similar economic context
Teachers
20−289.8 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
9.8−2.5 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Silverton ISD
1 to 5 years 18.7%
6 to 10 years 22.2%
11 to 20 years 44.9%
21 to 30 years 4.5%
Over 30 years 9.6%
Selected comparison averageFor districts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 reporting for every category shown · 359 in full cohort
Beginning 6%
1 to 5 years 22.8%
6 to 10 years 17.4%
11 to 20 years 29.6%
21 to 30 years 18.4%
Over 30 years 5.9%
Selected comparison averageFor Region 16: Amarillo · 59 reporting for every category shown · 59 in full cohort
Beginning 6.1%
1 to 5 years 27.2%
6 to 10 years 16%
11 to 20 years 28.4%
21 to 30 years 15.9%
Over 30 years 6.5%
Selected comparison averageFor similarly sized districts · 179 reporting for every category shown · 179 in full cohort
Beginning 7.6%
1 to 5 years 22.4%
6 to 10 years 16%
11 to 20 years 28.5%
21 to 30 years 18.7%
Over 30 years 6.8%
Statewide average1,019 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 24.4% teacher turnover rate in 2024–25.
Teacher turnover rate · 2024–25
This district
24.4%
Selected comparison
19.8%
average fordistricts with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 359 rated districts reporting
+4.6 pts vs similar economic context
District teacher turnover rate by school year for Silverton ISD
School year
Teacher turnover rateSilverton ISD
Average turnover rateselected comparison
2020–21
11.9%
15.6%
2021–22
11.9%
18.9%
2022–23
9.1%
22.2%
2023–24
4.7%
20.7%
2024–25
24.4%
19.8%
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.
Out of 160 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
#1 rankings
First-place results
1 measure
1of 347
Earned college credit for a dual credit course
Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 347 that report this measure
#2–3 rankings
Second- and third-place results
2 measures
2of 59
School Progress
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 59 that report this measure · tied with 2
2of 59
Relative Performance
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 59 that report this measure · tied with 1
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
3 measures
8of 59
Closing the Gaps
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 59 that report this measure
8of 59
Math — Masters
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 59 that report this measure · tied with 1
9of 58
Science — Masters
Region 16: Amarillo · of the 58 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.