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Cleburne High School

Public Grades 9-12
1106th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 44% of Texas high schools
Summary

Cleburne High School is a public high school in Cleburne, Texas, serving 1,923 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Cleburne Independent School District, which is ranked 670 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cleburne High School has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 90.9% to 94.6% in recent years, which is generally on par with or slightly below the state average. The school's dropout rate has also been low, ranging from 0.7% to 1.4% in recent years, better than the state average. However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is generally below the state and district averages across all subject areas, with the school scoring particularly low in Algebra I (30.91% proficient or better) compared to the state (47.01%) and district (34.26%) in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, Cleburne High School has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 64.69% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby high schools, such as Burleson High School, which is part of the higher-ranked Burleson Independent School District, Cleburne High School generally performs worse on standardized tests and has lower graduation rates. Additionally, Cleburne High School's spending per student, around $9,600 in recent years, is lower than the state average and some of the nearby high schools, such as Crossroads High School and New Horizon High School, which spend over $18,000 per student. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 13.1, higher than some of the nearby schools like Rio Vista High School (10.9) and New Horizon High School (6.4).

1,849
Students ?
12.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,420
Per pupil spending ?
66.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 850 N Nolan River Rd
       Cleburne, TX  76033-7099

(817) 202-1200

District: Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Cleburne High School:

Elementary:    Adams Elementary
    Coleman Elementary
    Cooke Elementary
    Gerard Elementary
    More...
Middle:    Ad Wheat Middle
    Lowell Smith Junior Intermediate
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
46.0%
White:
42.6%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025
Strengths
95% graduate within 4 years
Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (51% vs 56% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Algebra I scores 16 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg49%
Texas avg56%
1,106th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
1st of 2High Schools in the Cleburne Independent School District (Isd)
670th of 961Cleburne 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202542.11106 of 197444.0%★★☆☆☆
202440.41167 of 199041.4%★★☆☆☆
202342.01135 of 196142.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.71150 of 187638.7%★★☆☆☆
202140.91100 of 186140.9%★★☆☆☆
201928.61371 of 185726.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.01270 of 179729.3%★☆☆☆☆
201737.01083 of 177739.1%★★☆☆☆
201640.31183 of 176232.9%★★☆☆☆
201540.61178 of 174332.4%★★☆☆☆
201440.41158 of 173433.2%★★☆☆☆
201346.6979 of 165240.7%★★☆☆☆
201243.41013 of 160336.8%★★☆☆☆
201149.91098 of 167234.3%★★☆☆☆
201053.9924 of 156841.1%★★☆☆☆
200955.7839 of 153945.5%★★☆☆☆
200862.1622 of 151058.8%★★★☆☆
200765.1558 of 149762.7%★★★☆☆
200665.1541 of 143062.2%★★★☆☆
200552.7807 of 142943.5%★★☆☆☆
200455.7767 of 142746.3%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202535.0508 of 83439.1%★★☆☆☆
202436.5617 of 106542.1%★★☆☆☆
202342.5544 of 106949.1%★★☆☆☆
202225.1776 of 103124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202131.5674 of 102033.9%★★☆☆☆
201930.3697 of 102431.9%★★☆☆☆
201828.9709 of 101330.0%★★☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202237.91072 of 183741.6%★★☆☆☆
202141.5970 of 182947.0%★★☆☆☆
201925.31492 of 181017.6%★☆☆☆☆
201827.01446 of 178418.9%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202539.8571 of 115350.5%★★★☆☆
202433.7878 of 143738.9%★★☆☆☆
202340.7673 of 137150.9%★★★☆☆
202239.6637 of 127850.2%★★★☆☆
202145.6513 of 119557.1%★★★☆☆
201923.1954 of 113616.0%★☆☆☆☆
201822.61013 of 11139.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.9936 of 150437.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.91109 of 188041.0%★★☆☆☆
202343.31071 of 189143.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.91169 of 184136.5%★★☆☆☆
202139.71111 of 181538.8%★★☆☆☆
201928.91372 of 179823.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.51343 of 178124.6%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.6776 of 96419.5%★☆☆☆☆
202325.81020 of 118213.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.21046 of 117210.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.8979 of 117716.8%★☆☆☆☆
201921.51044 of 11458.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201826.41007 of 113711.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202532.0988 of 145332.0%★★☆☆☆
202431.81215 of 180532.7%★★☆☆☆
202331.91236 of 182032.1%★★☆☆☆
202231.21220 of 176230.8%★★☆☆☆
202133.61170 of 174332.9%★★☆☆☆
201920.31463 of 171414.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.21418 of 169116.1%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202535.1956 of 151336.8%★★☆☆☆
202437.21136 of 188439.7%★★☆☆☆
202339.91098 of 189742.1%★★☆☆☆
202237.11157 of 184737.4%★★☆☆☆
202139.41117 of 184839.6%★★☆☆☆
201925.01502 of 181817.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.71457 of 179418.8%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.0912 of 151539.8%★★☆☆☆
202434.71170 of 189138.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.61145 of 191340.1%★★☆☆☆
202238.31093 of 185341.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.71070 of 184041.8%★★☆☆☆
201925.81406 of 182422.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.51352 of 180325.0%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.2476 of 59820.4%★☆☆☆☆
202421.8603 of 73117.5%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2468 of 67730.9%★★☆☆☆
202218.8568 of 66414.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.8462 of 58821.4%★☆☆☆☆
201911.9554 of 6048.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201837.0381 of 58234.5%★★☆☆☆

Native American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202366.436 of 10164.4%★★★☆☆
202241.072 of 10632.1%★★☆☆☆
201815.2104 of 12214.8%★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.122 of 2615.4%★☆☆☆☆
20248.927 of 283.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.927 of 3112.9%★☆☆☆☆
202222.026 of 3116.1%★☆☆☆☆
202121.019 of 2420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201916.831 of 348.8%★☆☆☆☆
201825.328 of 3417.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202534.8845 of 129934.9%★★☆☆☆
202435.01034 of 154833.2%★★☆☆☆
202337.3879 of 147840.5%★★☆☆☆
202246.0624 of 141856.0%★★★☆☆
202147.5580 of 138258.0%★★★☆☆
201926.31102 of 135718.8%★☆☆☆☆
201826.51089 of 134719.2%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202536.7827 of 129436.1%★★☆☆☆
202437.8984 of 155636.8%★★☆☆☆
202342.8935 of 157640.7%★★☆☆☆
202238.5968 of 152536.5%★★☆☆☆
202136.01031 of 151031.7%★★☆☆☆
201928.21191 of 152622.0%★☆☆☆☆
201829.11184 of 153923.1%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Native American (2023)64th percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school
At Risk (2022)42nd percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)40th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school
Female (2025)38th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile-7 vs school
White (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school
Special Education (2025)35th percentile-9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)20th percentile-24 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-24 vs school
Pacific Islander (2025)15th percentile-29 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History65%~ state avg
Biology60%~ state avg
English II Reading50%-6 vs state
English I Reading46%-5 vs state
Algebra I31%-16 vs state

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Cleburne High School ranks 1106th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,849 students attended Cleburne High School.

Cleburne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Adams Elementary
Elementary : Coleman Elementary
Elementary : Cooke Elementary
Elementary : Gerard Elementary
Elementary : Irving Elementary
Elementary : Marti Elementary
Elementary : Santa Fe Elementary
Middle : Ad Wheat Middle
Middle : Lowell Smith Junior Intermediate

Students at Cleburne High School are 46% Hispanic, 43% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Pacific Islander.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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