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Howe High School

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Howe High School ranks 486 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

486^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 76% of Texas high schools

Summary

Howe High School is a small, rural high school in Howe, TX, serving 363 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Howe Independent School District (Isd). The school has a strong track record, consistently earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the last five years and ranking in the 76th percentile statewide, which means it performs well above the average Texas high school. With a student-teacher ratio of about 10.4:1, students benefit from small class sizes, and the school boasts exceptionally high graduation rates (consistently above 95%) and very low dropout rates.

Howe High School stands out for its exceptional performance in science and English language arts, with STAAR End-of-Course exam proficiency rates of 86.41% in Biology and 81.48% in English II Reading. These scores are not only well above the state average but also competitive with top-performing nearby schools like Van Alstyne High School and Gunter High School. However, the school has a notable weakness in Algebra I, with a proficiency rate of just 37.84%, which is significantly below the state average (54.03%) and the lowest among comparable standard high schools in the area, such as Whitewright High School (64.29%) and Bells High School (52.54%). This math gap is the school's most critical area for improvement.

Another key strength is the school's outstanding support for Special Education students, who rank in the 85th percentile statewide (4 stars). Additionally, Howe High School is on a strong upward trajectory, with its overall rank improving from the 72nd percentile in 2023-2024 to the 76th percentile in 2025-2026. Compared to larger, urban schools like Sherman High School, Howe significantly outperforms in every academic metric, highlighting the advantages of its smaller, more resourced environment. With moderate per-student spending ($11,829), the school achieves strong results, making its performance in science and reading particularly impressive.

363

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,283

Per pupil spending ?

35%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 E Ponderosa
Howe, TX 75459-4554

(903) 745-4400

District: Howe Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Howe High School:

Elementary:	Howe Intermediate
	Summit Hill Elementary
Middle:	Howe Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

26.2%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 76th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (71% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

!Algebra I scores 16 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg72%

Texas avg62%

486^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

452^nd of 951Howe 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	67.5	486 of 2009	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	66.0	524 of 1974	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	567 of 1990	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	432 of 1961	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	362 of 1876	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	436 of 1861	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	739 of 1857	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	672 of 1797	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	300 of 1777	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	78.1	146 of 1762	91.7%	★★★★★
2015	76.2	210 of 1743	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	67.8	430 of 1734	75.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.3	377 of 1652	77.2%	★★★★☆
2012	68.6	318 of 1603	80.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.0	558 of 1672	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	66.2	515 of 1568	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.1	292 of 1539	81.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.8	366 of 1510	75.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.3	346 of 1497	76.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.6	217 of 1430	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	208 of 1429	85.4%	★★★★☆
2004	72.8	293 of 1427	79.5%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.5	405 of 1837	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	46.6	830 of 1829	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.2	1384 of 1810	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1497 of 1784	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.4	487 of 1195	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	952 of 1437	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.7	423 of 1371	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.0	179 of 1278	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	36.3	728 of 1195	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	1101 of 1136	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1042 of 1113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	591 of 1936	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	699 of 1880	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	677 of 1891	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	419 of 1841	77.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.7	371 of 1815	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	629 of 1798	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	661 of 1781	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	693 of 1206	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1065 of 1177	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1111 of 1145	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	72.2	243 of 1137	78.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	573 of 1860	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	1053 of 1805	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.8	515 of 1820	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.1	350 of 1762	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	748 of 1743	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	1207 of 1714	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	881 of 1691	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	511 of 1937	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	535 of 1884	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	397 of 1897	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	251 of 1847	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	506 of 1848	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.5	1122 of 1818	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1206 of 1794	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.2	424 of 1954	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	69.0	370 of 1891	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	281 of 1913	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	355 of 1853	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	540 of 1840	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	863 of 1824	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	803 of 1803	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	314 of 713	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	149 of 731	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	48.6	312 of 677	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	143 of 664	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	68.3	135 of 588	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	296 of 604	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	195 of 582	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	232 of 1581	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	173 of 1548	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	137 of 1478	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	85.9	89 of 1418	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	45.7	624 of 1382	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	295 of 1357	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.0	374 of 1347	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.0	564 of 1584	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	404 of 1556	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	406 of 1576	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.4	431 of 1525	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	58.4	543 of 1510	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	783 of 1526	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	918 of 1539	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)74th percentile~ school

