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Big Spring High School

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Big Spring High School ranks 1361 st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 32% of Texas high schools

Summary

Big Spring High School in Big Spring, TX, serves 982 students in grades 9-12 within the Big Spring Independent School District (Isd), and is a larger school in a West Texas area where many families face economic challenges, with 64% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

Academically, Big Spring High School consistently trails nearby schools like Forsan High School and Coahoma High School on state tests. For example, in 2025-2026, only about 45% of Big Spring students passed English I Reading, compared to 78% at Forsan and 56% at Coahoma. The school also struggles with Algebra I, where just 39% of students are proficient. On a positive note, the graduation rate has improved significantly, rising from 79.9% to 90% over the past few years, though it still falls short of the near-perfect rates at Forsan (96.8%) and Coahoma (100%). The school spends less per student ($10,816) than its neighbors, despite serving a population with higher economic need.

There are some bright spots worth noting. Gifted and Talented students at Big Spring showed a remarkable jump to the 77th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, and Special Education students reached the 62nd percentile the year before, though performance for these groups can vary widely from year to year. The school also demonstrated it can achieve top-tier results for specific groups, such as Asian students who ranked in the 91st percentile in 2023-2024. However, supporting "At Risk" students remains a major challenge, with this group historically ranking in the bottom 10th percentile. Overall, Big Spring is a school making progress but facing significant hurdles in closing the achievement gap with its more affluent neighbors.

982

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,102

Per pupil spending ?

64.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

707 E 11th Pl
Big Spring, TX 79720-4648

(432) 264-3641

District: Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

White:

22.3%

African American:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (51% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!U.S. History scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Texas avg62%

1,361^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 22% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1361 of 2009	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1350 of 1974	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1393 of 1990	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1375 of 1961	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1295 of 1876	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	1421 of 1861	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1515 of 1857	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1398 of 1797	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	1468 of 1777	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.6	1368 of 1762	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.4	1221 of 1743	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.0	1253 of 1734	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.3	1261 of 1652	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.7	1221 of 1603	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.9	1371 of 1672	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.7	1066 of 1568	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.6	943 of 1539	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.7	1117 of 1510	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.6	989 of 1497	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.7	817 of 1430	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.9	896 of 1429	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.5	839 of 1427	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	656 of 1086	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	396 of 834	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.5	786 of 1065	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	605 of 1069	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.0	474 of 1031	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.1	775 of 1020	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	714 of 1024	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	701 of 1013	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	285 of 556	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	58.0	188 of 428	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.6	49 of 530	90.8%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.4	1503 of 1837	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1435 of 1829	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1637 of 1810	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1342 of 1784	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	584 of 1195	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.1	645 of 1153	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	918 of 1437	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1086 of 1371	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.9	475 of 1278	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.6	965 of 1195	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	814 of 1136	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	666 of 1113	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	1253 of 1936	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1078 of 1504	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1350 of 1880	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1313 of 1891	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1279 of 1841	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1407 of 1815	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1535 of 1798	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1455 of 1781	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	274 of 1206	77.3%	★★★★☆
2025	16.7	879 of 964	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	61.9	582 of 1182	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	514 of 1172	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	892 of 1177	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1040 of 1145	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	52.4	727 of 1137	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1303 of 1860	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.0	1082 of 1453	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1302 of 1805	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	1325 of 1820	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1231 of 1762	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.5	1366 of 1743	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1468 of 1714	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1394 of 1691	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.0	1204 of 1937	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.1	1089 of 1513	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1496 of 1884	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	1362 of 1897	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	1320 of 1847	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1518 of 1848	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1562 of 1818	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1487 of 1794	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.7	1429 of 1954	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	1155 of 1515	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	1497 of 1891	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.7	1412 of 1913	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1289 of 1853	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1414 of 1840	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1538 of 1824	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1466 of 1803	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	619 of 713	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.8	540 of 598	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	567 of 731	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	397 of 677	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	430 of 664	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	508 of 588	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	501 of 604	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	409 of 582	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1224 of 1581	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.0	495 of 1299	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	915 of 1548	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	1057 of 1478	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	908 of 1418	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.2	863 of 1382	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.1	991 of 1357	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1251 of 1347	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.9	1038 of 1584	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.8	1069 of 1294	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1341 of 1556	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1132 of 1576	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1180 of 1525	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	1228 of 1510	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1347 of 1526	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1283 of 1539	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)77th percentile+45 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile+16 vs school

African American (2026)40th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)30th percentile~ school

Male (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-10 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology64%-6 vs state

English II Reading53%-6 vs state

U.S. History53%-17 vs state

English I Reading45%-10 vs state

Algebra I39%-15 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, January 18, 2018

I worked at this school and it was wonderful! The teachers care about the students and the students are amazing.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology 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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Big Spring High School	Public	9-12	707 E 11th Pl	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 264-3641	982	82	11.9	64.2%	219 (22.3%)	55 (5.6%)	668 (68.0%)	14 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.5%)	34.9	1361^st of 2009 public high schools	32.3%		32.1	1350^th of 1974 public high schools	31.6%	11	39.4	64.3	44.9	53.5	52.8								$10,102
Big Spring Daep	Public	5-12	229 Airbase Rd	Big Spring	79720	Howard County	Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 264-3641	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Coahoma High School	Public	9-12	600 N Main	Coahoma	79511	Howard County	Coahoma Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 394-5000	317	24	13.3	24.6%	167 (52.7%)	4 (1.3%)	145 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.1	974^th of 2009 public high schools	51.5%		47.9	962^nd of 1974 public high schools	51.3%	12	43.4	72.7	56.1	58.0	64.4								$8,280
Forsan High School	Public	6-12	411 W 6th	Forsan	79733	Howard County	Forsan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(432) 457-2223	352	31	11.4	42.3%	207 (58.8%)	4 (1.1%)	128 (36.4%)	10 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	63.5	581^st of 2009 public high schools	71.1%		61.2	643^rd of 1974 public high schools	67.4%	62	43.5	80.9	78.3	68.8	72.4	54.8	57.7	71.2	51.6	34.6	51.9	15.4	$13,571

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Spring High School

Is Big Spring High School a good school?

Big Spring High School ranks 1361^st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Big Spring High School?

Big Spring High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Marcy Elementary
Elementary : Moss Elementary
Elementary : Washington Elementary
Middle : Big Spring J H

What district is Big Spring High School in?

Big Spring Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Big Spring High School?

Students at Big Spring High School are 68% Hispanic, 22% White, 6% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Big Spring High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 982 students attended Big Spring High School.

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