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Sundown ISD
Hockley County · Region 17: Lubbock · 701 students
Sundown ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 93 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 84.3 average of the 268 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is up 8 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 89.
Ranks 42nd of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 25 others), and 9th of 58 in Region 17: Lubbock (tied with 3 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 B with 89 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 93 | 84.3 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 90 | 83.3 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 91 | 81.5 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | B | 89 | 82.2 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 85 | 82.7 | 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 Sundown ISD 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.
- Sundown ISD
- Similar student population (268)
- Region 17: Lubbock (58)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 92 | A | — |
| School Progress | 91 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 94 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 82 | B | 8 |
| Relative Performance | 91 | 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 (92), so School Progress (91) 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 (268)
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 (268 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 97.8%+1.2 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 97.4%+0.4 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+3.1 pts vs similar
- Dropout Rate
- 0.0%−0.3 pts vs similar
College, career and military readiness
| Criterion | This district | similar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total credit for CCMR criteria | 88.0% | 89.8% | −1.8 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 78.6% | 58.6% | +20.0 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 59.5% | 32.6% | +26.9 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 7.1% | 8.9% | −1.8 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 50.0% | 38.6% | +11.4 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 2.4% | 42.0% | −39.6 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.4% | −1.4 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.3% | −2.3 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 4.5% | −4.5 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 9.5% | 3.0% | +6.5 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 9.5% | 8.1% | +1.4 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 2.4% | 3.3% | −0.9 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 701
- Economically disadvantaged
- 41.9%−1.7 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 2.6%−5.2 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 13.4%−4.2 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 97.0%+1.9 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 3.0%−8.6 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 4.1%
- Hispanic 54.9%
- White 38.7%
- American Indian 0.1%
- Asian 0.9%
- Two or More Races 1.3%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Sundown ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $3,900 more per student than its peer group, and $6,403 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $65,770+$723 vs similar
- Teachers
- 61
- Students per staff member
- 11.5
Teaching experience
- Beginning 1.6%
- 1 to 5 years 16.1%
- 6 to 10 years 24.6%
- 11 to 20 years 27.3%
- 21 to 30 years 16.7%
- Over 30 years 13.8%
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 58
All Subjects — Meets
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 58
Math — Approaches
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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1of 58
Math — Meets
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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1of 58
Math — Masters
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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2of 268
Math — Approaches
Similar student population · of the 268 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 268
Math — Meets
Similar student population · of the 268 that report this measure
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2of 58
All Subjects — Approaches
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure · tied with 1
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2of 58
All Subjects — Masters
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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2of 58
Reading — Masters
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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2of 58
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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3of 58
Attendance
Region 17: Lubbock · of the 58 that report this measure
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5of 268
Math — Masters
Similar student population · of the 268 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.
4 schools in this district
| School | Type | Rating | Score | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown JH | Middle / Jr. High | A | 94 | 129 |
| Sundown HS | High School | A | 92 | 188 |
| Sundown Elem | Elementary | A | 92 | 379 |
| Race (Roughneck Alternative Center for Education) | 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.