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Klein Cain High School

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Klein Cain High School ranks 527 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

527^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 74% of Texas high schools

Summary

Klein Cain High School in Klein, TX, is a large, comprehensive high school serving 3,922 students in grades 9-12 within the Klein Independent School District (Isd), and it has earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years, reflecting steady academic improvement. The school stands out for its exceptional performance in English Language Arts (ELA), with proficiency rates in English I and II Reading (68.49% and 70.98%) significantly surpassing both the district and state averages. This strength is a key differentiator from nearby schools like Klein Forest High School, which scored much lower in the same subjects, and Cypress Creek High School, which also lagged behind. Additionally, Klein Cain boasts a high graduation rate of 94.0%, well above the district average and notably higher than Klein Forest (81.7%) and Cypress Creek (89.1%).

Despite its overall strengths, Klein Cain faces a persistent challenge in Algebra I, where only 47.37% of students were proficient, below the district average of 66.08% and even the state average. This weakness is shared by many neighboring schools, but it remains a critical area for improvement given Algebra I's foundational role. The school also shows an interesting dynamic in serving student subgroups: it has made impressive gains with English Language Learners, jumping from the 52nd to the 66th percentile in recent years, while performance among Gifted and Talented students has declined from the 64th to the 46th percentile. This suggests the school may be effectively lifting middle and lower-tier students but could need to refocus on enrichment for its highest achievers.

Klein Cain operates efficiently, with lower per-student spending ($8,343) compared to peers like Klein Forest ($10,197) and Cypress Creek ($9,622), yet it achieves stronger academic outcomes, indicating effective resource allocation. It occupies a "middle ground" in the competitive landscape, outperforming schools like Klein Forest and Cypress Creek but trailing elite options like Tomball Memorial High School (94th percentile) and Tomball Star Academy (100th percentile). For families seeking a reliable, high-quality education without the selectivity of magnet or charter programs, Klein Cain is a strong choice, especially given its consistent improvement and strong support for diverse student groups.

3,922

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,906

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10201 Spring Cypress Rd
Klein, TX 77070

(832) 249-4000

District: Klein Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Klein Cain High School:

Elementary:	Bernshausen Elementary
	Blackshear Elementary
	Frank Elementary
	Hassler Elementary
	More...
	Kohrville Elementary
	Krahn Elementary
Middle:	Doerre Intermediate
	Ulrich Intermediate

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

29.6%

African American:

15.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2021 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (70% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2021

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg69%

Texas avg62%

527^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2021

From top 35% (2021) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the Klein Independent School District (Isd)

171^st of 951Klein 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	65.9	527 of 2009	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	64.9	554 of 1974	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	592 of 1990	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	60.6	665 of 1961	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	622 of 1876	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	654 of 1861	64.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.1	297 of 1086	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.8	199 of 834	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.7	322 of 1065	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	378 of 1069	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	380 of 1031	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	354 of 1020	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	501 of 1024	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	379 of 1013	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	247 of 556	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.7	200 of 428	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	251 of 530	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	263 of 525	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	228 of 507	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	250 of 488	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.8	290 of 487	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.3	174 of 486	64.2%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	55.3	542 of 1837	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	54.3	625 of 1829	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	903 of 1810	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	462 of 1784	74.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	409 of 1195	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.5	526 of 1153	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	684 of 1437	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	824 of 1371	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	633 of 1278	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	687 of 1195	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	744 of 1136	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	622 of 1113	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	571 of 1936	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	633 of 1880	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	650 of 1891	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.5	614 of 1841	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	703 of 1815	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	568 of 1798	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.8	522 of 1781	70.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	656 of 1206	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	68.0	426 of 1182	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	465 of 1172	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.3	358 of 1177	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	418 of 1145	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	26 of 1137	97.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.9	641 of 1860	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.4	558 of 1453	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	709 of 1805	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	686 of 1820	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	745 of 1762	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	739 of 1743	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.9	670 of 1714	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	641 of 1691	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	694 of 1937	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	564 of 1513	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	713 of 1884	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	876 of 1897	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	817 of 1847	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.4	917 of 1848	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	946 of 1818	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.2	721 of 1794	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.3	509 of 1954	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	620 of 1891	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	651 of 1913	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	668 of 1853	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	648 of 1840	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.4	663 of 1824	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.6	472 of 1803	73.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.8	195 of 713	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	238 of 598	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.1	307 of 731	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	273 of 677	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	283 of 664	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.7	281 of 588	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	260 of 604	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	148 of 582	74.6%	★★★★☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.9	91 of 106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	77 of 95	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	613 of 1581	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	418 of 1299	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.8	639 of 1548	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	642 of 1478	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.1	543 of 1418	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	446 of 1382	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.6	598 of 1357	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.0	337 of 1347	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	339 of 1584	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	325 of 1294	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	444 of 1556	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.3	466 of 1576	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	437 of 1525	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	59.8	508 of 1510	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	428 of 1526	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.3	367 of 1539	76.2%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)79th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)74th percentile~ school

