Summary:
The Kountze Independent School District (Isd) is home to a single high school, Kountze High School, which serves 328 students in grades 9 through 12. This school is the sole focus for parents in this area, and its performance reveals a mix of strengths and challenges that are important to understand.
Kountze High School has a notable advantage with a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1, which suggests small class sizes and the potential for more individualized attention. However, the school's academic results are mixed. It shows a clear strength in Algebra I, where it has outperformed the state average, but struggles significantly in U.S. History and Biology, where proficiency rates fall well below state benchmarks. The school has consistently earned a 2-star rating and its statewide percentile rank has slipped from the 41st to the 35th percentile over three years, indicating that while it may be holding steady, other schools are improving faster. The graduation rate is 89.7%, but the dropout rate of 3.5% is higher than the district average, pointing to challenges in keeping all students engaged through to graduation.
For parents, the key takeaway is that Kountze High School offers a small, close-knit environment with low class sizes, which can be a major benefit. However, the school's academic performance is uneven, with strong math results but weaker outcomes in history and science. The slight downward trend in state rankings and the higher dropout rate are areas to watch. With about half of the students economically disadvantaged, the school's resources, including a spending per student of $12,160, are likely being used to support a diverse range of needs. Overall, this is a school with clear potential in some subjects but with room for improvement in others.
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