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Central High School

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Central High School ranks 1143 rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 43% of Texas high schools

Summary

Central High School in Pollok, TX, is a small, rural school serving 408 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Central Independent School District (Isd), where over half of the student body is economically disadvantaged. The school stands out for its exceptional performance in U.S. History, with 75.58% of students proficient in 2025-2026, surpassing the state average and outperforming nearby schools like Lufkin High School (64.96%) and Diboll High School (66.97%). However, Algebra I is a significant weakness, with only 24.72% proficiency—less than half the state average and the lowest among comparable area high schools, including Lufkin (30.5%). This contrast highlights a specific instructional challenge in math, while the school’s success in history shows its potential for excellence.

Central High School excels at keeping students on track, boasting a very low dropout rate of 0.7% and a high graduation rate of 97.9% (2023-2024), better than Lufkin High School’s 1.5% dropout and 96.5% graduation rates. The school also demonstrates resource efficiency, spending $11,714 per student—less than Lufkin ($12,700) and Apple Springs High School ($15,617)—while maintaining a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1, lower than Hudson High School (12.2:1) and Pineywoods Community Academy High School (14.8:1). This suggests effective allocation of resources to support student engagement and graduation.

An interesting comparison is with Central Heights High School, just 15 miles away, which is a top-performing school (94th percentile) with test scores 30-40 percentage points higher in every subject. The key difference is socioeconomic status: Central Heights has only 23% of students on free/reduced lunch, versus Central High’s 54%, underscoring the challenge poverty poses to academic achievement. Despite this, Central High shows notable strengths, including a dramatic improvement for English Language Learners, who jumped from the bottom 22% to the 60th percentile in one year, and strong support for Multi-Racial students, who rank in the 77th percentile statewide. These insights reveal a school with clear areas of excellence and targeted challenges, making it a unique option for families in the area.

408

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,018

Per pupil spending ?

54.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7622 Us Hwy 69 N
Pollok, TX 75969-9710

(936) 853-2167

District: Central Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Central High School:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
Middle:	Central J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

26.5%

African American:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2016 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (54% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg57%

Texas avg62%

1,143^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

631^st of 951Central 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	43.3	1143 of 2009	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	1038 of 1974	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	936 of 1990	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	911 of 1961	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.5	1010 of 1876	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	901 of 1861	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	860 of 1857	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	903 of 1797	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.9	906 of 1777	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.3	737 of 1762	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	773 of 1743	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.1	731 of 1734	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.2	872 of 1652	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	63.4	463 of 1603	71.1%	★★★★☆
2011	67.8	483 of 1672	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	58.7	787 of 1568	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.3	819 of 1539	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.4	857 of 1510	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	63.3	608 of 1497	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.1	505 of 1430	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	606 of 1429	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.2	626 of 1427	56.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	890 of 1086	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	594 of 834	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	542 of 1065	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	272 of 1069	74.6%	★★★★☆
2022	23.6	799 of 1031	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	890 of 1020	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.7	210 of 1024	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	342 of 1013	66.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	23.1	1510 of 1837	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1218 of 1829	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	870 of 1810	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	1013 of 1784	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	474 of 1195	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	20.0	965 of 1153	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1125 of 1437	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	531 of 1371	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.9	1008 of 1278	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1124 of 1195	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1099 of 1113	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	1142 of 1936	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.0	844 of 1504	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	902 of 1880	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.9	631 of 1891	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	1057 of 1841	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.6	987 of 1815	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	912 of 1798	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	906 of 1781	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	638 of 1206	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.9	624 of 964	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	72.2	84 of 1182	92.9%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	278 of 1172	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	53.9	742 of 1177	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	931 of 1145	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	848 of 1137	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	1011 of 1860	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.2	830 of 1453	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	845 of 1805	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	1072 of 1820	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	1043 of 1762	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.5	454 of 1743	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	43.9	930 of 1714	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	615 of 1691	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1143 of 1937	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	782 of 1513	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	822 of 1884	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	851 of 1897	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	1279 of 1847	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	906 of 1848	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	934 of 1818	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.8	799 of 1794	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.9	1091 of 1954	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	815 of 1515	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.4	892 of 1891	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	1078 of 1913	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	945 of 1853	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	832 of 1840	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	850 of 1824	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	1049 of 1803	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.7	164 of 713	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	234 of 731	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	936 of 1581	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.3	793 of 1299	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	791 of 1548	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	862 of 1478	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	636 of 1418	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.0	613 of 1382	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.3	609 of 1357	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	585 of 1347	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	1209 of 1584	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	920 of 1294	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	1079 of 1556	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	947 of 1576	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1050 of 1525	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1167 of 1510	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	1085 of 1526	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1205 of 1539	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)77th percentile+34 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)47th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)41st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)41st percentile~ school

