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Buna High School

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Buna High School ranks 1361 st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1361^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 31% of Texas high schools

Summary

Buna High School is a public high school in Buna, Texas, serving 409 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Buna Independent School District, which is ranked 684 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buna High School has several strengths, including consistently high four-year graduation rates (92.5% to 100%) and very low dropout rates (0.0% to 1.1%), both of which are better than the state averages. The school's Gifted and Talented program also performs well, ranking in the top 12% of Texas high schools in 2020-2021. Additionally, the school's at-risk students have shown strong performance, with the school ranking in the top 16% of Texas high schools in this area. However, the school's academic achievement on STAAR End-of-Course exams is mixed, with the school performing well in some subjects like U.S. History but struggling in others like Algebra I.

When compared to nearby schools, Buna High School appears to be a mixed performer. It outperforms Spurger High School and Deweyville High School in terms of graduation and dropout rates, but lags behind Evadale High School in academic achievement. The school's declining statewide ranking over the years is a concern, and addressing the achievement gaps between different student populations should be a priority for the school.

435

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,398

Per pupil spending ?

45.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

711 County Rd 734
Buna, TX 77612

(409) 994-4811

District: Buna Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Buna High School:

Elementary:	Buna Elementary
Middle:	Buna J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

88.0%

Two or more races:

3.9%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg44%

Texas avg56%

1,361^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 26% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

684^th of 961Buna Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

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
2025	31.5	1361 of 1974	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	1035 of 1990	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	1050 of 1961	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	822 of 1876	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.7	602 of 1861	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.4	1044 of 1857	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	766 of 1797	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.9	990 of 1777	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.8	788 of 1762	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.8	461 of 1743	73.6%	★★★★☆
2014	60.0	647 of 1734	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	563 of 1652	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.3	684 of 1603	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.3	820 of 1672	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.3	511 of 1568	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	63.9	597 of 1539	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.8	337 of 1510	77.7%	★★★★☆
2007	66.2	526 of 1497	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.8	546 of 1430	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	66.5	468 of 1429	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.9	514 of 1427	64.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.2	823 of 834	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	939 of 1065	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	471 of 1069	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.1	544 of 1031	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	317 of 1020	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.3	928 of 1024	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	69.7	210 of 1013	79.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	67.2	316 of 1837	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	159 of 1829	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	52.3	665 of 1810	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	263 of 1784	85.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	48.4	519 of 1437	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1159 of 1504	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	1057 of 1880	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	959 of 1891	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	653 of 1841	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	459 of 1815	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	962 of 1798	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	939 of 1781	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	892 of 964	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	72.1	145 of 1182	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	42.0	892 of 1172	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	75.7	62 of 1177	94.7%	★★★★★
2019	54.1	701 of 1145	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	731 of 1137	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1010 of 1453	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1314 of 1805	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	88.9	76 of 1762	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	46.1	873 of 1743	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.6	112 of 1714	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	143 of 1691	91.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	1183 of 1513	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1211 of 1884	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1197 of 1897	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	924 of 1847	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.5	605 of 1848	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	796 of 1818	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	826 of 1794	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	1015 of 1515	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	1268 of 1891	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1227 of 1913	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	953 of 1853	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.6	698 of 1840	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	1149 of 1824	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	724 of 1803	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	542 of 598	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	710 of 731	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	655 of 677	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	605 of 664	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	840 of 1299	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1378 of 1548	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.2	712 of 1478	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	583 of 1418	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.5	733 of 1382	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.4	743 of 1357	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	646 of 1347	52.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	1139 of 1294	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1229 of 1556	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1251 of 1576	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1066 of 1525	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	845 of 1510	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1181 of 1526	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1127 of 1539	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)83rd percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-24 vs school

African American (2025)1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History66%~ state avg

English II Reading51%-5 vs state

Biology40%-22 vs state

English I Reading38%-13 vs state

Algebra I22%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Buna High School	Public	9-12	711 County Rd 734	Buna	77612	Jasper County	Buna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 994-4811	435	39	11.0	45.3%	383 (88.0%)	16 (3.7%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	31.5	1361^st of 1974 public high schools	31.1%		45.9	1035^th of 1990 public high schools	48.0%	326	21.8	40.3	38.2	51.0	66.3									$12,398
Evadale High School	Public	9-12	908 Fm 105	Evadale	77615	Jasper County	Evadale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 276-1337	120	13	8.9	40.8%	112 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	66.2	519^th of 1974 public high schools	73.7%		77.5	256^th of 1990 public high schools	87.1%	263	33.3	68.5	69.2	86.4	88.0									$20,586
Silsbee High School	Public	9-12	1575 Hwy 96 N	Silsbee	77656	Hardin County	Silsbee Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 980-7877	789	63	12.5	59.9%	516 (65.4%)	155 (19.6%)	62 (7.9%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (6.2%)	33.9	1299^th of 1974 public high schools	34.2%		30.1	1405^th of 1990 public high schools	29.4%	106	13.4	50.5	45.6	50.2	59.2									$11,076
Deweyville High School	Public	6-12	171 Hwy 12 W	Orange	77632	Newton County	Deweyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 746-2685	294	32	9.2	52.0%	259 (88.1%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34.1	1291^st of 1974 public high schools	34.6%		44.6	1060^th of 1990 public high schools	46.7%	231	28.6	48.8	56.4	54.4	41.9	50.0	46.2	60.0	3.6	17.5	26.9	24.4	11.1	$13,918
Kirbyville High School	Public	9-12	1100 S Margaret	Kirbyville	75956	Jasper County	Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 423-7513	427	37	11.5	46.1%	305 (71.4%)	35 (8.2%)	50 (11.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.0%)	45.1	1034^th of 1974 public high schools	47.6%		43.9	1088^th of 1990 public high schools	45.3%	54	42.1	62.0	57.3	58.6	45.2									$10,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Buna High School

Is Buna High School a good school?

Buna High School ranks 1361^st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Buna High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 435 students attended Buna High School.

What schools feed into Buna High School?

Buna High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buna Elementary
Middle : Buna J H

What is the racial makeup of Buna High School?

Students at Buna High School are 88% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Buna High School in?

Buna Independent School District (Isd)

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