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Wortham Independent School District, Texas

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Wortham Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 537 (2023-2024)
Schools: 3 (2023-2024)
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Wortham Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Navarro, Freestone, and Limestone counties). During the 2024 school year, 537 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Wortham Independent School District consists of seven members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Brent JonesPlace 3
Jordan PadgettPlace 120242027
Billy PerezPlace 220242027
Brett DukePlace 620232026
Michael DunnPlace 520172026
Jeff JonesPlace 720172026
Sam WrightPlace 42025

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,207,000 $2,321 15%
Local: $2,390,000 $4,596 29%
State: $4,553,000 $8,756 56%
Total: $8,150,000 $15,673
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $6,033,000 $11,601
Total Current Expenditures: $5,518,000 $10,611
Instructional Expenditures: $3,537,000 $6,801 59%
Student and Staff Support: $222,000 $426 4%
Administration: $838,000 $1,611 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $921,000 $1,771 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $226,000 $434
Construction: $33,000 $63
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $255,000 $490


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 20-29 20-29 PS 35-39
2018-2019 45 30-39 40-49 PS PS 45-49
2017-2018 37 20-29 30-39 PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 78 PS 70-79 70-79 PS PS 80-84
2015-2016 73 PS 60-69 60-69 PS PS 75-79
2014-2015 68 PS 60-79 50-59 PS PS 70-74
2013-2014 69 PS 21-39 60-69 <50 75-79
2012-2013 74 PS 60-69 70-79 PS 75-79
2011-2012 78 PS 70-79 80-89 PS 75-79
2010-2011 81 PS 60-79 70-79 80-84

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 37 30-39 30-34 PS 40-44
2018-2019 40 20-29 30-39 PS PS 40-44
2017-2018 39 30-39 20-29 PS PS 40-44
2016-2017 66 PS 50-59 50-59 PS PS 75-79
2015-2016 70 PS 50-59 50-59 PS PS 70-74
2014-2015 72 PS 50-59 60-69 PS PS 75-79
2013-2014 77 PS 60-69 70-79 >=50 80-84
2012-2013 77 PS 60-69 60-69 PS 80-84
2011-2012 89 PS 80-89 >=90 PS 85-89
2010-2011 89 PS >=80 80-89 85-89

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS >=50 PS >=80
2017-2018 >=90 PS PS >=50 >=80
2016-2017 >=90 PS >=50 >=80
2015-2016 >=90 PS PS PS >=80
2014-2015 >=80 PS PS >=80
2013-2014 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=80
2012-2013 >=90 PS >=50 >=90
2011-2012 >=90 PS PS >=80
2010-2011 80-89 PS >=50 PS PS >=80


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 537 -2.8
2022-2023 552 5.8
2021-2022 520 4.8
2020-2021 495 0.6
2019-2020 492 -0.6
2018-2019 495 -3.0
2017-2018 510 -1.0
2016-2017 515 -1.7
2015-2016 524 8.2
2014-2015 481 -2.5
2013-2014 493 1.0
2012-2013 488 1.6
2011-2012 480 -7.3
2010-2011 515 2.1
2009-2010 504 6.2
2008-2009 473 -1.1
2007-2008 478 3.1
2006-2007 463 1.7
2005-2006 455 6.8
2004-2005 424 -0.2
2003-2004 425 -1.9
2002-2003 433 7.2
2001-2002 402 2.7
2000-2001 391 8.4
1999-2000 358 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wortham Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.0 5.4
Black 9.3 12.8
Hispanic 28.9 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.2
Two or More Races 4.3 3.1
White 57.5 25.0

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.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Wortham Independent School District had 43.18 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.25
Kindergarten: 2.05
Elementary: 16.90
Secondary: 22.95
Total: 43.18

Wortham Independent School District employed 2.00 district administrators and 2.94 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 2.00
District Administrative Support: 1.07
School Administrators: 2.94
School Administrative Support: 3.80
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 18.52
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 1.88
Other Support Services: 9.89


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Wortham Independent School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Wortham El248PK-5
Wortham H S1649-12
Wortham Middle1256-8

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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