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Elections

The table below contains links to all school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2025 in this state. This list may not include all school districts with elections in 2025. Ballotpedia's coverage includes all school districts in the 100 largest cities by population and the 200 largest school districts by student enrollment.

Editor's note: Some school districts choose to cancel the primary election, or both the primary and general election, if the number of candidates who filed does not meet a certain threshold. The table below does not reflect which primary or general elections were canceled. Please click through to each school district's page for more information.

2025 Texas School Board Elections
District Primary General Election General Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2022-2023 enrollment
Alamo Heights Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 4,762
Aldine Independent School District N/A 11/4/2025 N/A 4 3 7 60,074
Alief Independent School District N/A 11/4/2025 N/A 4 4 7 40,329
Allen Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 21,769
Amarillo Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 30,342
Arlington Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 56,167
Burleson Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 12,865
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 24,747
Castleberry Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 3,710
Clear Creek Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 40,693
Coppell Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 13,361
Crowley Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 16,729
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District N/A 11/4/2025 N/A 4 3 7 118,010
Dallas Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 9 141,169
Duncanville Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 11,915
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 23,196
Eanes Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 7,733
Ector County Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 33,340
El Paso Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 50,031
Everman Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 5,354
Forney Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 16,211
Fort Bend Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 79,660
Fort Worth Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 5 9 72,783
Frenship Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 11,165
Frisco Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 66,916
Galena Park Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 21,392
Garland Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 52,767
Grand Prairie Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 27,019
Harlandale Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 12,174
Hays Consolidated Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 22,297
Highland Park Independent School District (Dallas) N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 6,551
Houston Independent School District N/A 11/4/2025 N/A 4 5 9 189,934
Humble Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 48,758
Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 22,947
Irving Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 31,767
Judson Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 25,871
Katy Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 92,667
Keller Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 34,078
Kennedale Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 2,855
Killeen Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 43,935
Klein Independent School District N/A 11/4/2025 N/A 3 3 7 53,712
Lake Worth Independent School District N/A 11/4/2025 N/A 3 3 7 3,447
Lamar Consolidated Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 42,461
Lancaster Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 7,032
Lewisville Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 49,060
Mansfield Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 35,722
Mesquite Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 38,356
New Deal Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 757
Northside Independent School District (Bexar County) N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 102,719
Northwest Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 29,248
Pasadena Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 48,726
Pflugerville Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 25,445
Plano Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 48,921
Port Aransas Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 546
Richardson Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 6/7/2025 3 3 7 37,260
Rockport-Fulton Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 3,044
Rockwall Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 18,384
Roosevelt Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 1,175
San Antonio Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 45,255
Socorro Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 47,843
Southside Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 3 7 5,965
Southwest Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 2 7 13,747
Spring Branch Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 3 3 7 33,649
Spring Independent School District N/A 11/4/2025 N/A 3 3 7 34,114
Ysleta Independent School District N/A 5/3/2025 N/A 4 4 7 36,183


Recalls

See also: Recall campaigns in Texas and School board recalls

Texas does not allow for the recall of school board members. Click here for a list of states that do.


Academic performance

See also: Public education in Texas

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NAEP scores

See also: NAEP scores by state

The National Center for Education Statistics provides state-by-state data on student achievement levels in mathematics and reading in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The table below presents the percentage of fourth and eighth grade students that scored at or above proficient in reading and math during school year 2012-2013. Compared to three neighboring states (Louisiana, New Mexico, and Oklahoma), students in Texas had the highest scores in nearly every category, falling behind only Oklahoma in fourth-grade reading.[1]

Percent of students scoring at or above proficient, 2012-2013
Math - Grade 4 Math - Grade 8 Reading - Grade 4 Reading - Grade 8
Texas 41% 38% 28% 31%
Louisiana 26% 21% 23% 24%
New Mexico 31% 23% 21% 22%
Oklahoma 36% 25% 30% 29%
U.S. averages 41% 34% 34% 34%
Source: United States Department of Education, ED Data Express, "State Tables"

Graduation, ACT and SAT scores

See also: Graduation rates by groups in state and ACT and SAT scores in the United States

The following table shows the graduation rates and average composite ACT and SAT scores for Texas and surrounding states during the 2012-2013 school year. All statements made in this section refer to that school year.[1][2][3]

In the United States, public schools reported graduation rates that averaged to about 81.4 percent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. The average national composite scores for those tests were 20.9 out of a possible 36 for the ACT, and 1498 out of a possible 2400 for the SAT.[4]

Texas schools reported a graduation rate of 88 percent during the 2012-2013 school year, highest among its neighboring states

In Texas, more students took the SAT than the ACT in 2013, earning an average SAT score of 1437.

