Summary:
The Ennis Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single large high school, Ennis High School, which enrolls 1,887 students in grades 9-12 and is located in a community where nearly 60% of students come from economically disadvantaged households.
Ennis High School presents a striking paradox: it boasts an elite graduation rate of 97.2% and a near-zero dropout rate of 0.1%, both significantly better than state averages. However, its academic proficiency on state assessments is well below state benchmarks, particularly in Algebra I, where only 22.88% of students are proficient compared to the state average of 54.03%. The school shows relative strength in Biology (59.79% proficient) and U.S. History (64.65% proficient), with U.S. History actually exceeding the state average in the prior year. The school's state ranking has declined for three consecutive years, dropping from the 42nd percentile to the 32nd percentile, indicating a downward trajectory in overall academic performance.
The key takeaway for parents is that Ennis High School excels at keeping students enrolled and on track to graduate, but struggles to ensure they achieve grade-level mastery in core subjects like math and reading. The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1 is slightly better than the Texas average, and its spending per student of $10,271 is slightly below the state average. The most critical academic challenge is Algebra I, where the school's performance is significantly lower than the district's overall average, suggesting that incoming 9th graders face a particularly difficult transition in math. While the school has a strong foundation in student retention, it must dramatically improve academic proficiency to reverse its declining state ranking.
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