Frost Secondary

Frost Secondary in Frost, TX, is a small, rural school serving 215 students in grades 7-12 and is the sole school in the Frost Independent School District (Isd).

While the school has historically been a solid mid-tier performer, its most recent data shows a significant decline to the 31st percentile, its lowest point in a decade. A major concern is a stark and widening gender performance gap: female students rank in the 63rd percentile, while male students rank in the 16th percentile—a 47-point difference that is the largest among nearby schools. This is a critical area for parents to investigate. On a positive note, the school maintains a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.9, suggesting small class sizes, and has shown pockets of strength, consistently outperforming the state in Biology and U.S. History EOC exams. However, performance in other subjects, like 7th Grade Math (9.1% proficient), is critically low.

Comparing Frost to its closest rival, Italy High School—just 8 miles away with a similar student population and economic disadvantage rate—reveals a stark contrast. Italy ranks in the 66th percentile and outperforms Frost in nearly every subject, especially English I (73.2% vs. 36.4%). Similarly, Hubbard High School, another small school of comparable size, is showing improvement while Frost declines. These comparisons suggest that small size alone is not a determining factor for success and that Frost could benefit from examining the strategies of its higher-performing peers. The school’s recent struggles with consistency, particularly for specialized student populations, underscore the need for sustainable support structures.