Summary:
The Glen Rose Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single high school, Glen Rose High School, which enrolls 643 students in grades 9-12 and is located in a highly rated district that ranks 89th out of 951 districts in Texas.
Glen Rose High School is a strong academic performer overall, ranking in the 86th percentile among Texas high schools, but it shows a clear split between its humanities and math departments. The school excels in English I and II, with 83.56% and 78.32% of students proficient respectively, and in Biology, where 90.14% of students are proficient—nearly 20 points above the state average. However, Algebra I is a notable weakness: while proficiency jumped from a critical low of 25% in 2024-2025 to 50.63% in 2025-2026, it still trails the state average of 54.03%. This contrast is striking given the school’s 98.4% graduation rate, which raises questions about how students are progressing without demonstrating proficiency in a core subject.
The school benefits from a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 and a low dropout rate of 0.3%, and it is on a clear upward trajectory, improving its state rank from the 79th to the 86th percentile in one year. The district’s 5-star rating, however, is likely driven by its elementary and middle schools, as the high school’s 4-star rating makes it the relative weak link. For parents, the key takeaway is that Glen Rose High School offers exceptional humanities and science instruction, but families should pay close attention to math support and curriculum rigor, especially given the rapid improvements that suggest targeted interventions are working.
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