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Cotulla High School

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Cotulla High School ranks 1279 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1279^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 35% of Texas high schools

Summary

Cotulla High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Cotulla, Texas, with a total enrollment of 353 students. The school is part of the Cotulla Independent School District, which is ranked 714 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cotulla High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, ranging from 1210 to 1502 out of around 1900 schools over the past several years. The school has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years, indicating below-average performance compared to other Texas high schools. In comparison, the nearby Dilley High School, which is part of the Dilley Independent School District, has a similar ranking and 1-star rating, suggesting that the performance of Cotulla High School is not significantly different from its closest peer.

While Cotulla High School has shown improvement in its four-year graduation rate, increasing from 87.1% in 2020-2021 to 95.5% in 2022-2023, and a decrease in its dropout rate from 2.1% in 2021-2022 to 0.7% in 2022-2023, its academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC (End of Course) assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects. The school's performance is particularly low in Algebra I, where it has consistently scored well below the state and district averages over the past few years. These challenges may be influenced by the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at Cotulla High School, which stands at 88.39% in 2023-2024.

356

Students ?

8.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,380

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 N Main St
Cotulla, TX 78014-2153

(830) 879-2374

District: Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Cotulla High School:

Elementary:	Encinal Elementary
	Ramirez-Burks Elementary
Middle:	Frank Newman Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.5%

White:

4.2%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (45% vs 56% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 39 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg49%

Texas avg56%

1,279^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

714^th of 961Cotulla 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
2025	34.5	1279 of 1974	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.4	1212 of 1990	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1224 of 1961	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1368 of 1876	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1409 of 1861	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1502 of 1857	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1468 of 1797	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	1409 of 1777	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.6	1302 of 1762	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.0	1318 of 1743	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	43.0	1110 of 1734	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.4	1218 of 1652	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.5	1034 of 1603	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.0	1291 of 1672	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	1383 of 1568	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.6	1372 of 1539	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.3	1323 of 1510	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.4	1038 of 1497	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.6	1095 of 1430	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.6	1226 of 1429	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.8	1229 of 1427	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	1519 of 1837	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	1462 of 1829	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1591 of 1810	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1573 of 1784	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	257 of 1153	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	36.5	804 of 1437	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	413 of 1371	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	573 of 1278	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.6	669 of 1195	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1045 of 1136	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	625 of 1113	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	967 of 1504	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1064 of 1880	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1180 of 1891	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1417 of 1841	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1461 of 1815	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1543 of 1798	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1456 of 1781	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	443 of 964	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	856 of 1182	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	995 of 1172	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	986 of 1177	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1056 of 1145	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	1088 of 1137	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	842 of 1453	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	1058 of 1805	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	1005 of 1820	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1245 of 1762	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1303 of 1743	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1417 of 1714	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1434 of 1691	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	860 of 1513	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	1087 of 1884	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	909 of 1897	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	1252 of 1847	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.4	1436 of 1848	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	1513 of 1818	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1498 of 1794	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1072 of 1515	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1395 of 1891	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1202 of 1913	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1262 of 1853	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	1350 of 1840	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1507 of 1824	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1611 of 1803	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	281 of 1299	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	402 of 1548	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	188 of 1478	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	517 of 1418	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.8	767 of 1382	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	987 of 1357	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	654 of 1347	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1092 of 1294	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	59.6	505 of 1556	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	1073 of 1525	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	73.6	254 of 1510	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	37.0	1053 of 1526	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.4	303 of 1539	80.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)78th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+43 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile~ school

Male (2025)29th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English II Reading55%~ state avg

English I Reading51%~ state avg

U.S. History48%-20 vs state

Biology48%-14 vs state

Algebra I8%-39 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Cotulla High School	Public	9-12	310 N Main St	Cotulla	78014	La Salle County	Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 879-2374	356	41	8.6	84.6%	15 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	333 (93.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	34.5	1279^th of 1974 public high schools	35.2%		38.4	1212^th of 1990 public high schools	39.1%	67	7.7	47.7	51.0	55.3	48.2	$21,380
Dilley High School	Public	9-12	#1 Grey Wolf Dr	Dilley	78017	Frio County	Dilley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 965-1814	258	27	9.5	72.5%	15 (5.8%)	1 (0.4%)	242 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.5	1704^th of 1974 public high schools	13.7%		12.6	1741^st of 1990 public high schools	12.5%	37	8.5	30.7	31.9	36.6	37.5	$14,819

Frequently Asked Questions about Cotulla High School

How many students attend Cotulla High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Cotulla High School.

What district is Cotulla High School in?

Cotulla Independent School District (Isd)

Is Cotulla High School a good school?

Cotulla High School ranks 1279^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Cotulla High School?

Cotulla High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Encinal Elementary
Elementary : Ramirez-Burks Elementary
Middle : Frank Newman Middle

What is the racial makeup of Cotulla High School?

Students at Cotulla High School are 94% Hispanic, 4% White.

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