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Rice High School

Public Grades 9-12

1689^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 16% of Texas high schools

Summary

Rice High School in Altair, TX, serves 348 students in grades 9-12 within the rural Rice Consolidated Independent School District, where over 70% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Rice High School faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in core subjects like Algebra I (13%) and Biology (35%) falling well below those at nearby Weimar High School (52% and 82%, respectively) and Columbus High School (39% and 65%). The school’s state ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, dropping to a 1-star rating and the 16th percentile statewide. However, there are notable bright spots: the Gifted and Talented program ranks in the 86th percentile, showing exceptional performance for high-achieving students. Additionally, the school boasts a high graduation rate of 98.7%, comparable to Weimar High School’s 95.9%, though this contrasts sharply with low test scores, suggesting a focus on retention over academic mastery. English Language Learners are a critical area of need, ranking in the 4th percentile statewide.

Despite spending around $13,300-$14,200 per student—similar to peer districts—and maintaining a reasonable student-teacher ratio of 13.5, the school’s struggles appear tied to instructional quality or culture rather than resources. Interestingly, the district’s alternative campus, Rice Challenge Academy, which serves a more disadvantaged population, outperforms Rice High School in U.S. History (72% vs. 51%) and Biology (41% vs. 35%), highlighting an unusual dynamic within the same district. For parents, this school offers a strong community and high graduation rates but raises questions about college and career readiness for most students.

348

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,923

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1095 Raider Dr
Altair, TX 77412-0338

(979) 234-3531

District: Rice Consolidated Independent School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.9%

White:

18.1%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 38 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg40%

Texas avg62%

1,689^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 38 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Rice Consolidated Independent School District

699^th of 951Rice Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	1689 of 2009	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.8	1574 of 1974	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1408 of 1990	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1320 of 1961	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	1050 of 1876	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	1218 of 1861	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	977 of 1857	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1273 of 1797	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.7	1216 of 1777	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	819 of 1762	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.9	846 of 1743	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.1	875 of 1734	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.9	847 of 1652	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	907 of 1603	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.4	1005 of 1672	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.4	1152 of 1568	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	51.0	958 of 1539	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.4	737 of 1510	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.1	676 of 1497	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.3	824 of 1430	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.2	1070 of 1429	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	51.0	870 of 1427	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.0	958 of 1086	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	730 of 834	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	990 of 1065	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	862 of 1069	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	610 of 1031	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.5	831 of 1020	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	727 of 1024	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	824 of 1013	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	1091 of 1837	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1208 of 1829	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	957 of 1810	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	1264 of 1784	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.3	1144 of 1195	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	1126 of 1153	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	1344 of 1437	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	956 of 1371	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1209 of 1278	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	728 of 1136	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	991 of 1113	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.3	1714 of 1936	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	1312 of 1504	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1387 of 1880	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1283 of 1891	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	991 of 1841	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	1196 of 1815	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	1005 of 1798	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1320 of 1781	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	167 of 1206	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	51.8	603 of 964	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.1	96 of 1182	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	72.7	120 of 1172	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	7.3	1120 of 1177	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	70.1	294 of 1145	74.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.0	906 of 1137	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	1563 of 1860	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	1239 of 1453	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1309 of 1805	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	1194 of 1820	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.7	932 of 1762	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	917 of 1743	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	805 of 1714	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.7	1120 of 1691	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	1621 of 1937	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	1270 of 1513	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1543 of 1884	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1336 of 1897	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1087 of 1847	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1251 of 1848	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.8	984 of 1818	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1317 of 1794	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	1598 of 1954	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1182 of 1515	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1529 of 1891	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1281 of 1913	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1110 of 1853	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1219 of 1840	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.7	1009 of 1824	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1393 of 1803	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	1448 of 1581	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	980 of 1299	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1263 of 1548	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1338 of 1478	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	713 of 1418	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	994 of 1382	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1057 of 1357	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1103 of 1347	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	1194 of 1584	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.4	528 of 1294	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	749 of 1556	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	500 of 1576	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	384 of 1525	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	880 of 1510	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	710 of 1526	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.7	1133 of 1539	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile+70 vs school

At Risk (2022)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

African American (2026)12th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History51%-19 vs state

English I Reading40%-15 vs state

English II Reading39%-21 vs state

Biology35%-36 vs state

Algebra I13%-41 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	Total
Rice High School	Public	9-12	1095 Raider Dr	Altair	77412	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 234-3531	348	26	13.5	70.4%	63 (18.1%)	55 (15.8%)	226 (64.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	17.3	1689^th of 2009 public high schools	15.9%		21.8	1574^th of 1974 public high schools	20.3%	115	13.3	34.8	40.4	39.2	51.5	$11,923
Columbus Crossing High School	Public	11-12	1421 Austin St	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-2963	14	0	17.1	78.6%	7 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)								(n/a)	0.0		0.0			$14,932
Columbus High School	Public	9-12	103 Cardinal Ln	Columbus	78934	Colorado County	Columbus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 732-5746	524	40	13.1	50.6%	239 (45.6%)	35 (6.7%)	242 (46.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	42.6	1168^th of 2009 public high schools	41.9%		41.9	1110^th of 1974 public high schools	43.8%	58	39.3	65.2	46.5	55.5	69.0	$12,708
Rice Challenge Academy	Public	9-12	600 Fm 3013	Eagle Lake	77434	Colorado County	Rice Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 234-3531	114	4	28.8	97.4%	54 (47.4%)	27 (23.7%)	25 (21.9%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.5%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	31.8	1440^th of 2009 public high schools	28.3%		12.3	1741^st of 1974 public high schools	11.8%	301	9.1	40.9	25.0	50.0	72.3	$6,362
Weimar High School	Public	9-12	506 W Main St	Weimar	78962	Colorado County	Weimar Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 725-9504	214	21	10.0	55.1%	90 (42.1%)	28 (13.1%)	90 (42.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.8%)	67.2	499^th of 2009 public high schools	75.2%		68.3	465^th of 1974 public high schools	76.4%	34	52.1	82.1	67.2	75.9	75.5	$13,925

Frequently Asked Questions about Rice High School

Is Rice High School a good school?

Rice High School ranks in the bottom 15.9% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Rice High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 348 students attended Rice High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rice High School?

Students at Rice High School are 65% Hispanic, 18% White, 16% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Rice High School in?

Rice Consolidated Independent School District

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