Elgin High School

Summary:

Elgin High School is a public high school in Elgin, Texas, serving 1,672 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Elgin Independent School District, which is ranked 904 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elgin High School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Texas high schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments. The school's graduation rate has declined from 93.5% in 2019-2020 to 88.6% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average. Elgin High School's performance is particularly low for African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as for Gifted and Talented students. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 73.86% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, likely contributes to these academic challenges.

Compared to nearby schools in the Pflugerville Independent School District and Taylor Independent School District, Elgin High School's performance is generally lower, with higher academic achievement and graduation rates. The nearby Phoenix High School, which is also part of the Elgin Independent School District, has even lower academic performance and a much lower graduation rate compared to Elgin High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 14000 County Line Rd
       Elgin, TX  78621-2515


(512) 281-3438

District: Elgin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1618th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,776 Help


Feeder schools for Elgin High School:

Elementary:    Booker T Washington Elementary
    Elgin Elementary
    Neidig Elementary
Middle:    Elgin Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  18.4 Help
Number of students:  1,672

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
74.3%
White:
13.0%
African American:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Elgin High School ranks worse than 81.4% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.34. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Elgin High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.3%), White (13%), African American (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elgin High School is 18.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elgin High School is $10,776.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Elgin High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Elgin High School 1618th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Elgin High School in the ranking list.)

Elgin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Elgin Independent School District (Isd) 904th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elgin High School

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Rank History for all students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.64 702nd 1427 50.8%
2005 53.45 789th 1429 44.8%
2006 48.81 910th 1430 36.4%
2007 53.23 863rd 1497 42.4%
2008 44.71 1044th 1510 30.9%
2009 35.38 1237th 1539 19.6%
2010 40.02 1239th 1568 21.0%
2011 46.86 1168th 1672 30.1%
2012 36.14 1184th 1603 26.1%
2013 31.44 1258th 1652 23.8%
2014 31.64 1312th 1734 24.3%
2015 39.95 1193rd 1743 31.6%
2016 36.70 1244th 1762 29.4%
2017 30.48 1238th 1777 30.3%
2018 28.57 1313th 1797 26.9%
2019 26.72 1414th 1857 23.9%
2021 29.38 1333rd 1861 28.4%
2022 19.43 1552nd 1876 17.3%
2023 21.09 1576th 1961 19.6%
2024 20.34 1618th 1987 18.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.26 492nd 582 15.5%
2019 16.64 533rd 604 11.8%
2022 13.86 600th 664 9.6%
2023 21.25 566th 677 16.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.85 921st 1113 17.3%
2019 23.73 942nd 1136 17.1%
2021 23.64 985th 1195 17.6%
2022 21.80 1060th 1278 17.1%
2023 22.94 1079th 1371 21.3%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.16 829th 1347 38.5%
2019 39.14 787th 1357 42.0%
2021 30.45 1029th 1382 25.5%
2022 24.25 1216th 1418 14.2%
2023 34.51 955th 1478 35.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.25 1425th 1794 20.6%
2019 27.08 1457th 1818 19.9%
2021 27.41 1415th 1848 23.4%
2022 19.20 1557th 1847 15.7%
2023 19.78 1584th 1897 16.5%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.89 64th 131 51.1%
2019 50.69 53rd 113 53.1%
2021 65.54 23rd 97 76.3%
2022 27.47 91st 114 20.2%
2023 14.10 87th 93 6.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 29.20 1353rd 1781 24.0%
2019 25.65 1437th 1798 20.1%
2021 29.30 1325th 1815 27.0%
2022 19.80 1515th 1841 17.7%
2023 20.48 1532nd 1891 19.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.03 1094th 1137 3.8%
2019 14.71 1082nd 1145 5.5%
2021 7.30 1123rd 1177 4.6%
2022 43.39 878th 1172 25.1%
2023 22.43 1041st 1182 11.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.82 1232nd 1784 30.9%
2019 31.91 1314th 1810 27.4%
2021 32.73 1235th 1829 32.5%
2022 23.98 1490th 1837 18.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.11 1413th 1803 21.6%
2019 24.82 1428th 1824 21.7%
2021 27.53 1351st 1840 26.6%
2022 17.06 1564th 1853 15.6%
2023 19.25 1558th 1913 18.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.00 733rd 1013 27.6%
2019 29.66 709th 1024 30.8%
2021 24.24 786th 1020 22.9%
2022 27.24 743rd 1031 27.9%
2023 27.87 764th 1069 28.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.71 1278th 1691 24.4%
2019 27.67 1330th 1714 22.4%
2021 30.33 1244th 1743 28.6%
2022 18.44 1486th 1762 15.7%
2023 19.88 1504th 1820 17.4%
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Rank History for White students at Elgin High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.36 960th 1539 37.6%
2019 28.27 1190th 1526 22.0%
2021 39.12 973rd 1510 35.6%
2022 36.07 1034th 1525 32.2%
2023 41.12 966th 1576 38.7%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Elgin High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 326 85 2 138 n/a n/a n/a 0 551
1989 302 89 2 140 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1990 285 81 0 142 1 n/a n/a 0 509
1991 315 92 0 144 2 n/a n/a 0 553
1992 313 91 1 156 2 n/a n/a 0 563
1993 340 96 1 166 3 n/a n/a 0 606
1994 339 97 1 166 2 n/a n/a 0 605
1995 356 108 3 216 3 n/a n/a 0 686
1996 356 108 3 216 3 n/a n/a 0 686
1997 353 111 5 232 1 n/a n/a 0 702
1998 376 106 3 246 0 n/a n/a 0 731
1999 384 104 3 255 0 n/a n/a 0 746
2000 376 107 4 272 1 n/a n/a 0 760
2001 429 114 3 313 0 n/a n/a 0 859
2002 471 106 4 365 0 n/a n/a 0 946
2003 471 106 4 365 0 n/a n/a 0 946
2004 446 119 7 359 3 n/a n/a 0 934
2005 445 125 7 381 2 n/a n/a 0 960
2006 402 137 7 398 1 n/a n/a 0 945
2007 411 163 8 404 2 n/a n/a 0 988
2008 410 167 5 444 4 n/a n/a 0 1030
2009 417 175 7 477 5 n/a n/a 0 1081
2010 422 176 4 488 3 n/a n/a 0 1093
2011 421 160 3 511 2 0 17 0 1114
2012 439 179 7 547 3 1 22 0 1198
2013 427 187 4 581 3 1 24 0 1227
2014 430 171 5 607 1 2 20 0 1236
2015 418 182 3 670 2 2 22 0 1299
2016 376 175 6 699 1 2 18 0 1277
2017 350 159 6 709 1 2 23 0 1250
2018 298 159 10 754 0 0 27 0 1248
2019 270 153 8 833 0 0 24 0 1288
2020 242 144 8 882 1 1 28 0 1306
2021 233 146 7 972 0 1 21 0 1380
2022 223 161 5 1125 0 3 26 0 1543
2023 218 171 3 1242 2 3 33 0 1672

