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Friona High School

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Friona High School ranks 805 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

805^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 59% of Texas high schools

Summary

Friona High School is a public high school serving 303 students in grades 9-12 in Friona, Texas, which is part of the Friona Independent School District. The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 592 out of 1,876 Texas high schools in 2021-2022 to 1,103 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating has varied from 2 to 3 stars out of 5 in recent years.

Friona High School's student performance has been mixed, with female students consistently outperforming their male counterparts, and Hispanic students ranking in the top third of Texas high schools for the past three years. However, English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds have struggled, ranking in the bottom half of Texas high schools. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 94.4% to 100% in the past few years, and a relatively low dropout rate of 0% to 1%.

Compared to the nearby Bovina High School, which is part of the Bovina Independent School District, Friona High School has consistently higher statewide rankings and ratings, as well as stronger academic performance on STAAR End-of-Course exams, particularly in subjects like Algebra I, Biology, and English. This difference may be attributed to Friona High School's increased per-student spending, which has risen from $14,032 in 2018-2019 to $16,231 in 2020-2021.

291

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,461

Per pupil spending ?

69.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 Chieftain Way
Friona, TX 79035-1416

(806) 250-3951

District: Friona Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Friona High School:

Elementary:	Friona Elementary
	Friona Pri
Middle:	Friona J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

White:

12.4%

African American:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2022 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2022) to 59th (2025)

!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 school58%

District avg59%

Texas avg56%

805^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 41%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

730^th of 961Friona 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	53.8	805 of 1974	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	1105 of 1990	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	736 of 1961	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	592 of 1876	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	682 of 1861	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.3	1006 of 1857	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.0	989 of 1797	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	1168 of 1777	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.4	1289 of 1762	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.3	1165 of 1743	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.5	918 of 1734	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.5	778 of 1652	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.7	833 of 1603	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.5	969 of 1672	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.7	844 of 1568	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.9	771 of 1539	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.1	981 of 1510	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	53.8	853 of 1497	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.2	789 of 1430	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.9	738 of 1429	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.8	976 of 1427	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.6	996 of 1837	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.4	1091 of 1829	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1105 of 1810	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1306 of 1784	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	517 of 1153	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.1	944 of 1437	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.0	663 of 1371	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	488 of 1278	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	546 of 1195	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	614 of 1136	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	648 of 1113	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	570 of 1504	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.1	939 of 1880	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	656 of 1891	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	531 of 1841	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.6	537 of 1815	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	38.4	1190 of 1798	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.5	1176 of 1781	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	169 of 964	82.5%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	385 of 1145	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.8	289 of 1137	74.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	539 of 1453	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	931 of 1805	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	581 of 1820	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.2	480 of 1762	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.0	524 of 1743	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	48.0	828 of 1714	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	842 of 1691	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	552 of 1513	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	1048 of 1884	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.1	584 of 1897	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	425 of 1847	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	403 of 1848	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	51.8	743 of 1818	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.2	822 of 1794	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	651 of 1515	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.6	1114 of 1891	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	732 of 1913	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	693 of 1853	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	778 of 1840	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	895 of 1824	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	931 of 1803	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	32 of 81	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	9.7	89 of 95	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	82.8	15 of 97	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	36 of 113	68.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	36 of 131	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	475 of 1299	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	259 of 1548	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.6	351 of 1478	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.9	275 of 1418	80.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.9	481 of 1382	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	851 of 1357	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	877 of 1347	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	190 of 1294	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	91 of 1556	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	70.1	320 of 1576	79.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.0	320 of 1525	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	68.4	349 of 1510	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.1	1071 of 1526	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	580 of 1539	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)85th percentile+26 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Migrant (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)55th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)46th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History70%~ state avg

Biology70%+8 vs state

English I Reading59%+7 vs state

English II Reading58%~ state avg

Algebra I31%-16 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
Friona High School	Public	9-12	810 Chieftain Way	Friona	79035	Parmer County	Friona Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 250-3951	291	35	8.3	69.1%	36 (12.4%)	1 (0.3%)	253 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	53.8	805^th of 1974 public high schools	59.2%		43.2	1105^th of 1990 public high schools	44.5%	300	31.2	69.6	58.6	58.1	69.9	$12,461
Bovina High School	Public	9-12	500 Halsell St	Bovina	79009	Parmer County	Bovina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 251-1317	128	18	6.9	83.6%	7 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	121 (94.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22.2	1566^th of 1974 public high schools	20.7%		26.5	1483^rd of 1990 public high schools	25.5%	83	23.3	43.8	36.1	39.5	43.5	$12,427

Frequently Asked Questions about Friona High School

What is the racial makeup of Friona High School?

Students at Friona High School are 87% Hispanic, 12% White.

What district is Friona High School in?

Friona Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Friona High School?

Friona High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Friona Elementary
Elementary : Friona Pri
Middle : Friona J H

Is Friona High School a good school?

Friona High School ranks 805^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Friona High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Friona High School.

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