Summary
Hargrave High School in Huffman, TX, serves 1,165 students in grades 9-12 and is the sole high school within the Huffman Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas. Once a consistent 4-star school in the top 25% of Texas high schools, Hargrave has seen a steady decline over the past decade, dropping to a 2-star rating and the 38th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year. This downward trend is a central theme of its recent performance, especially when compared to nearby schools like Kingwood High School (91st percentile) and Kingwood Park High School (79th percentile), which are improving or maintaining high ranks.
A critical area of concern is Hargrave's performance in Algebra I, where only 23.72% of students were proficient in the 2025-2026 school year, compared to the state average of 54.03%. This is the lowest proficiency rate among all comparable traditional high schools in the area, such as Crosby High School (49.77%) and Dayton High School (43.72%). In contrast, the school shows a relative strength in U.S. History, with 72.52% of students proficient, exceeding the state average of 70.17%. Despite these academic struggles, Hargrave maintains a high graduation rate of 96.0%, comparable to top-performing schools like Kingwood High School (96.8%), creating a "graduation gap" where students complete high school but may not be college-ready in core subjects.
The school's effectiveness varies dramatically for different student groups. It is exceptionally effective for Multi-racial Students, who ranked in the 85th percentile statewide, but struggles to serve White Students (23rd percentile), Low Socio-Economic Status Students (25th percentile), and English Language Learners (24th percentile). Additionally, support for Gifted and Talented Students has collapsed, dropping from the 88th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 17th percentile in 2025-2026. Hargrave spends $11,324 per student, higher than many neighbors like Atascocita High School ($8,824) and Kingwood High School ($8,987), yet its academic outcomes are significantly lower, raising questions about resource allocation. The school's high graduation rate and strength in U.S. History provide a foundation to build upon, but a strategic, data-driven intervention is needed to reverse the downward trend and close the performance gap with its higher-achieving neighbors.
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