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China Spring High School

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China Spring High School ranks 323 rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 84% of Texas high schools

Summary

China Spring High School is a high-performing public school in China Spring, TX, serving 959 students in grades 9-12 as part of the China Spring Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top third of Texas districts. The school stands out for its exceptional academic results, with test scores in subjects like Biology and English I & II that are 20-30 percentage points higher than the state average. For example, 89.58% of students are proficient in Biology compared to 70.51% statewide, and the school boasts a near-perfect graduation rate of 99.5% with a dropout rate of 0.0%. This performance places it in the 84th percentile statewide, far ahead of nearby Waco High School, which ranks in the 13th percentile and has a 75.4% graduation rate.

What makes China Spring High School particularly noteworthy is its consistent success across diverse student groups, earning 4-star ratings for male, female, Hispanic, White, African American, Special Education, and low-income students. This broad-based effectiveness is a key differentiator from other area schools, such as Bosqueville High School, which ranks in the 54th percentile. The school achieves these results with a per-student spending of $9,867, which is lower than many neighboring schools—for instance, Valley Mills High School spends $16,210 per student. This efficiency suggests effective resource allocation within the district.

While the school excels in most areas, Algebra I proficiency is a relative weakness, with 60.92% of students meeting standards—only slightly above the state average of 54.03%. Additionally, data for small student subgroups like Asian and Multi-racial students shows lower ratings, likely due to small sample sizes. Overall, China Spring High School is a standout institution in Central Texas, offering a strong academic environment, high graduation rates, and effective support for a diverse student body, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a top-tier education in the region.

959

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,170

Per pupil spending ?

27.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7301 N River Crossing
China Spring, TX 76633

(254) 836-1771

District: China Spring Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for China Spring High School:

Elementary:	China Spring Elementary
Middle:	China Spring Intermediate
	China Spring Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.9%

Hispanic:

23.3%

African American:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 90th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (78% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas high schools

✓100% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg76%

Texas avg62%

323^rd of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the China Spring Independent School District (Isd)

326^th of 951China Spring 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	75.2	323 of 2009	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	75.7	297 of 1974	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	307 of 1990	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	230 of 1961	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	227 of 1876	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	279 of 1861	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	387 of 1857	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	173 of 1797	90.4%	★★★★★
2017	75.6	249 of 1777	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	77.1	169 of 1762	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	79.2	141 of 1743	91.9%	★★★★★
2014	75.5	243 of 1734	86.0%	★★★★☆
2013	73.6	263 of 1652	84.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.2	114 of 1603	92.9%	★★★★★
2011	75.9	193 of 1672	88.5%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	152 of 1568	90.3%	★★★★★
2009	78.6	151 of 1539	90.2%	★★★★★
2008	79.1	159 of 1510	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	76.2	233 of 1497	84.4%	★★★★☆
2006	79.7	147 of 1430	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.9	182 of 1429	87.3%	★★★★☆
2004	70.6	355 of 1427	75.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.4	208 of 1086	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.8	258 of 834	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	419 of 1065	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	387 of 1069	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	350 of 1031	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	369 of 1020	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.7	536 of 1024	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	428 of 1013	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	262 of 428	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	433 of 530	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.0	251 of 525	52.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	373 of 1837	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.1	347 of 1829	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	857 of 1810	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	326 of 1784	81.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	520 of 1195	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.4	379 of 1153	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.7	437 of 1437	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	419 of 1371	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	493 of 1278	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	404 of 1936	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	298 of 1504	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	361 of 1880	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	273 of 1891	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	207 of 1841	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	311 of 1815	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.6	450 of 1798	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	175 of 1781	90.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	605 of 1206	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.0	379 of 964	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.1	578 of 1182	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.6	133 of 1172	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	422 of 1177	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.5	63 of 1145	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	68.9	380 of 1137	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.5	428 of 1860	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	242 of 1453	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.1	349 of 1805	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	198 of 1820	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.7	228 of 1762	87.1%	★★★★☆
2021	75.7	233 of 1743	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	61.0	492 of 1714	71.3%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	193 of 1691	88.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	457 of 1937	76.4%	★★★★☆
2025	64.1	301 of 1513	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	469 of 1884	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	332 of 1897	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.1	229 of 1847	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	566 of 1848	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	736 of 1818	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	191 of 1794	89.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	255 of 1954	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	74.9	208 of 1515	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	298 of 1891	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	224 of 1913	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	240 of 1853	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	256 of 1840	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	391 of 1824	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	204 of 1803	88.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.3	217 of 713	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	353 of 598	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.6	151 of 731	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	83 of 677	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	122 of 664	81.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	123 of 588	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	27.2	468 of 604	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	73.3	99 of 582	83.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	461 of 1581	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	63.5	274 of 1299	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	463 of 1548	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	145 of 1478	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	68.4	240 of 1418	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.1	414 of 1382	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	470 of 1357	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	81.5	129 of 1347	90.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.8	347 of 1584	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.4	217 of 1294	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	330 of 1556	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	272 of 1576	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	239 of 1525	84.3%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	374 of 1510	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	407 of 1526	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	241 of 1539	84.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)87th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)81st percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)80th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)79th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)71st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)70th percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)56th percentile-27 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology90%+19 vs state

