Summary:
Mathis High School is the sole high school in the Mathis Independent School District (Isd), serving grades 9 through 12 with a total enrollment of 408 students in a community where over three-quarters of students are economically disadvantaged.
Mathis High School has shown consistent improvement in its state ranking over the last three years, moving from the 51st percentile to the 54th percentile. The school boasts a strong graduation rate of 95.4% and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 1, which supports individualized attention. However, the school’s dropout rate of 0.9% is slightly higher than the district average of 0.6%, suggesting a small group of students may need additional retention support. The school’s per-student spending is $13,119.
Academically, the school presents a mixed picture. It outperforms the state average in Biology (71.57% vs. 70.51%), English I Reading (59.82% vs. 55.43%), and English II Reading (62% vs. 59.88%). However, it trails the state in Algebra I (48.89% vs. 54.03%) and U.S. History (62.07% vs. 70.17%). Encouragingly, the school has shown strong year-over-year growth in several subjects, including a 13.5-point jump in Biology and a 7-point jump in Algebra I from the previous year. This upward momentum, combined with the improving state ranking, indicates that the school is effectively addressing academic challenges despite serving a high-poverty population.
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