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Schools in Early · Early Independent School District

Early’s public schools beat 82% of Texas districts

The public schools Early’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 82% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

Math proficiency
53%
▲ 17 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
97%
▲ 7 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 5% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
TX 14.9 · smaller classes
Schools
5
1,132 students
The School Grade

How Early compares

A− Test scoresB Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 82%
Lower resultsHigher results
Texas towns with similar household incomes (737)Better than 88%
High confidence. Built on 630 tested students and a graduating class of 92; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change the grade.
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 Early.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Early PriEarly Independent School District
3–5Early ElEarly Independent School District
6–8Early MiddleEarly Independent School District
9–12Early H SEarly Independent School District

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math53%
State average 36.5%

Every school in Early

5 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

Elementary
Middle
High
Private & other

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Within reach

Colleges near Early

There’s no college in Early, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Howard Payne University in Brownwood, 3.4 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Early. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

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.

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