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Needville High School

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Needville High School ranks 306 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 85% of Texas high schools

Summary

Needville High School is a mid-sized public high school in the rural community of Needville, Texas, serving 1,111 students in grades 9-12 as part of the highly-rated Needville Independent School District (Isd). This school stands out for its near-perfect graduation rate, which has consistently hovered between 98.0% and 98.9% over the last five years—far exceeding nearby schools like Foster High School (95.7%) and George Ranch High School (96.3%). With a dropout rate at or below 0.3%, Needville demonstrates a highly effective system for keeping students on track to graduate, all while serving a student population where roughly 37% are economically disadvantaged.

Academically, Needville High School consistently outperforms the state average in core subjects like Biology (85.9% proficient vs. 70.5% statewide), English I (74.1% vs. 55.4%), and U.S. History (84.7% vs. 70.2%). The school has also shown remarkable improvement in supporting special education students, jumping from the 42nd percentile to the 83rd percentile in just two years. However, Algebra I remains a notable weakness, with proficiency rates fluctuating wildly from 34.0% to 61.5% in recent years, suggesting the school may be experimenting with different instructional approaches for this subject. Compared to larger districts like Lamar Consolidated Independent School District, Needville achieves these results despite having a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students than top-performing Lamar schools like George Ranch (26.8%) and Foster (33.3%), highlighting the "Needville advantage" of a smaller, more focused environment.

What makes Needville particularly impressive is its efficiency: the school achieves top-tier results with moderate per-student spending of $11,195, which is lower than some lower-performing schools like Wharton High School ($11,405). Every major demographic group at Needville scores in the 80th percentile or higher, indicating a school that effectively serves a diverse student body. The only area for improvement is with English Language Learners, who rank in the 50th percentile, suggesting a need for more targeted support. Overall, Needville High School offers a strong, well-rounded education that keeps students engaged and prepared for graduation.

1,111

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,529

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Fritzella
Needville, TX 77461-0412

(979) 793-4158

District: Needville Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Needville High School:

Elementary:	Needville Elementary
Middle:	Needville J H
	Needville Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.2%

White:

46.4%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (77% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Texas high schools

✓98% 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 school77%

District avg78%

Texas avg62%

306^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 951Needville 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	75.8	306 of 2009	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.5	430 of 1974	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	521 of 1990	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	462 of 1961	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	421 of 1876	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	487 of 1861	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	347 of 1857	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	304 of 1797	83.1%	★★★★☆
2017	61.4	507 of 1777	71.5%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	574 of 1762	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.3	691 of 1743	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.7	584 of 1734	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.6	702 of 1652	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.4	511 of 1603	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.6	242 of 1672	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	71.8	309 of 1568	80.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.6	434 of 1539	71.8%	★★★★☆
2008	71.2	351 of 1510	76.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.9	322 of 1497	78.5%	★★★★☆
2006	74.6	259 of 1430	81.9%	★★★★☆
2005	78.7	162 of 1429	88.7%	★★★★☆
2004	70.9	347 of 1427	75.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.7	135 of 1086	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	67.0	234 of 1065	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	183 of 1069	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	288 of 1031	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	306 of 1020	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.2	457 of 1024	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.0	466 of 1013	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	472 of 556	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.8	466 of 1837	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	537 of 1829	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	360 of 1810	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	206 of 1784	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	600 of 1195	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.2	501 of 1437	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	719 of 1371	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.8	743 of 1278	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	707 of 1195	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.7	481 of 1136	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	281 of 1113	74.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	280 of 1936	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	470 of 1880	75.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	425 of 1891	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	376 of 1841	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	491 of 1815	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	335 of 1798	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	367 of 1781	79.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.3	406 of 1206	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	107 of 1182	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	56.7	674 of 1172	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.2	170 of 1177	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	227 of 1145	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	38 of 1137	96.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.1	357 of 1860	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	510 of 1805	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.7	493 of 1820	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	427 of 1762	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	59.0	572 of 1743	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.1	412 of 1714	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.8	481 of 1691	71.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	322 of 1937	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	527 of 1884	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	455 of 1897	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	60.5	472 of 1847	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.6	581 of 1848	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.4	380 of 1818	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	479 of 1794	73.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	346 of 1954	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.5	524 of 1891	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.0	496 of 1913	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	497 of 1853	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	64.9	509 of 1840	72.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	446 of 1824	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	354 of 1803	80.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.5	68 of 713	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	32.8	514 of 731	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	93.3	20 of 664	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	270 of 1581	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	39.7	905 of 1548	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	617 of 1478	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	423 of 1418	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	48.0	568 of 1382	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	254 of 1357	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	229 of 1347	83.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	141 of 1584	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	65.3	384 of 1556	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	324 of 1576	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	352 of 1525	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	405 of 1510	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	305 of 1526	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	229 of 1539	85.1%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)91st percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)90th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2026)88th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)86th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)75th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)66th percentile-18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)50th percentile-35 vs school

