A C Jones High School

A C Jones High School in Beeville, TX, serves approximately 969 students in grades 9-12 within the Beeville Independent School District (Isd), a large, rural high school where over 78% of students are economically disadvantaged. The school has stabilized after a period of very low performance, now ranking in the 33rd percentile of Texas high schools, but it remains significantly behind its smaller, better-funded neighbors. For example, Skidmore-Tynan High School ranks in the 87th percentile and Pettus Secondary ranks in the 50th percentile, highlighting a massive performance gap. A C Jones also has a higher student-teacher ratio (14:1) compared to Skidmore-Tynan's 8.6:1 and Pettus's 12:1, and it spends less per student ($11,969) than its neighbors ($15,206 and $17,609, respectively).

While A C Jones has a solid graduation rate of 95.5%, it has a persistent dropout rate of 1.0%, whereas both neighboring schools report a 0.0% dropout rate. The school's academic performance lags behind state averages in core subjects like Algebra I, where only 28.9% of students are proficient compared to the state's 54%, and Skidmore-Tynan's impressive 88.7%. However, there are bright spots: the school's U.S. History program has consistently met or exceeded state averages, and in the 2025-2026 school year, Multi-racial students ranked in the 89th percentile and English Language Learner (ELL) students ranked in the 78th percentile, suggesting targeted interventions are working for specific groups.

Despite these pockets of excellence, the school's largest subgroups—Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students—remain stuck in the low 30th percentile, mirroring the school's overall rank. The Gifted and Talented program also shows erratic performance, jumping from the 13th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 52nd percentile in 2025-2026. For parents, this means A C Jones offers some strong programs but faces challenges in delivering consistent, school-wide improvement. The school's success will likely depend on replicating the effective strategies seen in its U.S. History program and with high-performing subgroups across all core subjects, while addressing resource disparities and class sizes.