J B Stephens Elementary

Bangs is a small West Texas town about 20 miles west of Brownwood, where the pace is slower and everyone tends to know everyone else's kids by name. J.B. Stephens Elementary sits comfortably in the middle of the pack statewide, with notably strong English scores that suggest a real focus on literacy in the early grades. Families who value a tight-knit rural school community — where teachers and parents actually talk to each other — will feel right at home here.