Comparison table for graduation rates and test scores, 2012-2013
State Graduation rate, 2013 Average ACT composite, 2013 Average SAT composite, 2013
Percent Quintile ranking** Score Participation rate Score Participation rate
Texas 88% First 20.9 37% 1437 59%
Louisiana 73.5% Fifth 19.5 100% 1655 5%
New Mexico 70.3% Fifth 19.9 70% 1626 12%
Oklahoma 84.8% Second 20.8 75% 1689 5%
United States 81.4% 20.9 54% 1498 50%
**Graduation rates for states in the first quintile ranked in the top 20 percent nationally. Similarly, graduation rates for states in the fifth quintile ranked in the bottom 20 percent nationally.
Sources: United States Department of Education, "ED Data Express"
ACT.org, "2013 ACT National and State Scores"
The Commonwealth Foundation, "SAT scores by state, 2013"

Dropout rate

See also: Public high school dropout rates by state for a full comparison of dropout rates by group in all states

The high school event dropout rate indicates the proportion of students who were enrolled at some time during the school year and were expected to be enrolled in grades nine through 12 in the following school year but were not enrolled by October 1 of the following school year. Students who have graduated, transferred to another school, died, moved to another country, or who are out of school due to illness are not considered dropouts. The average public high school event dropout rate for the United States remained constant at 3.3 percent for both school year 2010–2011 and school year 2011–2012. The event dropout rate for Texas was lower than the national average at 2.4 percent in the 2010-2011 school year, and 2.5 percent in the 2011-2012 school year.[5]

State profile

State profile

Demographic data for Texas
 TexasU.S.
Total population:27,429,639316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):261,2323,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:74.9%73.6%
Black/African American:11.9%12.6%
Asian:4.2%5.1%
Native American:0.5%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0.1%0.2%
Two or more:2.5%3%
Hispanic/Latino:38.4%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:81.9%86.7%
College graduation rate:27.6%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$53,207$53,889
Persons below poverty level:19.9%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Texas.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Texas

Texas voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, one is located in Texas, accounting for 0.5 percent of the total pivot counties.[6]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Texas had one Retained Pivot County, 0.55 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Pivot Counties

Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

One of 254 Texas counties—0.4 percent—is a Pivot County. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Jefferson County, Texas 0.48% 1.61% 2.25%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Texas with 52.2 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 43.2 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Texas cast votes for the winning presidential candidate 66.7 percent of the time. In that same time frame, Texas supported Democratic candidates slightly more often than Republicans, 53.3 to 46.7 percent. The state, however, favored Republicans in every presidential election between 2000 and 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Texas. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[7][8]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 54 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 37.4 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 65 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.4 points. Clinton won 10 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 96 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 36.2 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 85 out of 150 state House districts in Texas with an average margin of victory of 34.5 points.

Additional elections

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Historical analysis

School board election data analysis, 2024

Ballotpedia covered school board elections for 207 seats in 73 school districts in Texas in 2024. Below are some statistics about what happened in those elections. To read the full report on school board election analysis across the country in 2024, click here.

  • 378 candidates ran for election, an average of 1.8 candidates per seat.
  • 72% of school board incumbents ran for re-election, leaving 28% of the seats open for newcomers.
  • 85% of incumbents were elected to new seats, winning 61% of the seats up for election.
  • Non-incumbent candidates won 39% of the seats.
  • 37% of seats up for election were unopposed.

See also

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