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Ennis High School

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Ennis High School ranks 1376 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 32% of Texas high schools

Summary

Ennis High School is a large public high school in Ennis, TX, serving 1,887 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Ennis Independent School District (Isd). The school stands out for its exceptionally high graduation rate of 97.2% and a near-zero dropout rate of 0.1%, which are on par with top-performing nearby schools like Palmer High School (98.7% graduation) and significantly better than similarly-sized Corsicana High School (90.4% graduation). However, this success in keeping students in school contrasts sharply with academic performance on state assessments, where Ennis consistently underperforms compared to its neighbors.

In core subjects like Algebra I, only 22.88% of Ennis students met proficiency standards in the most recent data, a rate dramatically lower than nearby schools such as Rice High School (69.23%) and Blooming Grove High School (61.73%). English scores are closer to the state average but still trail behind schools like Life H S Waxahachie and Palmer. The school also has a higher student-teacher ratio (15.3) and lower per-student spending ($10,271) than many higher-performing peers, which may contribute to larger class sizes and fewer resources for individualized support.

Recent trends show declining performance for several student groups, including English Language Learners, who dropped to the 7th percentile statewide. A stark contrast exists with Waxahachie Global High School, a magnet school just 14 miles away that consistently ranks in the 95th percentile with nearly double the test scores. While Ennis excels at student retention, the data suggests many graduates may not be fully prepared for college or careers, particularly in math. This "graduation vs. proficiency" paradox is the school's most notable feature, highlighting a need for stronger academic support alongside its commendable focus on keeping students on track to graduate.

1,887

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,936

Per pupil spending ?

59.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2301 Ensign Rd
Ennis, TX 75119-6299

(972) 872-3500

District: Ennis Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Ennis High School:

Elementary:	Austin Elementary
	Bowie Elementary
	David S Crockett Early Childhood Center
	Dorie Miller Intermediate
	More...
	G W Carver Early Childhood Center
	Houston Elementary
	Jack Lummus Intermediate
	Travis Elementary
Middle:	Ennis J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.4%

White:

24.7%

African American:

14.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2016 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓97% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

Texas avg62%

1,376^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 40% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

731^st of 951Ennis 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	34.3	1376 of 2009	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	1178 of 1974	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	1158 of 1990	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	1247 of 1961	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	1257 of 1876	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.5	1049 of 1861	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1064 of 1857	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	944 of 1797	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	965 of 1777	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.7	1059 of 1762	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.3	1074 of 1743	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.3	1295 of 1734	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.4	1241 of 1652	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	44.7	974 of 1603	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.7	1211 of 1672	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.2	1031 of 1568	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	58.0	767 of 1539	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	649 of 1510	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.4	938 of 1497	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.8	911 of 1430	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	52.7	809 of 1429	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	52.6	837 of 1427	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.3	693 of 1086	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.5	556 of 834	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	811 of 1065	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	834 of 1069	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	835 of 1031	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	704 of 1020	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	726 of 1024	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	763 of 1013	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1550 of 1837	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	1266 of 1829	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1350 of 1810	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1258 of 1784	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.0	1109 of 1195	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.6	985 of 1153	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1177 of 1437	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1112 of 1371	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	1166 of 1278	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	1115 of 1195	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1096 of 1136	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	1081 of 1113	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	1295 of 1936	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.8	988 of 1504	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1186 of 1880	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	1179 of 1891	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1273 of 1841	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	998 of 1815	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	1020 of 1798	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	1008 of 1781	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	892 of 1206	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.9	602 of 964	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	826 of 1182	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	821 of 1172	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.5	446 of 1177	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	680 of 1145	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.5	569 of 1137	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.9	1312 of 1860	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	961 of 1453	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1175 of 1805	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1135 of 1820	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1153 of 1762	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	977 of 1743	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.5	997 of 1714	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.9	906 of 1691	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	1345 of 1937	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	969 of 1513	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1248 of 1884	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1228 of 1897	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	894 of 1847	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.4	1154 of 1848	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1095 of 1818	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1004 of 1794	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1409 of 1954	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.9	996 of 1515	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1333 of 1891	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1275 of 1913	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1245 of 1853	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	1088 of 1840	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	1122 of 1824	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	1029 of 1803	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	623 of 713	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	396 of 598	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	534 of 731	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.9	331 of 677	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.7	355 of 664	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	322 of 588	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	372 of 604	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	410 of 582	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.0	1133 of 1581	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	799 of 1299	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1074 of 1548	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	870 of 1478	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	875 of 1418	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	1204 of 1382	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1177 of 1357	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	861 of 1347	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	1061 of 1584	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	695 of 1294	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	791 of 1556	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	801 of 1576	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	937 of 1525	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	681 of 1510	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.8	754 of 1526	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	721 of 1539	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)36th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

