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Hempstead High School

Public Grades 9-12

1718^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 13% of Texas high schools

Summary

Hempstead High School is a public high school in Hempstead, Texas, serving 447 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Hempstead Independent School District, which is ranked 878 out of 961 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Despite the high per-student spending of $15,430, Hempstead High School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Texas high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Hempstead High School's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC exams, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.35% in English I Reading to 42.98% in U.S. History, compared to the state averages of 51.26% and 67.94%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has been improving, reaching 85.0% in the 2022-2023 school year, but it is still below the state average, and the school's dropout rate, while declining, remains higher than the state average, at 2.2% in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, the nearby Bellville High School and Waller High School, while not top-performing schools, significantly outperform Hempstead High School across various metrics, including academic achievement, graduation rates, and spending per student. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Hempstead High School to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools to improve its own performance and support the success of its diverse student population.

462

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,985

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Donoho
Hempstead, TX 77445-1007

(979) 826-3331

District: Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Hempstead High School:

Elementary:	Hempstead Elementary
Middle:	Hempstead Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.5%

African American:

21.0%

White:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (28% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Biology scores 42 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg30%

Texas avg56%

1,718^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

878^th of 961Hempstead 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	13.6	1718 of 1974	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	1717 of 1990	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1695 of 1961	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1615 of 1876	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1540 of 1861	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.1	1477 of 1857	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1425 of 1797	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	1459 of 1777	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.2	1295 of 1762	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	1510 of 1743	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	1522 of 1734	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.9	1250 of 1652	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.0	1164 of 1603	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	48.1	1144 of 1672	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.1	1272 of 1568	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.6	1223 of 1539	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.3	1011 of 1510	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.6	1109 of 1497	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.2	1061 of 1430	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	1318 of 1429	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	22.1	1262 of 1427	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	774 of 834	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	840 of 1065	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	912 of 1069	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	913 of 1031	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	906 of 1020	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	810 of 1024	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	885 of 1013	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.6	1689 of 1837	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1679 of 1829	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1498 of 1810	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1574 of 1784	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	952 of 1153	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1323 of 1437	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1240 of 1371	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1221 of 1278	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1018 of 1195	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	870 of 1136	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	888 of 1113	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1328 of 1504	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1670 of 1880	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1561 of 1891	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	1490 of 1841	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1487 of 1815	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	1551 of 1798	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1494 of 1781	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	789 of 964	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	884 of 1182	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	981 of 1172	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	817 of 1177	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1002 of 1145	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1073 of 1137	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	1278 of 1453	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1653 of 1805	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	1588 of 1820	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1516 of 1762	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1419 of 1743	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1294 of 1714	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1224 of 1691	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	1330 of 1513	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1744 of 1884	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1672 of 1897	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	1644 of 1847	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.7	1645 of 1848	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1516 of 1818	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1467 of 1794	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	1369 of 1515	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1710 of 1891	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1727 of 1913	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1699 of 1853	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	1542 of 1840	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1398 of 1824	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1499 of 1803	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	1021 of 1299	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.3	964 of 1548	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	881 of 1478	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1333 of 1418	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	1282 of 1382	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1255 of 1357	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	45.2	594 of 1347	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1038 of 1294	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1334 of 1556	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1240 of 1576	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1194 of 1525	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.0	958 of 1510	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.8	1387 of 1526	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1177 of 1539	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)18th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History43%-25 vs state

English II Reading34%-22 vs state

Algebra I31%-16 vs state

Biology20%-42 vs state

English I Reading19%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Hempstead High School

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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)	STAAR Reading (2025)		STAAR Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	801 Donoho	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 826-3331	462	32	14.5	72.5%	43 (9.3%)	97 (21.0%)	312 (67.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	13.6	1718^th of 1974 public high schools	13.0%		14.2	1717^th of 1990 public high schools	13.7%	1	30.5	20.4	19.4	34.2	43.0						$11,985
Safe Haven	Public, Charter	6-12	28158 Sh 6	Hempstead	77445	Waller County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 633-0795	12	3	4.0		4 (33.3%)	2 (16.7%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)											$14,258
Waller J J A E P	Public	7-12	1918 Key St	Waller	77484	Waller County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(936) 931-3685	7				2 (28.6%)	1 (14.3%)	4 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Waller High School	Public	9-12	31213 Waller Spring Creek Rd	Waller	77484	Harris County	Waller Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 372-3654	2,995	176	17.0	58.6%	792 (26.4%)	348 (11.6%)	1,728 (57.7%)	42 (1.4%)	13 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (2.3%)	38.9	1190^th of 1974 public high schools	39.7%		38.3	1221^st of 1990 public high schools	38.6%	31	23.6	55.4	46.4	53.9	59.2						$9,487
Spicer Alter Educational Center	Public	5-12	822 W Meyer	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 865-7095	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bellville High School	Public	9-12	850 Schumann Rd	Bellville	77418	Austin County	Bellville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 865-3681	786	54	14.5	37.7%	454 (57.8%)	61 (7.8%)	250 (31.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.8%)	53.5	819^th of 1974 public high schools	58.5%		54.5	827^th of 1990 public high schools	58.4%	8	20.1	66.5	65.0	61.0	63.2						$9,871
Trinity Charter School - Brenham Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	4150 Hwy 36	Brenham	77833	Washington County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 706-7566	35	4	8.8	91.4%	4 (11.4%)	13 (37.1%)	16 (45.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	4	1882^nd of 1974 public high schools	4.7%		12.1	1754^th of 1990 public high schools	11.9%	128	0.0	8.3	14.3	11.1		16.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	$29,799

Frequently Asked Questions about Hempstead High School

How many students attend Hempstead High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Hempstead High School.

What is the racial makeup of Hempstead High School?

Students at Hempstead High School are 68% Hispanic, 21% African American, 9% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Hempstead High School a good school?

Hempstead High School ranks in the bottom 13.0% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into Hempstead High School?

Hempstead High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hempstead Elementary
Middle : Hempstead Middle

What district is Hempstead High School in?

Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)

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