Huntington Independent School District (Isd)

The Huntington Independent School District (Isd) is a small, unified district in Texas serving approximately 1,564 students across five schools (PK-12), and it presents a story of two very different academic realities. The district ranks in the 48th percentile statewide, performing slightly below the Texas average, with a significant portion of students coming from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

The district's standout performer is Huntington High School, which has earned a 4-star rating and ranks in the 71st percentile, showing a clear upward trend. It boasts an exceptional 97.3% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, consistently outperforming state averages in Algebra I, Biology, and English I & II. In stark contrast, Huntington Intermediate is the district's most significant challenge, having plummeted to the 10th percentile with a 0-star rating. Here, only 23.66% of 4th graders and 32.69% of 5th graders are proficient in Math, compared to state averages near 50%. This severe "middle school slump" is also evident at Huntington Middle, where 7th-grade Math proficiency is just 17.57% against the state's 29.41%.

While Huntington Elementary (PK-3) builds a strong foundation, performing at or above state averages, performance drops dramatically in the intermediate and middle school years before recovering at the high school level. The Pride Alter School presents a paradox: it has the highest per-student spending ($33,299) and smallest class sizes (4:1), but its academic outcomes are the lowest, with a 40% proficiency rate in U.S. History and an 83.3% graduation rate. This data suggests that while the district excels at supporting students through to high school graduation, there is a critical need to address the academic challenges that emerge during the transition from elementary to middle school.