Wharton ISD vs. El Campo ISD
Short answer
Same county, same rating year, one letter grade apart — the wrong way. For 2024–25, the State of Texas rated El Campo ISD a B and Wharton ISD a D.
Fact — government / primary source
District ratings for 2024–25 in Wharton County: El Campo ISD: B · East Bernard ISD: B · Wharton ISD: D.
Source: TEA 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings, via Texas Tribune
Fact — government / primary source
Inside Wharton ISD: Wharton High School D (with an F in Closing the Gaps), Wharton Elementary D (with an F in Student Achievement), C.G. Sivells Elementary D, Wharton Junior High C.
Source: TEA 2024–25 ratings, via Texas Tribune
Fact — government / primary source
This is not a one-year blip: in the previous published cycle, the district’s own page reported Wharton Elementary “received a 52, or F rating, and must engage in school improvement interventions, as required by law.”
Source: Wharton ISD official accountability page (prior cycle)
Our take — opinion
Families in this county can see the same state ratings we can, and they vote with their moving trucks: fifteen minutes down Highway 59 buys you a B district instead of a D. If you must live in Wharton County, the school map argues for the El Campo side of it.
In fairness — a positive fact
The county is not uniformly struggling: two of its three main districts rate B, and Wharton County Junior College serves the region.
Source: TEA via Texas Tribune; Wharton County Junior College