Buna Independent School District (Isd)

Summary:

The Buna Independent School District (ISD) in Texas operates three schools: Buna Elementary, Buna High School, and Buna J H (middle school). The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Buna High School stands out with its exceptional 98.1% 4-year graduation rate and 0.0% dropout rate in 2022-2023, along with strong performance on U.S. History STAAR EOC exams. Meanwhile, Buna J H impresses with a 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I EOC in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district and state averages. In contrast, Buna Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 941 out of 4,647 Texas elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 3,509 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025, and has lower proficiency rates in STAAR exams compared to the other schools.

The financial data reveals variations across the schools, with Buna High School having the highest per-student spending at $13,331 in 2020-2021 and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 10.5 in 2023-2024. These factors may contribute to the academic performance differences observed among the schools in the Buna ISD.

District Detail

1022 Texas State Hwy 62
Buna, TX 77612-1087

(409) 994-5101

SchoolDigger Rank:
684^th of 961 Texas districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,474

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Buna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Cr 725	Buna	77612	Jasper County	Buna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 994-4840	721	49	14.6	52.8%	648 (89.9%)	12 (1.7%)	33 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.5%)	28.8	3509^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.6%		58.4	1681^st of 4710 public elementary schools	64.3%	1828						51.6	29.2	57.0				32.3	10.8	26.7				23.3			$7,633
Buna High School	Public	9-12	711 County Rd 734	Buna	77612	Jasper County	Buna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 994-4811	435	39	11.0	45.3%	383 (88.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	31.5	1361^st of 1974 public high schools	31.1%		45.9	1035^th of 1990 public high schools	48.0%	326	21.8	40.3	38.2	51.0	66.3																$12,398
Buna J H	Public	6-8	177 Fm 253	Buna	77612	Jasper County	Buna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 994-4860	318	27	11.9	46.2%	286 (89.9%)	4 (1.3%)	15 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	42.9	1303^rd of 2344 public middle schools	44.4%		50.9	1033^rd of 2372 public middle schools	56.5%	270	100.0								44.3	51.6	50.5				28.9	20.3	38.6		43.4	32.3	$10,410

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Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	13.68 mi	5	725^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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