Summary:
The Kingsville Independent School District (Isd) contains one high school, H M King High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in a community where nearly three-quarters of students face economic disadvantages.
H M King High School has an enrollment of 918 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1, with per-student spending of $12,026. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 13-17% of Texas high schools, though it has shown a slight upward trend from the 12th percentile to the 17th percentile over the last three years. The graduation rate stands at 82.0%, matching the district average, but the dropout rate of 4.4% is higher than the district's 3.5% average, suggesting challenges with student retention.
Academic performance reveals a striking contrast between subjects. Biology is the strongest area with 56.21% of students proficient, while Algebra I is a critical weakness with only 12.25% proficiency—a gap of nearly 4.6 times. Other subjects show moderate results: English I at 36.19%, English II at 40.0%, and U.S. History at 45.45%. Encouragingly, the school has demonstrated year-over-year improvement across all subjects from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, with Biology gaining 17.17 percentage points and Algebra I improving by 8.35 percentage points. However, these gains have not yet significantly shifted the school's state ranking, indicating that other schools are also improving. The high rate of economic disadvantage (74.73%) provides essential context for understanding these performance metrics, as schools serving high-poverty populations often face additional challenges related to student mobility and access to resources.
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