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High Schools in Lone Star School District

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DistrictLone Star School District946^th of 951 Texas districtsFull district overview →

Schools

674

Students

Top rankedLone Star H S North (Tjjd)1951^st of 2,009 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Lone Star H S North (Tjjd) up 3 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Lone Star School District operates four high schools—Lone Star H S Central (Tjjd), Lone Star H S North (Tjjd), Lone Star H S South (Tjjd), and Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd)—all designated as Texas Juvenile Justice Department facilities serving a highly transient, at-risk student population across Mart, Austin, Edinburg, and Giddings. With a total enrollment of 674 students (ranging from 128 to 225 per school) and grade spans from 5-12, these schools face extraordinary challenges, reflected in the district ranking 946th out of 951 in Texas.

Among the four schools, Lone Star H S North (Tjjd) stands out as the relative leader, achieving the highest proficiency rates in Biology (18.75%), English II Reading (18.42%), and U.S. History (27.27%), and earning the district's best state rank at 1951 out of 2009. Lone Star H S South (Tjjd) shows notable consistency in U.S. History, maintaining 21.43% proficiency for two consecutive years. Lone Star H S Central (Tjjd) is the only school testing 8th-grade subjects, though it experienced significant year-over-year declines in English II Reading and U.S. History. Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd) is the lowest performing, ranking 2002 out of 2009 with 0% proficiency in both Algebra I and Biology.

District-wide, academic proficiency is critically low across all subjects, with the most alarming metric being a consistent 0% proficiency in Algebra I across all schools for both 2024-2025 and 2025-2026. Average proficiency rates for 2025-2026 are U.S. History (16.27%), English II Reading (11.02%), Biology (7.93%), English I Reading (4.42%), and Algebra I (0%), all far below state averages. U.S. History is the strongest subject, likely due to its narrative format, while the Algebra I results reveal massive foundational math gaps. The small student populations and high turnover make year-over-year comparisons unreliable, but the data clearly indicates these facilities require highly individualized, trauma-informed, and remedial educational strategies to address severe academic deficits upon student arrival.

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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)	STAAR Reading (2026)	STAAR Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Lone Star H S North (Tjjd)	Public	9-12	1800 Congress Ave Ste 13-1400	Austin	78701	Cooke County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 665-0701	162				35 (21.6%)	58 (35.8%)	67 (41.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2.6	1951^st of 2009 public high schools	2.9%		2.2	1954^th of 1974 public high schools	1.0%	3	0.0	18.8	2.0	18.4	27.3
Lone Star H S South (Tjjd)	Public	9-12	3801 E Monte Cristo Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(956) 289-5562	159				14 (8.8%)	67 (42.1%)	74 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	2.5	1960^th of 2009 public high schools	2.4%		2.2	1951^st of 1974 public high schools	1.2%	9	0.0	4.8	7.1	17.2	21.4
Lone Star H S Southeast (Tjjd)	Public	5-12	1027 Pvt Rd 2261	Giddings	78942	Lee County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 542-4522	128				14 (10.9%)	51 (39.8%)	60 (46.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	1.3	2002^nd of 2009 public high schools	0.3%		2.7	1929^th of 1974 public high schools	2.3%	73	0.0	0.0	2.3	4.7	10.8
Lone Star H S Central (Tjjd)	Public	8-12	116 Burleson Rd	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Lone Star School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 297-5716	225				47 (20.9%)	96 (42.7%)	77 (34.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.2%)	1.7	1989^th of 2009 public high schools	1.0%		4.2	1878^th of 1974 public high schools	4.9%	111	0.0	8.2	6.2	3.8	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brookesmith Independent School District (Isd)	0.2 mi	11
Brownwood Independent School District (Isd)	0.36 mi	7	359^th
Premier High Schools	3.67 mi	49	860^th
Early Independent School District (Isd)	4.03 mi	4	129^th
Bangs Independent School District (Isd)	7.35 mi	3	498^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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