White (2026)24th percentile-19 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-25 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History76%+5 vs state

Biology65%-5 vs state

English I Reading54%~ state avg

English II Reading53%-7 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)	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 (2025)	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	Total
Central High School	Public	9-12	7622 Us Hwy 69 N	Pollok	75969	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 853-2167	408	35	11.5	54.2%	267 (65.4%)	21 (5.1%)	108 (26.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	43.3	1143^rd of 2009 public high schools	43.1%		44.9	1038^th of 1974 public high schools	47.4%	105	24.7	65.1	53.6	52.7	75.6	$13,018
Stubblefield Learning Center	Public	10-12	208 N John Redditt	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 634-1100	5				5 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$24,007
Stubblefield Learning Center	Public	10-12	208 N John Redditt	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Diboll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 634-1100	9				2 (22.2%)	2 (22.2%)	4 (44.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)					16.7	$9,425
Hudson High School	Public	9-12	6735 Ted Trout Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 875-9232	783	64	12.2	46.0%	480 (61.3%)	44 (5.6%)	213 (27.2%)	15 (1.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.4%)	67.1	501^st of 2009 public high schools	75.1%		72.4	357^th of 1974 public high schools	81.9%	144	37.4	83.1	71.9	75.1	80.1	$10,312
Pineywoods Community Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	601 S Raguet	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Pineywoods Community Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 634-5515	289	19	14.8	44.6%	147 (50.9%)	39 (13.5%)	88 (30.4%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.5%)	78	257^th of 2009 public high schools	87.2%		83.6	155^th of 1974 public high schools	92.1%	102	63.4	86.1	80.5	84.7	85.1	$11,477
Stubblefield Learning Center	Public	9-12	502 College Dr	Lufkin	75904	Angelina County	Hudson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 634-1100	9	5	1.8	66.7%	5 (55.6%)	2 (22.2%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)								(n/a)					33.3
Hackney Learning Center	Public	9-12	708 Lubbock St	Lufkin	75902	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 632-7203	56			71.4%	12 (21.4%)	20 (35.7%)	21 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.4%)	3	1936^th of 2009 public high schools	3.6%		11.4	1758^th of 1974 public high schools	10.9%	178	0.0	31.3	0.0	19.2	23.3
Lufkin High School	Public	9-12	309 Medford Dr	Lufkin	75901	Angelina County	Lufkin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 632-7721	2,026	170	11.9	84.0%	410 (20.2%)	547 (27.0%)	988 (48.8%)	26 (1.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	52 (2.6%)	34.9	1363^rd of 2009 public high schools	32.2%		34.6	1273^rd of 1974 public high schools	35.5%	90	30.5	65.6	43.8	46.1	65.0	$10,331
Central Heights High School	Public	9-12	10317 Us Hwy 259 N	Nacogdoches	75965	Nacogdoches County	Central Heights Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 552-3408	333	29	11.4	23.1%	234 (70.3%)	10 (3.0%)	69 (20.7%)	8 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	72	389^th of 2009 public high schools	80.6%		86.3	115^th of 1974 public high schools	94.2%	274	48.4	79.0	65.0	86.8	97.5	$10,417
Diboll High School	Public	9-12	1000 Lumberjack Dr	Diboll	75941	Angelina County	Diboll Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 829-5626	480	35	13.5	63.3%	134 (27.9%)	50 (10.4%)	280 (58.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	56.7	772^nd of 2009 public high schools	61.6%		41.5	1124^th of 1974 public high schools	43.1%	352	59.8	73.3	62.4	61.7	67.0	$11,305

Frequently Asked Questions about Central High School

Is Central High School a good school?

Central High School ranks 1143^rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Central High School.

What schools feed into Central High School?

Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary
Middle : Central J H

What is the racial makeup of Central High School?

Students at Central High School are 65% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Central High School in?

Central Independent School District (Isd)

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