Summary:
The Howe Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single high school, Howe High School, which educates 363 students in grades 9-12 and offers a highly personalized learning environment with a student-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
Howe High School is a standout performer in several academic areas, significantly exceeding state averages in Biology (86.41% proficiency vs. 70.51% statewide), English II Reading (81.48% vs. 59.88%), and U.S. History (79.27% vs. 70.17%). The school also boasts an exceptionally high graduation rate of 98.7% and a very low dropout rate of 0.5%. Its state ranking has consistently improved over the last three years, reaching the 76th percentile (486th out of 2,009 schools) for the 2025-2026 school year, earning a 4-star rating.
However, the school shows a clear academic weakness in Algebra I, where its proficiency rate of 37.84% is 16 percentage points below the state average of 54.03%. This contrast between strong performance in science, English, and history versus a struggle in math is the most notable finding. While the school's overall ranking is improving, gains are not universal; performance in Algebra I and English I Reading remained flat or slightly declined year-over-year. An interesting data point is that the district's Algebra I proficiency rate (44.71%) is higher than the school's rate, which may be a data anomaly or reflect students from other programs not included in this data set.
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