White (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)31st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)16th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)13th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)7th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History65%-6 vs state

Biology60%-11 vs state

English II Reading52%-8 vs state

English I Reading45%-10 vs state

Algebra I23%-31 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)	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	Total
Ennis High School	Public	9-12	2301 Ensign Rd	Ennis	75119	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 872-3500	1,887	123	15.3	59.7%	466 (24.7%)	282 (14.9%)	1,084 (57.4%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	7 (0.4%)	37 (2.0%)	34.3	1376^th of 2009 public high schools	31.5%		39.4	1178^th of 1974 public high schools	40.3%	198	22.9	59.8	45.3	52.3	64.7	$8,936
Palmer High School	Public	9-12	422 W Jefferson	Palmer	75152	Ellis County	Palmer Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 449-3487	403	27	14.6	46.7%	191 (47.4%)	6 (1.5%)	188 (46.7%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.2%)	65	543^rd of 2009 public high schools	73.0%		74.9	310^th of 1974 public high schools	84.3%	233	53.2	84.9	64.2	85.9	63.0	$10,863
Rice High School	Public	9-12	1400 SW McKinney St	Rice	75155	Navarro County	Rice Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 326-4502	340	25	13.8	56.2%	80 (23.5%)	4 (1.2%)	246 (72.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.6%)	62.1	623^rd of 2009 public high schools	69.0%		54.2	799^th of 1974 public high schools	59.5%	176	69.2	74.1	64.3	75.0	62.0	$13,296
Ellis County Jjaep	Public	9-12	2272 Fm 878	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Ennis Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 825-5420	3	0			2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Ellis County Jjaep	Public	8-12	2272 Fm 878	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 825-5420	6				0 (0.0%)	4 (66.7%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (16.7%)	3.2	1920^th of 2009 public high schools	4.4%					(n/a)	0.0	33.3	0.0
Waxahachie Global High School	Public	9-12	275 Indian Dr	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4761	369	29	12.9	34.4%	144 (39.0%)	46 (12.5%)	141 (38.2%)	14 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	20 (5.4%)	86.8	99^th of 2009 public high schools	95.1%		87.2	103^rd of 1974 public high schools	94.8%	4	67.9	97.9	90.5	94.1	84.3	$9,029
Waxahachie H S Of Choice	Public	10-12	1000 Hwy 77 N	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Waxahachie Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 923-4758	56	12	4.7	50.0%	22 (39.3%)	10 (17.9%)	19 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.9%)								(n/a)				40.0	41.7	$74,419
Blooming Grove High School	Public	9-12	212 W Grady St	Blooming Grove	76626	Navarro County	Blooming Grove Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 695-2541	288	19	14.8	48.6%	166 (57.6%)	7 (2.4%)	98 (34.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.5%)	57	759^th of 2009 public high schools	62.2%		59.8	676^th of 1974 public high schools	65.8%	83	61.7	61.1	58.3	80.3	71.8	$12,436
Ferris High School	Public	9-12	1025 E 8th St	Ferris	75125	Ellis County	Ferris Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 544-3737	940	76	12.4	74.5%	126 (13.4%)	101 (10.7%)	695 (73.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	49.2	971^st of 2009 public high schools	51.7%		45.4	1030^th of 1974 public high schools	47.8%	59	39.0	74.3	55.8	55.6	68.6	$11,441
Life H S Waxahachie	Public, Charter	9-12	170 W Butcher Rd	Waxahachie	75165	Ellis County	Life School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(469) 708-4444	1,114	62	17.9	52.2%	165 (14.8%)	479 (43.0%)	424 (38.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (3.9%)	59.2	707^th of 2009 public high schools	64.8%		58.8	704^th of 1974 public high schools	64.3%	3	38.6	78.1	67.5	70.7	68.0	$9,752

Frequently Asked Questions about Ennis High School

What is the racial makeup of Ennis High School?

Students at Ennis High School are 57% Hispanic, 25% White, 15% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ennis High School a good school?

Ennis High School ranks 1376^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ennis High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,887 students attended Ennis High School.

What schools feed into Ennis High School?

Ennis High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Austin Elementary
Elementary : Bowie Elementary
Elementary : David S Crockett Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Dorie Miller Intermediate
Elementary : G W Carver Early Childhood Center
Elementary : Houston Elementary
Elementary : Jack Lummus Intermediate
Elementary : Travis Elementary
Middle : Ennis J H

What district is Ennis High School in?

Ennis Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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