Female (2026)69th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology86%+16 vs state

English II Reading81%+22 vs state

U.S. History79%+9 vs state

English I Reading65%+10 vs state

Algebra I38%-16 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	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
Howe High School	Public	9-12	200 E Ponderosa	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 745-4400	363	35	10.4	35.0%	230 (63.4%)	11 (3.0%)	95 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	67.5	486^th of 2009 public high schools	75.8%		66	524^th of 1974 public high schools	73.5%	38	37.8	86.4	65.0	81.5	79.3	$11,283
Sherman High School	Public	9-12	2907 W Travis St	Sherman	75092	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 891-6440	2,143	163	13.1	68.8%	624 (29.1%)	257 (12.0%)	1,036 (48.3%)	69 (3.2%)	18 (0.8%)	3 (0.1%)	136 (6.3%)	37.2	1308^th of 2009 public high schools	34.9%		39.6	1175^th of 1974 public high schools	40.5%	133	34.6	65.4	43.8	53.9	62.1	$10,601
Tom Bean High School	Public	9-12	7719 State Hwy 11	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 546-6319	213	21	10.0	31.9%	169 (79.3%)	2 (0.9%)	35 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	60.9	668^th of 2009 public high schools	66.7%		57	746^th of 1974 public high schools	62.2%	78	47.5	79.0	68.9	77.2	63.8	$14,269
Van Alstyne High School	Public	9-12	700 Collin McKinney Pkwy	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 712-6500	729	51	14.3	18.0%	460 (63.1%)	23 (3.2%)	164 (22.5%)	30 (4.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.2%)	74.7	336^th of 2009 public high schools	83.3%		77	269^th of 1974 public high schools	86.4%	67	54.5	87.4	73.9	83.6	81.3	$9,674
Gunter High School	Public	9-12	1102 N Preston Rd	Gunter	75058	Grayson County	Gunter Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 433-1542	368	32	11.4	13.0%	275 (74.7%)	4 (1.1%)	72 (19.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	69.5	442^nd of 2009 public high schools	78.0%		65.9	530^th of 1974 public high schools	73.2%	88	26.9	82.4	84.0	80.2	68.9	$15,946
Anna High School	Public	9-12	1107 Rosamond Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 924-1100	1,602	92	17.4	44.1%	547 (34.1%)	409 (25.5%)	506 (31.6%)	41 (2.6%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (5.5%)	44.6	1114^th of 2009 public high schools	44.5%		55.5	778^th of 1974 public high schools	60.6%	336	36.1	63.2	53.1	58.4	71.3	$8,645
Whitewright High School	Public	9-12	304 W Echols Ln	Whitewright	75491	Grayson County	Whitewright Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 364-2535	222	26	8.3	45.5%	148 (66.7%)	10 (4.5%)	43 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	69.9	436^th of 2009 public high schools	78.3%		59.3	688^th of 1974 public high schools	65.1%	252	64.3	78.2	80.0	74.4	71.9	$10,652
Jefferson Learning Center	Public	10-12	81 Vandenburg	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 891-6680	82	10	8.2	84.1%	28 (34.1%)	16 (19.5%)	35 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.4%)								(n/a)	0.0		14.3	25.9	61.5	$21,691
Tri County Juvenile Detent	Public	6-12	9501 Dyess	Denison	75020	Grayson County	Sherman Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 786-6326	21	1	20.7	19.0%	8 (38.1%)	7 (33.3%)	4 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	2.5	1954^th of 2009 public high schools	2.7%					(n/a)	0.0					$4,233
Anna Academic Achievement Center	Public	9-12	601 S Sherley Rd	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 924-1000	49	1	70.0	67.3%	15 (30.6%)	21 (42.9%)	11 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	1.8	1983^rd of 2009 public high schools	1.3%					(n/a)	9.1	14.3	0.0	13.6	11.5	$36,136

Frequently Asked Questions about Howe High School

What schools feed into Howe High School?

Howe High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Howe Intermediate
Elementary : Summit Hill Elementary
Middle : Howe Middle

What is the racial makeup of Howe High School?

Students at Howe High School are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Howe High School in?

Howe Independent School District (Isd)

Is Howe High School a good school?

Howe High School ranks 486^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Howe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Howe High School.

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