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Natalia High School

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Natalia High School ranks 1464 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 26% of Texas high schools

Summary

Natalia High School is a public high school located in Natalia, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 346 students. The school is part of the Natalia Independent School District, which is ranked 871 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Natalia High School has consistently been ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Natalia High School's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC test scores, is significantly below the state average across all subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Algebra I (16.28%) was less than half the state average (47.01%). The school also has a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.4% to 95.5% over the past few years, but its dropout rate is also higher than the state average, ranging from 0.6% to 1.6% during the same period. Additionally, Natalia High School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic status backgrounds, with 70-71% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years.

Interestingly, Natalia High School's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school's ranking for Gifted and Talented students is much higher (top 20% of Texas high schools) compared to other subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, which are in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools. When compared to nearby schools, such as Medina Valley High School, Southwest High School, and Cast STEM High School, Natalia High School's academic performance is generally lower, with higher STAAR EOC scores, graduation rates, and lower dropout rates.

352

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,444

Per pupil spending ?

73%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 Kearney
Natalia, TX 78059

(830) 663-4417

District: Natalia Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Natalia High School:

Elementary:	Natalia Early Child Center
	Natalia Elementary
Middle:	Natalia J H

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.9%

White:

13.6%

African American:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 56% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Algebra I scores 31 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg41%

Texas avg56%

1,464^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

871^st of 961Natalia 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	27.2	1464 of 1974	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	1309 of 1990	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1424 of 1961	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1137 of 1876	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	1116 of 1861	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1288 of 1857	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1260 of 1797	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	1119 of 1777	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.6	1016 of 1762	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.4	1202 of 1743	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.6	1231 of 1734	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.6	1154 of 1652	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.3	1345 of 1603	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.3	1284 of 1672	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.5	1206 of 1568	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.7	1117 of 1539	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.3	1126 of 1510	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.6	1179 of 1497	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	1246 of 1430	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.5	1283 of 1429	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.3	1242 of 1427	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	47.6	748 of 1837	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.6	892 of 1829	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	1007 of 1810	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.7	1239 of 1784	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1001 of 1153	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1010 of 1437	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1233 of 1371	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1074 of 1278	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	497 of 1136	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	25.0	918 of 1113	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	1239 of 1504	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	1388 of 1880	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1450 of 1891	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	1312 of 1841	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	1110 of 1815	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1353 of 1798	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1252 of 1781	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	201 of 964	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	223 of 1182	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	255 of 1172	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	15.5	1070 of 1177	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	816 of 1145	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	967 of 1137	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1171 of 1453	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	1263 of 1805	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1274 of 1820	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	1029 of 1762	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.1	951 of 1743	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1223 of 1714	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1178 of 1691	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	1223 of 1513	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1281 of 1884	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1482 of 1897	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.1	1123 of 1847	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1115 of 1848	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.2	1379 of 1818	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1318 of 1794	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1191 of 1515	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1300 of 1891	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1350 of 1913	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	913 of 1853	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	1082 of 1840	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.7	1255 of 1824	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.5	1398 of 1803	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	892 of 1299	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1224 of 1548	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1214 of 1478	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.7	686 of 1418	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	750 of 1382	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	838 of 1357	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	734 of 1347	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	936 of 1294	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	895 of 1556	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1186 of 1576	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	758 of 1525	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.3	1146 of 1510	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1010 of 1526	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	1230 of 1539	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile+53 vs school

At Risk (2022)59th percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History58%-10 vs state

Biology48%-14 vs state

English II Reading44%-12 vs state

English I Reading33%-18 vs state

Algebra I16%-31 vs state

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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)	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	Total
Natalia High School	Public	9-12	905 Kearney	Natalia	78059	Medina County	Natalia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 663-4417	352	34	10.4	73.0%	48 (13.6%)	2 (0.6%)	299 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	27.2	1464^th of 1974 public high schools	25.8%		34.9	1309^th of 1990 public high schools	34.2%	155	16.3	48.5	33.0	43.9	57.8	$13,444
Devine Daep School	Public	8-12	205 W College	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 851-0795	8	1	8.0		2 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$39,266
Devine Learning Academy	Public	9-12	205 W College	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 851-0711	26			42.3%	7 (26.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	1926^th of 1974 public high schools	2.4%		3.5	1919^th of 1990 public high schools	3.6%	7	0.0		0.0	0.0	30.8	$2,020
Lytle Daep	Public	8-12	15437 Cottage St	Lytle	78052	Atascosa County	Lytle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 709-5130	6	1	6.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (83.3%)	1 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.2	1955^th of 1974 public high schools	1.0%		18.4	1641^st of 1990 public high schools	17.5%	314			0.0			$11,511
Devine High School	Public	9-12	1225 W Hondo	Devine	78016	Medina County	Devine Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 851-0895	551	42	13.2	46.6%	163 (29.6%)	2 (0.4%)	374 (67.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	50.9	885^th of 1974 public high schools	55.2%		45.6	1041^st of 1990 public high schools	47.7%	156	45.9	63.4	50.9	51.6	73.2	$8,567
Lytle High School	Public	9-12	18975 W Fm 2790 S	Lytle	78052	Medina County	Lytle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 709-5105	525	34	15.5	64.8%	88 (16.8%)	2 (0.4%)	426 (81.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	32.6	1336^th of 1974 public high schools	32.3%		27.3	1468^th of 1990 public high schools	26.2%	132	20.7	48.2	43.9	46.4	60.8	$13,788
Medina Valley High School	Public	9-12	8365 F M 471 S	Castroville	78009	Medina County	Medina Valley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 931-2243	2,626	143	18.3	49.6%	627 (23.9%)	184 (7.0%)	1,648 (62.8%)	45 (1.7%)	18 (0.7%)	9 (0.3%)	95 (3.6%)	58.8	703^rd of 1974 public high schools	64.4%		69.8	433^rd of 1990 public high schools	78.2%	270	25.8	71.3	59.0	65.3	79.2	$8,062
Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7790 E 3rd St	Somerset	78069	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 750-8959	128	7	18.0	78.9%	9 (7.0%)	1 (0.8%)	116 (90.6%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88.8	80^th of 1974 public high schools	95.9%		92.8	24^th of 1990 public high schools	98.8%	56		80.5	88.4	92.3	85.0	$6,772
Somerset High School	Public	9-12	7650 S Loop 1604 W	Somerset	78069	Bexar County	Somerset Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 750-8958	1,175	77	15.3	75.7%	66 (5.6%)	5 (0.4%)	1,094 (93.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.5%)	38.9	1193^rd of 1974 public high schools	39.6%		38.4	1213^th of 1990 public high schools	39.0%	20	55.6	56.9	46.0	55.4	44.6	$10,561
Southwest High School	Public	9-12	11690 Dragon Ln	San Antonio	78252	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 622-4500	2,363	146	16.1	74.4%	125 (5.3%)	113 (4.8%)	2,071 (87.6%)	11 (0.5%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	36 (1.5%)	35.2	1267^th of 1974 public high schools	35.8%		37.3	1253^rd of 1990 public high schools	37.0%	14	18.0	43.6	43.7	55.9	62.2	$10,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Natalia High School

What is the racial makeup of Natalia High School?

Students at Natalia High School are 85% Hispanic, 14% White.

How many students attend Natalia High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 352 students attended Natalia High School.

Is Natalia High School a good school?

Natalia High School ranks 1464^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Natalia High School in?

Natalia Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Natalia High School?

Natalia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Natalia Early Child Center
Elementary : Natalia Elementary
Middle : Natalia J H

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