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Hale Center High School

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Hale Center High School ranks 1200 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1200^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 42% of Texas high schools

Summary

Hale Center High School is a small rural school in Hale Center, TX, serving 174 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Hale Center Independent School District (Isd). The school stands out for its exceptional student persistence, achieving a 100% graduation rate for the last two consecutive years and a 0% dropout rate for the last three years—a feat that surpasses nearby Plainview High School, which had a 93.1% graduation rate and a 1.4% dropout rate in 2023-2024. This commitment to keeping students on track is supported by a low student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1 and high per-student spending of $15,342, both of which exceed those at Olton High School and Abernathy High School.

Academically, Hale Center shows a notable strength in English II Reading, where 73.17% of students were proficient in 2025-2026, outperforming the state average of 59.88% and all nearby schools, including Olton (64.71%) and Abernathy (63.49%). However, the school faces challenges in Algebra I, with only 33.33% proficiency, though this is part of a broader regional struggle—none of the nearby schools reached the state average of 54.03% in the most recent year. The school has also demonstrated a remarkable rebound in serving special education students, jumping from the 24th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 77th percentile in 2025-2026, earning 4 stars.

While the school’s overall state ranking has improved from the 27th percentile to the 41st percentile over recent years, this masks a decline in performance for its core student subgroups, such as Hispanic and low socioeconomic status students, whose rankings have dropped. Additionally, a once-strong Gifted and Talented program, which ranked in the 96th percentile in 2017-2018, has no recent data available, leaving its current status unclear. For parents, Hale Center offers a supportive environment with strong graduation outcomes and targeted successes, particularly in English and special education, but families should be aware of the mixed trends in math and subgroup performance.

174

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,475

Per pupil spending ?

66.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 Owl Dr
Hale Center, TX 79041-0590

(806) 839-2452

District: Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Hale Center High School:

Elementary:	Akin Elementary
Middle:	Carr Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.0%

White:

18.4%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 27th percentile in 2023 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 42nd (2026) from a 27th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (55% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg57%

Texas avg62%

1,200^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

716^th of 947Hale Center 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	42.5	1200 of 2057	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.2	1101 of 1974	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1395 of 1990	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1434 of 1961	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1158 of 1876	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	873 of 1861	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	903 of 1857	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.3	857 of 1797	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	801 of 1777	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.1	469 of 1762	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	58.9	727 of 1743	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.6	696 of 1734	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	35.3	1200 of 1652	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	45.7	942 of 1603	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.5	779 of 1672	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.9	524 of 1568	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	387 of 1539	74.9%	★★★★☆
2008	60.0	683 of 1510	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	49.1	947 of 1497	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.1	615 of 1430	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.5	948 of 1429	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	47.9	938 of 1427	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	921 of 1837	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.9	295 of 1829	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	59.5	486 of 1810	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	50.3	660 of 1784	63.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	772 of 1437	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.2	161 of 1371	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	592 of 1278	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	263 of 1195	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.1	988 of 1976	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	18.8	1558 of 1880	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	1491 of 1891	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1276 of 1841	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	854 of 1815	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1046 of 1798	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1512 of 1781	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	67.0	385 of 1145	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.8	48 of 1137	95.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	942 of 1909	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.4	1493 of 1805	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	1347 of 1820	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	1209 of 1762	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.7	576 of 1743	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	775 of 1714	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	966 of 1691	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	875 of 1976	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.8	1449 of 1884	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1473 of 1897	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1076 of 1847	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	770 of 1848	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	865 of 1818	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	954 of 1794	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	1277 of 1993	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1393 of 1891	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1308 of 1913	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	1018 of 1853	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	908 of 1840	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	812 of 1824	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.9	376 of 1803	79.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	374 of 1610	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	29.8	1175 of 1548	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	73.2	211 of 1478	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	49.0	543 of 1382	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.7	1120 of 1357	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	66.5	255 of 1347	81.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1210 of 1611	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1405 of 1556	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1049 of 1576	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	472 of 1525	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.0	1179 of 1510	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	947 of 1526	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.3	430 of 1539	72.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)77th percentile+35 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)66th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)56th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)51st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)50th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English II Reading73%+13 vs state

Biology63%-7 vs state

English I Reading54%~ state avg

U.S. History50%-20 vs state

Algebra I33%-21 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 (2025)	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
Hale Center High School	Public	9-12	411 Owl Dr	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 839-2452	174	19	9.1	66.7%	32 (18.4%)	4 (2.3%)	134 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	42.5	1200^th of 2057 public high schools	41.7%		42.2	1101^st of 1974 public high schools	44.2%	99	33.3	63.5	53.9	73.2	50.0	$16,475
Hale County J J A E P	Public	6-12	103 W Cleveland	Hale Center	79041	Hale County	Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 839-2451	1				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Plainview High School	Public	9-12	1501 Quincy St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 293-6005	1,418	113	12.5	72.9%	171 (12.1%)	43 (3.0%)	1,170 (82.5%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.2%)	31.2	1486^th of 2057 public high schools	27.8%		29	1425^th of 1974 public high schools	27.8%	61	21.1	60.3	45.2	51.3	54.6	$12,252
Daep	Public	8-12	1200 Houston St	Plainview	79363	Lubbock County	Shallowater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(806) 291-5321	6				2 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$7,693
Ash High School	Public	9-12	908 Ash St	Plainview	79072	Hale County	Plainview Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(806) 293-6010	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	4.2	1940^th of 2057 public high schools	5.7%					(n/a)	0.0	25.0	9.1	18.2	33.3
Abernathy High School	Public	9-12	505 7th St	Abernathy	79311	Hale County	Abernathy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 298-4902	237	26	9.1	46.4%	98 (41.4%)	4 (1.7%)	125 (52.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	47.9	1029^th of 2057 public high schools	50.0%		58.7	709^th of 1974 public high schools	64.1%	320	54.3	75.0	60.3	63.5	45.7	$14,572
Olton High School	Public	9-12	700 Ave G	Olton	79064	Lamb County	Olton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(806) 285-2691	197	20	9.9	64.5%	39 (19.8%)	3 (1.5%)	154 (78.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	34.9	1393^rd of 2057 public high schools	32.3%		52.9	835^th of 1974 public high schools	57.7%	558	29.4	48.6	47.2	64.7	54.0	$10,885

Frequently Asked Questions about Hale Center High School

What is the racial makeup of Hale Center High School?

Students at Hale Center High School are 77% Hispanic, 18% White, 2% African American, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Hale Center High School in?

Hale Center Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Hale Center High School?

Hale Center High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Akin Elementary
Middle : Carr Middle

Is Hale Center High School a good school?

Hale Center High School ranks 1200^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hale Center High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 174 students attended Hale Center High School.

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