Anahuac Independent School District (Isd)

The Anahuac Independent School District (Isd) is a small, rural district in Texas serving approximately 1,552 students across four schools: Anahuac High School, Anahuac Middle, Anahuac Elementary (grades 3-5), and Anahuac Pri (PK-2). The district faces significant academic challenges, ranking in the 25th percentile statewide, and all schools report that over 50% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Standout schools reveal a mixed picture. Anahuac High School is a story of improvement, with its state ranking rising from the 20th to the 34th percentile over three years, supported by an excellent 99.1% graduation rate and a very low 0.2% dropout rate. However, its academic proficiency on state tests remains low, with Algebra I at just 19.32% proficient. In contrast, Anahuac Middle is an outlier in math: its 8th-grade math proficiency (47.75%) beat the state average, and its Algebra I End-of-Course exam proficiency (81.48% in 2024-2025) far exceeded the state average of 47.01%. Yet, this success is not uniform, as 7th-grade math proficiency plummeted to just 5.62% in 2025-2026. Anahuac Elementary is a bright spot in reading, with 4th-grade reading proficiency (53.21%) slightly exceeding the state average (53.04%).

Key takeaways include a dramatic "math cliff" between 6th and 7th grade at the middle school, where proficiency drops from 21.37% to 5.62%, suggesting a critical need for targeted intervention. Science is a district-wide weakness, with 5th-grade science at just 11.82% (state: 29.57%) and 8th-grade science at 29.31% (state: 46.25%). The district’s high graduation rate contrasts sharply with low test scores, indicating a focus on retention over academic rigor. Small class sizes (student-teacher ratios from 13.4:1 to 15.1:1) and per-student spending ranging from $10,501 to $14,575 provide resources that could be leveraged to address these gaps.