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Water Valley ISD
Tom Green County · Region 15: San Angelo · 305 students
Water Valley ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 85.7 average of the 193 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 88.
Ranks 68th of 1,019 Texas districts (tied with 29 others), and 4th of 45 in Region 15: San Angelo (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 88 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 85.7 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | B | 80 | 84.5 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | C | 79 | 83.1 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | C | 79 | 83.5 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | B | 84 | 84.1 | 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 Water Valley ISD itself places on these lists, only that the lists exist; open one to find this district's own row.
Texas districts
Region 15: San Angelo
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.
- Water Valley ISD
- Similar student population (193)
- Region 15: San Angelo (45)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 91 | A | — |
| School Progress | 87 | B | 3 |
| Closing the Gaps | 93 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 79 | C | 1 |
| Relative Performance | 87 | B | 3 |
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 (91), so School Progress (87) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 91.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (193)
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 (193 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Graduation
- Four-Year
- 95.8%−1.4 pts vs similar
- Five-Year
- 100.0%+2.6 pts vs similar
- Six-Year
- 100.0%+2.6 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% | 90.8% | +9.2 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course | 82.6% | 60.1% | +22.5 |
| Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA | 21.7% | 35.8% | −14.1 |
| Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s) | 0.0% | 10.7% | −10.7 |
| Earned college credit for a dual credit course | 56.5% | 41.1% | +15.4 |
| Earned an industry-based certification | 8.7% | 40.6% | −31.9 |
| Earned a level I or level II certificate | 0.0% | 1.2% | −1.2 |
| Earned an associate degree | 0.0% | 2.1% | −2.1 |
| Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit | 0.0% | 5.4% | −5.4 |
| Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness | 4.3% | 2.8% | +1.5 |
| Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student | 13.0% | 7.9% | +5.1 |
| Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces | 0.0% | 3.3% | −3.3 |
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 305
- Economically disadvantaged
- 36.1%−1.3 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 2.3%−4.2 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 27.2%+10.1 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 95.2%−0.1 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 12.3%+1.8 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 2.6%
- Hispanic 25.9%
- White 65.9%
- Two or More Races 5.6%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Water Valley ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $3,699 more per student than its peer group, and $10,656 more than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $66,506+$837 vs similar
- Teachers
- 29
- Students per staff member
- 10.4
Teaching experience
- Beginning 3.4%
- 1 to 5 years 6.8%
- 6 to 10 years 17%
- 11 to 20 years 43.5%
- 21 to 30 years 22.8%
- Over 30 years 6.8%
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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4of 45
Overall score
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1 · full ranking
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4of 45
Closing the Gaps
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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7of 45
Student Achievement
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 1
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7of 45
School Progress
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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7of 45
Relative Performance
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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8of 45
Average teacher salary
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure
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9of 44
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 44 that report this measure
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10of 45
All Subjects — Approaches
Region 15: San Angelo · of the 45 that report this measure · tied with 2
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46of 1,015
Closing the Gaps
Texas average · of the 1,015 that report this measure · tied with 17 · full ranking
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1of 981
Dropout Rate (lowest is best)
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 981 that report this measure · tied with 506 · full ranking
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1of 972
Five-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 972 that report this measure · tied with 377
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1of 972
Six-Year Graduation Rate
Texas average (standard accountability only) · of the 972 that report this measure · tied with 359
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Valley School | K-12 | A | 92 | 289 |
| Wall Special Programs | Elementary | Not Rated | — | 5 |
| Fairview Special Programs | High School | Not Rated | — | 2 |
| San Angelo State School | K-12 | Not Rated | — | 9 |
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.