Summary
Charlotte High School is a small, rural high school in Charlotte, TX, serving 137 students in grades 9-12 within the Charlotte Independent School District (Isd), where over 62% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds. This school stands out for its exceptional Biology STAAR EOC proficiency rate of 84.62% in the 2025-2026 school year, a dramatic leap from 50% the previous year and significantly higher than the state average of 70.51% and nearby schools like Pleasanton High School (65.22%) and Jourdanton High School (66.15%). However, this strength is not consistent across subjects, as U.S. History proficiency is a weak point at 54.29%, well below the state average of 70.17% and the lowest among neighboring schools.
Charlotte High School offers a highly personalized learning environment with a very low student-to-teacher ratio of 9:1, compared to 13.2:1 at Pleasanton and 12.3:1 at Jourdanton. The district also invests heavily in each student, spending $17,085 per pupil, which far exceeds the spending in nearby districts like Pleasanton Independent School District (Isd) ($12,904) and Poteet Independent School District (Isd) ($11,839). Despite these resources, the school's overall state ranking has been volatile, ranging from the 51st percentile in 2021-2022 to the 27th percentile in 2024-2025, before rebounding to the 47th percentile in 2025-2026.
The school has a strong graduation rate of 96.9% in 2023-2024, though a notable drop to 71.4% in 2020-2021 may be linked to pandemic impacts on a small, vulnerable population. While Charlotte High School has historically excelled with Gifted and Talented students and At-Risk students, recent data shows challenges with English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the 17th percentile, and Low Socio-Economic Status students, who have declined to the 35th percentile. Compared to Jourdanton High School, which is more consistently above state averages across subjects, Charlotte's high spending and small class sizes have not yet translated into sustained, across-the-board academic success, making it a school with notable potential but ongoing areas for improvement.
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