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Elgin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 551 44.0 12.5 n/a
1989 533 n/a n/a n/a
1990 509 35.0 14.5 n/a
1991 553 35.2 15.7 n/a
1992 563 40.7 13.8 25.6
1993 606 43.0 14.1 32.7
1994 605 48.3 12.5 29.8
1995 686 50.3 13.6 30.2
1996 686 50.3 13.6 30.2
1997 702 53.7 13.1 31.9
1998 731 54.4 13.4 30.2
1999 746 56.6 13.2 38.6
2000 760 59.8 12.7 40.9
2001 859 67.9 12.7 41
2002 946 64.8 14.6 43.2
2003 946 64.8 14.6 43.2
2004 934 65.4 14.3 42.2
2005 960 63.3 15.2 45.6
2006 945 64.6 14.6 50.7
2007 988 64.0 15.4 51
2008 1030 68.5 15.0 50.4
2009 1081 69.6 15.5 57.3
2010 1093 68.2 16.0 59.1
2011 1114 68.9 16.1 61.7
2012 1198 69.8 17.1 63.9
2013 1227 63.3 19.3 62.3
2014 1236 72.3 17.0 62.5
2015 1299 81.0 16.0 64
2016 1277 85.0 15.0 67.7
2017 1250 89.6 13.9 65.8
2018 1248 84.0 14.8 67.1
2019 1288 85.8 14.9 69.3
2020 1306 89.2 14.6 70.2
2021 1380 86.0 16.0 72.8
2022 1543 93.3 16.5 62.8
2023 1672 90.7 18.4 73.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Elgin High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 551 44.0 12.5 n/a
1989 533 n/a n/a n/a
1990 509 35.0 14.5 n/a
1991 553 35.2 15.7 n/a
1992 563 40.7 13.8 25.6
1993 606 43.0 14.1 32.7
1994 605 48.3 12.5 29.8
1995 686 50.3 13.6 30.2
1996 686 50.3 13.6 30.2
1997 702 53.7 13.1 31.9
1998 731 54.4 13.4 30.2
1999 746 56.6 13.2 38.6
2000 760 59.8 12.7 40.9
2001 859 67.9 12.7 41
2002 946 64.8 14.6 43.2
2003 946 64.8 14.6 43.2
2004 934 65.4 14.3 42.2
2005 960 63.3 15.2 45.6
2006 945 64.6 14.6 50.7
2007 988 64.0 15.4 51
2008 1030 68.5 15.0 50.4
2009 1081 69.6 15.5 57.3
2010 1093 68.2 16.0 59.1
2011 1114 68.9 16.1 61.7
2012 1198 69.8 17.1 63.9
2013 1227 63.3 19.3 62.3
2014 1236 72.3 17.0 62.5
2015 1299 81.0 16.0 64
2016 1277 85.0 15.0 67.7
2017 1250 89.6 13.9 65.8
2018 1248 84.0 14.8 67.1
2019 1288 85.8 14.9 69.3
2020 1306 89.2 14.6 70.2
2021 1380 86.0 16.0 72.8
2022 1543 93.3 16.5 62.8
2023 1672 90.7 18.4 73.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Elgin High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,063 (9.8%) $9,773 (90.2%) $10,836
2020 $699 (6.4%) $10,181 (93.6%) $10,880
2021 $540 (5.0%) $10,236 (95.0%) $10,776

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Elgin High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1414th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1576th of 1961 High schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Elgin High School)186
 12%
   End of Course Algebra I (Elgin Independent School District (Isd))3721
 16%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Elgin High School)4433
 11%
   End of Course Biology (Elgin Independent School District (Isd))4432
 12%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Elgin High School)3334
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Elgin Independent School District (Isd))3333
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Elgin High School)3643
 7%
   End of Course English II Reading (Elgin Independent School District (Isd))3642
 6%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Elgin High School)6556
 9%
   End of Course U.S. History (Elgin Independent School District (Isd))6355
 8%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12881672
 29.8%
African American153171
 11.8%
American Indian02
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic8331242
 49.1%
Pacific Islander03
White270218
 19.3%
Two or More Races2433
 37.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.3%73.9%
 4.5%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Elgin High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,672 students attended Elgin High School.

Elgin High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Booker T Washington Elementary
Elementary : Elgin Elementary
Elementary : Neidig Elementary
Middle : Elgin Middle

Elgin High School ranks in the bottom 18.6% of Texas high schools.

Students at Elgin High School are 74% Hispanic, 13% White, 10% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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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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