Top Rankings
Nueces Canyon CISD School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Texas for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 129 students in Nueces Canyon CISD School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Texas.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschool in Nueces Canyon CISD School District have an average math proficiency score of 32% (versus the Texas public pre school average of 43%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 53% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 44% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Texas public preschool average of 76% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (TX)
# Schools
2 Schools
4,192 Schools
# Students
239 Students
2,151,418 Students
# Teachers
28 Teachers
147,942 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
9:1
9:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Nueces Canyon CISD School District, which is ranked #350 of all 1,196 school districts in Texas (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 50% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#325 out of 1204 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)31%
44%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
51%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-59%
46%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.53
0.63
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
5%
% Hispanic
42%
55%
% Black
1%
13%
% White
55%
24%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,678 is higher than the state median of $13,387. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,481 is higher than the state median of $14,116. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$5 MM
$74,029 MM
Spending
$4 MM
$78,063 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,678
$13,387
Spending / Student
$16,481
$14,116
Best Nueces Canyon CISD School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Nueces Canyon Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
200 E 3rd St
Barksdale, TX 78828
(830) 597-3218
Barksdale, TX 78828
(830) 597-3218
Grades: PK-6
| 129 students
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