Summary:
The Krum Independent School District (Isd) is served by a single high school, Krum High School, which educates 776 students in grades 9 through 12 and holds a 3-star rating, placing it in the 55th percentile among Texas high schools.
Krum High School shows a clear split in academic performance. Its strongest subject is Biology, where 71.5% of students are proficient, slightly above the state average. However, Algebra I is a major concern, with only 35.58% of students proficient—a dramatic 18.45 percentage points below the state average. This weakness in math is a key driver of the school's declining state ranking, which has dropped from the 59th percentile in 2023-2024 to a projected 46th percentile for 2025-2026. The school also trails the state in English I and English II reading proficiency. Despite these challenges, the school maintains a strong graduation rate of 94.3% and a low dropout rate of 0.9%, though this dropout rate is notably higher than the district's overall rate of 0.6%, suggesting retention is a greater challenge at the high school level.
With a student-teacher ratio of 14.2:1 and spending of $10,182 per student, the school operates with modest resources. An interesting data anomaly appears in Algebra I: the district's proficiency rate (47.44%) is significantly higher than the school's (35.58%), even though the district has only one high school. This could indicate a data reporting issue or that students from other programs (like 8th graders taking Algebra I for high school credit) are boosting the district average. For parents, the key takeaway is that Krum High School offers a solid overall education with a strong science program, but families should be aware of the significant struggles in Algebra I and the school's declining trajectory relative to other Texas high schools.
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