Schools in Spearman, Texas

SPEARMAN SCHOOLS

GENERAL INFORMATION Spearman is a AA school with district wide enrollment of approximately 800 students Daily attendance is over 98% Over 40% of seniors are enrolled in advanced placement courses. Nearly three quarters of those taking an Advanced Placement test earn college credit.

37% of the students are enrolled in one or more Honors courses.
High School enrollment is 240.
Elementary school enrollment is 380, 89% of which master grade level TAAS (Texas Assessment of Academic Skills) evaluations.
Junior High enrollment is 165.
Computer labs with Internet access available for all grades.
Advanced training programs available for students on all campuses.

STUDENT TEACHER RATIO, 10:1

DEGREES HELD BY FACULTY77% Bachelors23% Masters

GRADUATING SENIORS94% plan to attend college1995 seniors received more than $58,000.00 in scholarship offers

TEST SCORESStudent test scores are routinely well above state and national average, including the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS).

COLLEGE ADMISSIONS EXAMINATION SCORE AVERAGES FOR 1990-1995

  ACT                                       SAT
 Spearman HS 21.5                         Spearman HS 1033
 State       20.0                              State   879
 National    20.7

TAAS TEST SCORES (1997)

6th 7th 8th Combined

All Test 97.8 87.2 98.2 94.6

Reading 97.8 93.3 100.0 97.2

Writing N/A N/A 100.0 100

Math 100.0 93.6 98.1 97.3

Spearman Junior High has received the following honors by the Texas Education Agency:

UIL Competition 1994-1995 Recognized
UIL Competition 1995-1996 Recognized
UIL Competition 1996-1997 Exemplary
UIL Academic Champs 1995-1996
UIL Academic 2nd 1996-1997

Spearman High School was one of 39 of Texas' 1,518 high schools to be awarded "Exemplary Status" by the Texas Education Agency for college entrance scores.

Gus Birdwell Elementary has received a campus rating of "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency for every school year since 1994-1995. This rating is based upon TAAS scores and attendance.

SPEARMAN SCHOOL CHAMPIONS:

District Academic Meet champions the past three years, 32 regional qualifiers, 6 state qualifiers.
District sweepstakes winner for the past three years for the best overall co-curricular programs.
Ten appearances by the Lynxette basketball team at the state basketball tournament with three state championships.
Outstanding 2-A Chorale that consistently earns regional and statewide recognition for excellence.
Appearances by the Lynx football team in post-district competition during three of the past five years.
Four consecutive playoff appearances by the Lynx Varsity basketball team.
District champions in boys' and girls' tennis for the past eight years.
District champions in boys' golf the past four years.
District champions in girls' golf five of the last seven years.

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TAAS TEST SCORES (1997)
	6th	7th	8th	Combined
All Test	97.8	87.2	98.2	94.6
Reading	97.8	93.3	100.0	97.2
Writing	N/A	N/A	100.0	100
Math	100.0	93.6	98.1	97.3