Schools in Crystal · Crystal City Independent School District
Crystal’s public schools score below 90% of Texas districts
The public schools Crystal’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Math proficiency
10%
▼ 27 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
87%
▼ 3 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$17.1K
▲ 33% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.2
TX 14.9
Schools
6
1,643 students
The School Grade
How Crystal compares
D− Test scoresD Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (209)Better than 8%
High confidence. Built on 875 tested students and a graduating class of 131; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Texas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Crystal.
The path, start to finish
PK–KDr. Tomas Rivera ElCrystal City Independent School District
1–3Zavala ElCrystal City Independent School District
6–8Sterling H Fly Jr. H SCrystal City Independent School District
9–12Crystal City H SCrystal City Independent School District
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Crystal City Independent School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,643 students
$17,069TX $12,815
DTest scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math10%
State average 36.5%
Every school in Crystal
6 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Elementary
Zavala El
D300 students13:1Rate it →
Benito Juarez El
D250 students16:1Rate it →
Dr. Tomas Rivera El
233 students17:1Rate it →
Middle
High
Private & other
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.