English II Reading81%+22 vs state

English I Reading80%+24 vs state

U.S. History72%~ state avg

Algebra I61%+7 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)		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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
China Spring High School	Public	9-12	7301 N River Crossing	China Spring	76633	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 836-1771	959	68	14.1	27.8%	594 (61.9%)	73 (7.6%)	223 (23.3%)	18 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.9%)	75.2	323^rd of 2009 public high schools	83.9%		75.7	297^th of 1974 public high schools	85.0%	26	60.9	89.6	79.6	81.4	71.8							$7,170
Tag	Public	9-12	198 Bob Johnson Rd	China Spring	76633	McLennan County	China Spring Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 836-4635	11	3	4.2	63.6%	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)	8 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0	2009^th of 2009 public high schools	0.0%					(n/a)					0.0							$21,147
Bosqueville High School	Public	9-12	7636 Rock Creek Rd	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Bosqueville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 757-3113	227	19	11.8	29.1%	157 (69.2%)	7 (3.1%)	56 (24.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	50.7	927^th of 2009 public high schools	53.9%		67.3	488^th of 1974 public high schools	75.3%	439	7.1	58.6	60.3	70.0	81.5							$13,273
Premier H S Of Waco	Public, Charter	9-12	4720 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-0441	128	6	20.1	84.4%	31 (24.2%)	25 (19.5%)	70 (54.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	16.5	1701^st of 2009 public high schools	15.3%		14.6	1701^st of 1974 public high schools	13.8%		19.1	20.0	15.4	23.3	58.1							$8,276
Waco Center For Youth	Public	7-12	3501 N 19th St	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 745-5339	69	7	9.8	47.8%	43 (62.3%)	11 (15.9%)	12 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.3%)	11.2	1777^th of 2009 public high schools	11.5%		2.8	1928^th of 1974 public high schools	2.3%	151	0.0	27.8	16.7	36.4	57.1		20.0	5.9		6.7	0.0	$15,404
Challenge Academy	Public	7-12	2015 Alexander Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 754-0803	52	4	13.4	92.3%	3 (5.8%)	22 (42.3%)	27 (51.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.6	1895^th of 2009 public high schools	5.7%		2.1	1959^th of 1974 public high schools	0.8%	64	0.0	23.5	14.3	26.3	20.0		0.0		0.0			$19,933
Waco High School	Public	9-12	2020 N 42nd St	Waco	76710	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 776-1150	1,885	140	13.4	83.7%	156 (8.3%)	559 (29.7%)	1,121 (59.5%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (2.1%)	13.7	1748^th of 2009 public high schools	13.0%		14.6	1702^nd of 1974 public high schools	13.8%	46	27.4	39.4	27.5	32.4	47.6							$10,225
Methodist Children's Home	Public, Charter	6-12	1111 Herring Ave	Waco	76708	McLennan County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 498-8738	96	11	8.7		28 (29.2%)	31 (32.3%)	33 (34.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	2 (2.1%)	7	1840^th of 2009 public high schools	8.4%		9.8	1789^th of 1974 public high schools	9.4%	51	10.5	21.4	18.8	33.3	31.8	40.0	25.0	30.8	0.0	8.3	0.0	$13,140
Valley Mills High School	Public	9-12	Hwy # 6 & # 1 Eagle Way	Valley Mills	76689	McLennan County	Valley Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 932-5251	206	21	9.7	44.7%	129 (62.6%)	7 (3.4%)	60 (29.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.4%)	61.6	642^nd of 2009 public high schools	68.0%		55.7	773^rd of 1974 public high schools	60.8%	131	36.1	88.7	63.0	63.2	74.6							$13,320
Paul And Jane Meyer Public High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1020 Elm Ave Bld 500	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Rapoport Academy Public School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 754-2288	233	26	9.0	56.2%	48 (20.6%)	53 (22.7%)	122 (52.4%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	62.3	617^th of 2009 public high schools	69.3%		63.9	576^th of 1974 public high schools	70.8%	41	54.4	78.3	68.1	66.0	69.8							$16,912

Frequently Asked Questions about China Spring High School

What schools feed into China Spring High School?

China Spring High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : China Spring Elementary
Middle : China Spring Intermediate
Middle : China Spring Middle

What district is China Spring High School in?

China Spring Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend China Spring High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended China Spring High School.

What is the racial makeup of China Spring High School?

Students at China Spring High School are 62% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is China Spring High School a good school?

China Spring High School ranks 323^rd of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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