African American (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)70th percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)66th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)56th percentile-18 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)46th percentile-28 vs school

Native American (2022)14th percentile-53 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History83%+13 vs state

Biology72%~ state avg

English II Reading71%+11 vs state

English I Reading68%+13 vs state

Algebra I47%-7 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)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Klein Cain High School	Public	9-12	10201 Spring Cypress Rd	Klein	77070	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-4000	3,922	238	16.4	40.2%	1,161 (29.6%)	594 (15.1%)	1,555 (39.6%)	461 (11.8%)	14 (0.4%)	6 (0.2%)	131 (3.3%)	65.9	527^th of 2009 public high schools	73.8%		64.9	554^th of 1974 public high schools	71.9%	27	47.4	71.9	68.5	71.0	82.9								$7,906
Ischool High At University Park	Public, Charter	6-12	20515 Tx Hwy 249	Houston	77070	Harris County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	433	19	22.9	32.8%	144 (33.3%)	57 (13.2%)	160 (37.0%)	58 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	80.7	202^nd of 2009 public high schools	89.9%		86.2	117^th of 1974 public high schools	94.1%	85	48.0	87.5	86.9	86.1	95.2	67.7	62.2	84.0	50.0	25.8	59.7	24.0	$7,582
Klein High School	Public	9-12	16715 Stuebner-Airline Rd	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-4000	3,366	220	15.2	46.8%	985 (29.3%)	651 (19.3%)	1,205 (35.8%)	365 (10.8%)	6 (0.2%)	10 (0.3%)	144 (4.3%)	72.5	374^th of 2009 public high schools	81.4%		71	390^th of 1974 public high schools	80.2%	16	62.2	80.2	71.9	74.6	81.7								$8,950
K E Kaufman Alternative Education Center	Public	6-12	7302 Kleingreen Ln	Klein	77379	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 249-4800	177	13	14.1	83.1%	17 (9.6%)	61 (34.5%)	85 (48.0%)	6 (3.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.0%)								(n/a)													$26,770
Cypress Creek High School	Public	9-12	9815 Grant Rd	Houston	77070	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 897-4200	3,222	210	15.3	62.6%	535 (16.6%)	938 (29.1%)	1,328 (41.2%)	307 (9.5%)	14 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	97 (3.0%)	46.7	1045^th of 2009 public high schools	48.0%		48.9	938^th of 1974 public high schools	52.5%	107	35.3	62.5	55.4	57.7	72.9								$8,024
Tomball Memorial High School	Public	9-12	19100 Northpointe Ridge Ln	Tomball	77377	Harris County	Tomball Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 357-3230	3,213	178	18.0	26.0%	1,447 (45.0%)	218 (6.8%)	1,001 (31.2%)	401 (12.5%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	141 (4.4%)	84.5	129^th of 2009 public high schools	93.6%		85.2	140^th of 1974 public high schools	92.9%	11	77.2	90.3	79.7	82.7	90.7								$7,696
Klein Forest High School	Public	9-12	11400 Misty Valley Dr	Klein	77066	Harris County	Klein Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 484-4500	3,418	238	14.3	80.1%	76 (2.2%)	682 (20.0%)	2,371 (69.4%)	222 (6.5%)	18 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (1.4%)	36.6	1323^rd of 2009 public high schools	34.1%		33.6	1309^th of 1974 public high schools	33.7%	14	41.5	61.8	43.9	51.2	61.7								$9,306
Alternative Learning Center-East	Public	6-12	12508 Windfern	Houston	77064	Harris County	Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 897-4171	0	30	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Premier H S-Houston (Champions)	Public, Charter	9-12	3355 Fm 1960 Rd W Ste 1a And	Houston	77068	Harris County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 316-3663	109	7	16.3	74.3%	7 (6.4%)	39 (35.8%)	60 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	36.8	1316^th of 2009 public high schools	34.5%		33	1322^nd of 1974 public high schools	33.0%	6	14.3	20.0	50.0	30.0	73.7								$9,247
Texasworks - Houston-Champions	Public, Charter	9-12	3355 Cypress Creek Pwky	Houston	77068	Harris County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	12	1	12.0		0 (0.0%)	7 (58.3%)	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4.7	1892^nd of 2009 public high schools	5.8%					(n/a)		0.0	0.0	33.3	28.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Klein Cain High School

What is the racial makeup of Klein Cain High School?

Students at Klein Cain High School are 40% Hispanic, 30% White, 15% African American, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Klein Cain High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,922 students attended Klein Cain High School.

Is Klein Cain High School a good school?

Klein Cain High School ranks 527^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Klein Cain High School?

Klein Cain High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bernshausen Elementary
Elementary : Blackshear Elementary
Elementary : Frank Elementary
Elementary : Hassler Elementary
Elementary : Kohrville Elementary
Elementary : Krahn Elementary
Middle : Doerre Intermediate
Middle : Ulrich Intermediate

What district is Klein Cain High School in?

Klein Independent School District (Isd)

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