Summary:
The Hitchcock Independent School District (Isd) contains a single high school, Hitchcock High School, serving grades 9 through 12 with an enrollment of 585 students in a community where nearly 72% of students are economically disadvantaged.
Hitchcock High School presents a notable contrast between strong student retention and lower academic test scores. The school boasts an excellent 94.8% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating that nearly all students who start high school stay and complete their diploma. However, proficiency on state STAAR exams lags behind state averages across all subjects. The school's strongest academic area is Biology, with 58.1% of students proficient (compared to the state's 70.51%), while Algebra I is a critical weakness at just 21.88% proficiency (state: 54.03%). U.S. History also shows a significant gap, with only 45.05% of students proficient versus the state's 70.17%.
Despite a slight improvement in its raw state ranking from 2023-2024 to 2024-2025, the school's overall percentile ranking dropped to the 23rd percentile in the 2025-2026 data, meaning other Texas schools are improving faster. A positive sign is the volatility in math performance: Algebra I proficiency nearly tripled from 7.97% to 21.88% between the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, suggesting recent interventions may be taking effect. The school's high graduation rate, achieved while serving a high-poverty population, is a particularly impressive achievement that parents should weigh alongside the academic proficiency challenges.
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