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Calhoun High School

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Calhoun High School ranks 1131 st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 44% of Texas high schools

Summary

Calhoun High School in Port Lavaca, TX, serves 989 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd), a 4-star district ranking in the top 27% of Texas districts. The school has a strong graduation rate of 96.3% and a very low dropout rate of 0.2%, showing it is effective at keeping students on track to earn a diploma. However, its academic proficiency on STAAR EOC exams is mixed, with a notable weakness in Algebra I where only 24.6% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 54%.

Compared to nearby schools, Calhoun occupies a middle ground. Industrial High School is a top-performing 5-star school with over 80% proficiency in core subjects, while Bloomington High School is a struggling 0-star school with proficiency rates often below 40%. Calhoun’s performance falls between these extremes, with English I Reading at 49.7% (below state average) but English II Reading at 67.8% (above state average). The school also shows a unique strength in serving its migrant student population, ranking in the 89th percentile for this group in 2024-2025.

Despite its overall stability, Calhoun has seen a troubling decline in support for vulnerable subgroups. Rankings for Special Education students dropped from the 8th percentile to the 15th percentile between 2023-2024 and 2025-2026, while English Language Learner students fell from the 50th percentile to the 14th percentile. The school spends $11,780 per student, less than Bloomington ($16,661) but more than Industrial ($13,172), suggesting that spending alone does not drive success. To improve, Calhoun could look to emulate Industrial’s strategies, which achieve top-tier results with a similar budget and demographic profile.

989

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,453

Per pupil spending ?

51.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 Sandcrab Blvd
Port Lavaca, TX 77979-2489

(361) 552-3775

District: Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Calhoun High School:

Elementary:	Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary
	Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary
	Port O Connor School
	Seadrift School
Middle:	Travis Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.3%

White:

23.4%

Asian:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 29 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg56%

Texas avg62%

1,131^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

256^th of 951Calhoun County 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
2026	43.7	1131 of 2009	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	1033 of 1974	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.9	962 of 1990	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	1117 of 1961	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	954 of 1876	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	900 of 1861	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.5	854 of 1857	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	808 of 1797	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.8	856 of 1777	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.9	988 of 1762	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.7	851 of 1743	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	66.0	488 of 1734	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	64.7	505 of 1652	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.6	458 of 1603	71.4%	★★★★☆
2011	61.1	756 of 1672	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	55.3	884 of 1568	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.6	724 of 1539	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.4	586 of 1510	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.4	518 of 1497	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	522 of 1430	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.9	509 of 1429	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	615 of 1427	56.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	889 of 1086	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	54.9	266 of 834	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.2	399 of 1065	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	540 of 1069	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	90.6	67 of 1031	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	45.0	504 of 1024	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	365 of 1013	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	382 of 556	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.2	373 of 428	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	487 of 530	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	437 of 525	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	424 of 507	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	398 of 488	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	377 of 487	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.1	325 of 486	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	1058 of 1837	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	865 of 1829	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.1	997 of 1810	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1392 of 1784	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.3	1030 of 1195	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	850 of 1153	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	716 of 1437	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.0	982 of 1371	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.3	553 of 1278	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	462 of 1195	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.0	572 of 1136	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	677 of 1113	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.5	1085 of 1936	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.7	850 of 1504	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	886 of 1880	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	906 of 1891	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	958 of 1841	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	846 of 1815	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.6	777 of 1798	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	878 of 1781	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	674 of 1206	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.9	500 of 1172	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.5	660 of 1177	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.0	137 of 1145	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	688 of 1137	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	1201 of 1860	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	828 of 1453	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	875 of 1805	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.6	1033 of 1820	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.8	851 of 1762	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	846 of 1743	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	827 of 1714	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	940 of 1691	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	1238 of 1937	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.5	792 of 1513	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	989 of 1884	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1111 of 1897	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	930 of 1847	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	903 of 1848	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	779 of 1818	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	948 of 1794	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.4	1141 of 1954	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.1	871 of 1515	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	1097 of 1891	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.7	1231 of 1913	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.4	951 of 1853	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	937 of 1840	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	992 of 1824	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	925 of 1803	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	12 of 74	83.8%	★★★★☆
2025	87.4	9 of 81	88.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.2	12 of 95	87.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	42.3	338 of 604	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.5	525 of 582	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	1340 of 1581	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.2	957 of 1299	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1418 of 1548	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1097 of 1478	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	939 of 1418	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.8	652 of 1382	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	931 of 1357	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	418 of 1347	69.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.9	777 of 1584	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	720 of 1294	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	937 of 1556	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	958 of 1576	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	908 of 1525	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	819 of 1510	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	766 of 1526	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.9	577 of 1539	62.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Migrant (2026)84th percentile+40 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)44th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)44th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2026)44th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)36th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)31st percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2026)15th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)14th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English II Reading68%+8 vs state

Biology64%-6 vs state

U.S. History63%-7 vs state

English I Reading50%-6 vs state

Algebra I25%-29 vs state

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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)	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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	201 Sandcrab Blvd	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 552-3775	989	71	13.8	51.1%	231 (23.4%)	11 (1.1%)	685 (69.3%)	51 (5.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.0%)	43.7	1131^st of 2009 public high schools	43.7%		45.2	1033^rd of 1974 public high schools	47.7%	98	24.6	64.3	49.7	67.8	63.0			$10,453
Hope High School	Public	10-12	900 N Virginia Rm 10	Port Lavaca	77979	Calhoun County	Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 552-7084	21	6	3.5	81.0%	3 (14.3%)	1 (4.8%)	17 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				25.0	30.8			$26,015
Bloomington High School	Public	9-12	2781 F M 616	Bloomington	77951	Victoria County	Bloomington Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 333-8011	227	19	11.8	78.0%	28 (12.3%)	12 (5.3%)	184 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	19.7	1654^th of 2009 public high schools	17.7%		24.6	1529^th of 1974 public high schools	22.5%	125	35.7	42.4	28.1	40.3	55.6			$10,397
Industrial High School	Public	9-12	187 Fifth St	Vanderbilt	77991	Jackson County	Industrial Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(361) 284-3226	348	31	11.3	31.0%	229 (65.8%)	3 (0.9%)	111 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	87.8	86^th of 2009 public high schools	95.7%		85.7	129^th of 1974 public high schools	93.5%	43	82.1	95.7	87.0	83.8	92.0			$12,785
Austwell-Tivoli High School	Public	6-12	207 Redfish St	Tivoli	77990	Refugio County	Austwell-Tivoli Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 286-3582	74	12	6.2	59.5%	27 (36.5%)	1 (1.4%)	46 (62.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.3	1327^th of 2009 public high schools	33.9%		57.1	741^st of 1974 public high schools	62.5%	586	30.8		30.8	66.7	70.0	58.3	33.3	$15,677

Frequently Asked Questions about Calhoun High School

What is the racial makeup of Calhoun High School?

Students at Calhoun High School are 69% Hispanic, 23% White, 5% Asian, 1% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Is Calhoun High School a good school?

Calhoun High School ranks 1131^st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Calhoun High School?

Calhoun High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary
Elementary : Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary
Elementary : Port O Connor School
Elementary : Seadrift School
Middle : Travis Middle

What district is Calhoun High School in?

Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Calhoun High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 989 students attended Calhoun High School.

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