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Honey Grove High School

Public Grades 9-12
468th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 77% of Texas high schools
Summary

Honey Grove High School is a small, rural high school in Honey Grove, TX, serving 221 students in grades 9-12 and part of the top-ranked Honey Grove Independent School District (Isd).

Honey Grove High School has achieved a remarkable turnaround, earning a 4-star rating and ranking in the top 23% of Texas high schools for the 2025-2026 school year—a significant jump from its previous 3-star ratings. The school excels in English Language Arts, with 74.6% of students proficient in English I and 70.21% in English II, far exceeding state averages and outperforming nearby schools like Bonham High School by 29 percentage points in each subject. Despite 54.75% of students being economically disadvantaged, the school ranks in the top 24% of the state for supporting low-socioeconomic-status students, showing it effectively closes opportunity gaps. Additionally, Honey Grove achieves these strong results while spending just $11,847 per student—the most cost-effective in its comparison group, compared to $16,164 at Cooper High School and $24,300 at Travis H S Of Choice.

The school also boasts a perfect 0% dropout rate for five consecutive years and a graduation rate consistently above 95.7%, reflecting a strong, supportive culture that keeps all students engaged. While Honey Grove excels in most subjects, Algebra I remains a challenge, though it has improved from 22.45% proficiency in 2023-2024 to 56.45% in 2025-2026, now above the state average. Compared to Rayburn High School, another high-performing rural school, Honey Grove matches its performance in core subjects like Biology and U.S. History despite having a higher poverty rate and lower spending, highlighting its exceptional efficiency and effectiveness in overcoming socioeconomic challenges.

221
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,135
Per pupil spending ?
54.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1208 N Seventeenth St
       Honey Grove, TX  75446

(903) 378-2264

District: Honey Grove Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Honey Grove High School:

Elementary:    Honey Grove Elementary
Middle:    Honey Grove Middle
Racial breakdown:

White:
64.3%
Hispanic:
22.2%
African American:
8.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026
Strengths
Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 62% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 23% of Texas high schools
96% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school72%
District avg72%
Texas avg62%
468th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Top 23%▲ up 21 pts since 2016
From top 44% (2016) to top 23% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
267th of 951Honey Grove 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202668.3468 of 200976.7%★★★★☆
202568.5457 of 197476.8%★★★★☆
202453.1862 of 199056.7%★★★☆☆
202359.6687 of 196165.0%★★★☆☆
202253.3790 of 187657.9%★★★☆☆
202159.6652 of 186165.0%★★★☆☆
201955.9718 of 185761.3%★★★☆☆
201856.5647 of 179764.0%★★★☆☆
201753.8669 of 177762.4%★★★☆☆
201657.3777 of 176255.9%★★★☆☆
201572.5317 of 174381.8%★★★★☆
201466.2483 of 173472.1%★★★★☆
201360.7593 of 165264.1%★★★☆☆
201263.5460 of 160371.3%★★★★☆
201162.5706 of 167257.8%★★★☆☆
201065.1554 of 156864.7%★★★☆☆
200951.2952 of 153938.1%★★☆☆☆
200856.9776 of 151048.6%★★☆☆☆
200754.6836 of 149744.2%★★☆☆☆
200652.8836 of 143041.5%★★☆☆☆
200562.9560 of 142960.8%★★★☆☆
200470.2372 of 142773.9%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202648.0483 of 108655.5%★★★☆☆
202371.5207 of 106980.6%★★★★☆
201947.2473 of 102453.8%★★★☆☆
201849.7426 of 101357.9%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202244.3844 of 183754.1%★★★☆☆
202138.71058 of 182942.2%★★☆☆☆
201947.9796 of 181056.0%★★★☆☆
201849.1706 of 178460.4%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20247.31388 of 14373.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202365.6264 of 137180.7%★★★★☆
202270.1196 of 127884.7%★★★★☆
202136.0734 of 119538.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202669.5425 of 193678.0%★★★★☆
202447.5932 of 188050.4%★★★☆☆
202353.8813 of 189157.0%★★★☆☆
202246.6951 of 184148.3%★★☆☆☆
202159.9644 of 181564.5%★★★☆☆
201960.5625 of 179865.2%★★★☆☆
201848.5892 of 178149.9%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202654.3755 of 120637.4%★★☆☆☆
201971.469 of 114594.0%★★★★★
201859.1595 of 113747.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202672.5294 of 186084.2%★★★★☆
202432.81195 of 180533.8%★★☆☆☆
202354.6682 of 182062.5%★★★☆☆
202232.61195 of 176232.2%★★☆☆☆
202150.5761 of 174356.3%★★★☆☆
201950.1770 of 171455.1%★★★☆☆
201836.31078 of 169136.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.0461 of 193776.2%★★★★☆
202450.5745 of 188460.5%★★★☆☆
202354.0694 of 189763.4%★★★☆☆
202252.3705 of 184761.8%★★★☆☆
202153.3710 of 184861.6%★★★☆☆
201945.6936 of 181848.5%★★☆☆☆
201850.0763 of 179457.5%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202663.1558 of 195471.4%★★★★☆
202453.6714 of 189162.2%★★★☆☆
202362.1583 of 191369.5%★★★☆☆
202256.1675 of 185363.6%★★★☆☆
202156.8672 of 184063.5%★★★☆☆
201949.6830 of 182454.5%★★★☆☆
201858.8587 of 180367.4%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202611.7653 of 7138.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202435.2485 of 73133.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202643.5774 of 158151.0%★★★☆☆
202461.9388 of 154874.9%★★★★☆
202335.8922 of 147837.6%★★☆☆☆
202234.9925 of 141834.8%★★☆☆☆
202115.41335 of 13823.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201926.91093 of 135719.5%★☆☆☆☆
201840.0728 of 134746.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202658.3581 of 158463.3%★★★☆☆
202440.8921 of 155640.8%★★☆☆☆
202345.8874 of 157644.5%★★☆☆☆
202241.6891 of 152541.6%★★☆☆☆
202151.7705 of 151053.3%★★★☆☆
201952.5681 of 152655.4%★★★☆☆
201853.0679 of 153955.9%★★★☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2026)84th percentile+7 vs school
Female (2026)78th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile~ school
Male (2026)71st percentile-5 vs school
White (2026)63rd percentile-13 vs school
African American (2026)56th percentile-21 vs school
At Risk (2022)54th percentile-4 vs school
Special Education (2026)51st percentile-26 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)37th percentile-39 vs school
Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-68 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-53 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology82%+12 vs state
U.S. History77%+7 vs state
English I Reading75%+19 vs state
English II Reading70%+10 vs state
Algebra I56%~ state avg

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Frequently Asked Questions about Honey Grove High School

Students at Honey Grove High School are 64% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Honey Grove High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Honey Grove Elementary
Middle : Honey Grove Middle

Honey Grove High School ranks 468th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Honey Grove High School.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026
2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025
2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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