Asian (2026)15th percentile-70 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology86%+15 vs state

U.S. History85%+14 vs state

English II Reading80%+20 vs state

English I Reading74%+19 vs state

Algebra I62%+8 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 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Needville High School	Public	9-12	100 Fritzella	Needville	77461	Fort Bend County	Needville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 793-4158	1,111	82	13.6	36.8%	516 (46.4%)	36 (3.2%)	536 (48.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.3%)	75.8	306^th of 2009 public high schools	84.8%		69.5	430^th of 1974 public high schools	78.2%	124	61.5	85.9	74.1	79.7	84.7			$10,529
Dr Thomas E Randle High School	Public	9-12	7600 Koeblen Rd	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-5800	1,966	95	20.7	45.3%	191 (9.7%)	692 (35.2%)	847 (43.1%)	170 (8.6%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (2.9%)	54.3	834^th of 2009 public high schools	58.5%		50.9	888^th of 1974 public high schools	55.0%	54	39.3	72.3	63.9	64.1	69.6			$8,562
Boling High School	Public	9-12	407 Atlantic St	Boling	77420	Wharton County	Boling Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(979) 657-2816	328	22	14.6	47.0%	111 (33.8%)	34 (10.4%)	181 (55.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	47.5	1022^nd of 2009 public high schools	49.1%		40.6	1148^th of 1974 public high schools	41.8%	126	18.4	69.0	62.9	55.7	71.4			$12,427
George Ranch High School	Public	9-12	8181 Fm 762	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(832) 223-4200	2,337	113	20.6	26.8%	829 (35.5%)	468 (20.0%)	646 (27.6%)	313 (13.4%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	75 (3.2%)	78.3	252^nd of 2009 public high schools	87.5%		79.5	229^th of 1974 public high schools	88.4%	23	50.4	88.3	76.7	80.7	91.9			$8,363
B F Terry High School	Public	9-12	5500 Ave N	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3400	1,512	85	17.7	66.0%	128 (8.5%)	154 (10.2%)	1,185 (78.4%)	24 (1.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	17 (1.1%)	44.1	1122^nd of 2009 public high schools	44.2%		44.7	1049^th of 1974 public high schools	46.9%	73	28.1	67.2	53.0	57.7	69.7			$10,448
Lamar Cons High School	Public	9-12	4606 Mustang Ave	Rosenberg	77471	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(832) 223-3000	1,714	95	17.9	57.4%	188 (11.0%)	442 (25.8%)	916 (53.4%)	115 (6.7%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	42 (2.5%)	45.1	1100^th of 2009 public high schools	45.2%		51.6	870^th of 1974 public high schools	55.9%	230	31.6	63.2	47.2	57.1	77.8			$10,187
Juvenile Detent Center	Public	5-12	122 Golfview	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Lamar Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 633-7312	49	5	10.1	69.4%	8 (16.3%)	26 (53.1%)	14 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	4.7	1894^th of 2009 public high schools	5.7%		10.9	1771^st of 1974 public high schools	10.3%	123	0.0	0.0	17.7	28.6	0.0	0.0	20.0	$18,792
Trinity Charter Schools - Richmond Campus	Public, Charter	7-12	710 S 7th St	Richmond	77469	Fort Bend County	Trinity Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 778-6363	7	2	4.0		0 (0.0%)	5 (71.4%)	2 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$00
Clements High School	Public	9-12	4200 Elkins Dr	Sugar Land	77479	Fort Bend County	Fort Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(281) 634-2150	2,641	138	19.1	18.5%	519 (19.7%)	189 (7.2%)	328 (12.4%)	1,469 (55.6%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	132 (5.0%)	86	110^th of 2009 public high schools	94.5%		87.7	91^st of 1974 public high schools	95.4%	19	62.5	91.9	87.2	86.9	94.4			$8,383
Wharton High School	Public	9-12	#1 Tiger Ave	Wharton	77488	Wharton County	Wharton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(979) 532-6800	566	41	13.7	73.3%	54 (9.5%)	149 (26.3%)	351 (62.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	15.7	1717^th of 2009 public high schools	14.5%		17.8	1652^nd of 1974 public high schools	16.3%	65	16.7	49.1	30.8	38.3	39.1			$11,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Needville High School

Is Needville High School a good school?

Needville High School ranks 306^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Needville High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,111 students attended Needville High School.

What schools feed into Needville High School?

Needville High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Needville Elementary
Middle : Needville J H
Middle : Needville Middle

What district is Needville High School in?

Needville Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Needville High School?

Students at Needville High School are 48% Hispanic, 46% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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