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Westphalia ISD
Falls County · Region 12: Waco · 148 students
Westphalia ISD is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 89.7 average of the 60 districts serving a similar share of economically disadvantaged students, and above the statewide average of 81.7. It is unchanged 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 95.
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 A with 95 that year.
| Year | Rating | Score | Similar | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 89.7 | 81.7 |
| 2024-25 | A | 90 | 89.8 | 80.3 |
| 2023-24 | A | 93 | 88.4 | 78.7 |
| 2022-23 | A | 92 | 89.0 | 79.2 |
| 2021-22 | A | 92 | 89.2 | 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 Westphalia 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
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.
- Westphalia ISD
- Similar student population (60)
- Region 12: Waco (77)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 92 | A | — |
| School Progress | 92 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 91 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 92 | A | — |
| Relative Performance | 80 | B | 10 |
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
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar student population (60)
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 (60 districts) — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Who this district serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 148
- Economically disadvantaged
- 16.9%−1.6 pts vs similar
- English learners
- 2.0%−2.9 pts vs similar
- Special education
- 14.2%±0.0 pts vs similar
- Attendance
- 97.2%+1.5 pts vs similar
- Chronically absent
- 2.8%−5.4 pts vs similar
Student demographics
- African American 1.4%
- Hispanic 7.4%
- White 89.2%
- Two or More Races 2%
Spending per student
Compared against TEA's own peer group, which controls for size and student population, and against the state.
- Westphalia ISD
- TEA peer group
- Texas average
Spends $11,758 less per student than its peer group, and $4,801 less than the state average.
Teachers
- Average salary
- $66,022−$1,243 vs similar
- Teachers
- 14
- Students per staff member
- 10.6
Teaching experience
- 6 to 10 years 7.1%
- 11 to 20 years 31.4%
- 21 to 30 years 40%
- Over 30 years 20.7%
Where this district ranks best
Out of 75 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 1,017
Science — Approaches
Texas average · of the 1,017 that report this measure · tied with 7 · full ranking
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1of 1,017
Science — Meets
Texas average · of the 1,017 that report this measure · tied with 1 · full ranking
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1of 77
Academic Growth
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
All Subjects — Approaches
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
All Subjects — Meets
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
Reading — Approaches
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
Math — Approaches
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
Math — Meets
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
Math — Masters
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
Science — Approaches
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure · tied with 1
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1of 77
Science — Meets
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 that report this measure
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1of 77
Science — Masters
Region 12: Waco · of the 77 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westphalia Elem | Elementary | A | 92 | 148 |
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.