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Hill Country Youth Ranch

Q: Is Hill Country Youth Ranch a good school?

Hill Country Youth Ranch ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Texas alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Hill Country Youth Ranch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 74 students attended Hill Country Youth Ranch.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hill Country Youth Ranch?

Students at Hill Country Youth Ranch are 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2223^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 5% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Hill Country Youth Ranch in Ingram, TX, is a small alternative school serving 74 students in grades K-12 within the Big Springs Charter School district, offering a highly individualized learning environment with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3 to 1.

This school is designed to provide intensive support for students who face significant challenges, as reflected in its high rate of economic disadvantage (70-79% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch). While the school invests heavily per student—spending $14,370 per student, well above the Texas state average—academic outcomes are consistently low. For example, in 8th-grade reading, only 33% of students met proficiency, compared to 59% statewide. However, there are occasional bright spots: in English II, the school matched the district with 50% proficiency, nearly reaching the state average. The most pressing concern is the dropout rate, which has tripled since the pandemic to 27.7% in 2023-2024, nearly double the district's 14.7%. The graduation rate hovers around 54.5%, meaning fewer than 6 in 10 students graduate on time.

Given its small size, performance can vary significantly from year to year—a single student's success can swing percentages dramatically. The data suggests the school's primary mission is stabilization and retention rather than academic acceleration, making it a unique option for families seeking a highly supportive environment for students who have struggled in traditional settings. While the school shows flashes of success in specific subjects like U.S. History and Biology, the overall picture is one of a dedicated team fighting an uphill battle to keep students engaged and on track for graduation.

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,474

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3522 Junction Hwy
Ingram, TX 78025

(830) 367-6100

District: Big Springs Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.7%

Hispanic:

37.8%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2023 → 5th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (14% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!U.S. History scores 52 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Texas avg52%

Middle school

2,223^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,906^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Alternative Schools in the Big Springs Charter School

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	1.4	4651 of 4651	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	4662 of 4710	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	4646 of 4647	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	4562 of 4578	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.9	4477 of 4479	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	4356 of 4359	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	1.9	4324 of 4329	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.6	4273 of 4286	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	37.3	3000 of 4320	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	0.2	4217 of 4221	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	18.0	4147 of 4331	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	4293 of 4295	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	4229 of 4240	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	5.1	4497 of 4499	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	4302 of 4306	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	1.6	4186 of 4188	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	4164 of 4168	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	2.0	4520 of 4521	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	4409 of 4451	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	4308 of 4309	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	4263 of 4264	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	1.9	4353 of 4357	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	4319 of 4319	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	14.2	3987 of 4086	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	2921 of 3799	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.9	3629 of 3684	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	3448 of 3558	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	0.8	3079 of 3082	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.6	2223 of 2335	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	2342 of 2372	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	2308 of 2330	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	2200 of 2254	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	2186 of 2252	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	2172 of 2193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	2059 of 2080	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.6	2012 of 2027	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	1851 of 1987	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	47.3	1156 of 1803	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.8	2097 of 2182	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	1854 of 2118	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	2033 of 2058	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	1981 of 2008	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.5	2227 of 2241	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	2206 of 2221	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	2005 of 2008	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	8.1	2023 of 2043	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.9	1935 of 1935	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	2173 of 2253	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	2232 of 2251	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	2189 of 2220	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	2092 of 2172	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	2059 of 2073	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.1	2019 of 2039	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	6.3	2193 of 2228	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	1991 of 2168	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	2039 of 2069	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	1997 of 2030	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.3	1710 of 1757	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1453 of 1712	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1575 of 1626	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	1408 of 1597	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	1.6	1721 of 1723	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	1676 of 1700	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	1906 of 2009	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	1714 of 1974	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1743 of 1990	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	1526 of 1961	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	1663 of 1876	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1616 of 1861	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	1746 of 1857	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1615 of 1797	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	1544 of 1777	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.8	1511 of 1762	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	17.6	1645 of 1837	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1642 of 1829	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1677 of 1810	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1572 of 1784	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.4	1865 of 1936	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	42.1	841 of 1504	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	8.8	1710 of 1891	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.8	1726 of 1798	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.1	1778 of 1781	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	593 of 1453	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	5.6	1717 of 1820	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.0	1691 of 1714	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	1858 of 1937	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	1304 of 1513	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1463 of 1897	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	1609 of 1847	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	1759 of 1848	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	1720 of 1818	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1637 of 1794	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.2	1887 of 1954	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	1377 of 1515	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	1886 of 1891	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.7	1887 of 1913	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	1734 of 1853	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	1706 of 1824	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.3	1791 of 1803	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.1	1519 of 1581	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	1239 of 1299	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	969 of 1478	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.9	1297 of 1418	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1311 of 1382	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1087 of 1357	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1226 of 1347	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.1	1573 of 1584	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	1183 of 1294	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.0	1555 of 1556	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1503 of 1576	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	1478 of 1525	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	1425 of 1510	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.7	1504 of 1526	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

At Risk (2021)4th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile~ school

White (2021)<1st percentile~ school

Male (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2021)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2021)1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)1st percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+46 vs school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

White (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading22%-35 vs state

English II Reading18%-42 vs state

U.S. History18%-52 vs state

English I Reading17%-39 vs state

Algebra I12%-42 vs state

Mathematics6%-37 vs state

Social Studies0%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Hill Country Youth Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3522 Junction Hwy	Ingram	78025	Kerr County	Big Springs Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 367-6100	74	8	9.3	70.3%	39 (52.7%)	5 (6.8%)	28 (37.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)								(n/a)	12.5	16.7	18.2	18.2	0.0	40.0	33.3	0.0	0.0	16.7	0.0	$16,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Hill Country Youth Ranch

What is the racial makeup of Hill Country Youth Ranch?

Students at Hill Country Youth Ranch are 53% White, 38% Hispanic, 7% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Hill Country Youth Ranch?

In the 2024-25 school year, 74 students attended Hill Country Youth Ranch.

Is Hill Country Youth Ranch a good school?

Hill Country Youth Ranch ranks in the bottom 4.8% of Texas alternative schools.

What district is Hill Country Youth Ranch in?

Big Springs Charter School

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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