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New Waverly High School

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New Waverly High School ranks 362 nd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

362^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 82% of Texas high schools

Summary

New Waverly High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 330 students, located in New Waverly, Texas and part of the New Waverly Independent School District. This well-performing school has consistently maintained high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and strong test scores that exceed state averages, particularly in subjects like Biology, English, and U.S. History.

Over the past 5 years, New Waverly High School has steadily improved its statewide ranking, moving from 1,107th position to 362nd position, indicating the school is making positive strides in its academic performance. Compared to nearby high schools, New Waverly High School generally outperforms lower-ranked schools like Premier H S Of Huntsville and Thomas Buzbee Vocational School, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Lake Creek High School and Conroe High School in certain metrics like test scores and overall statewide ranking.

While New Waverly High School is a strong-performing school, there are some areas where it could potentially improve, such as addressing any performance gaps for specific student subgroups and continuing to raise its test scores and statewide ranking to be on par with the top-performing schools in the region. Overall, New Waverly High School is a well-performing high school that has demonstrated consistent academic success, particularly in its high graduation rates, low dropout rates, and strong test scores, making it a solid choice for families in the area.

325

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,814

Per pupil spending ?

48.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9464 Hyw 75 S
New Waverly, TX 77358-0038

(936) 344-6451

District: New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for New Waverly High School:

Elementary:	New Waverly Elementary
	New Waverly Intermediate
Middle:	New Waverly J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

16.6%

African American:

10.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Texas high schools

✓96% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg72%

Texas avg56%

362^nd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

159^th of 961New Waverly 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	72.2	362 of 1974	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	584 of 1990	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	829 of 1961	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	791 of 1876	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.7	1107 of 1861	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	993 of 1857	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	709 of 1797	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	665 of 1777	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.9	662 of 1762	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.6	546 of 1743	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.2	515 of 1734	70.3%	★★★★☆
2013	66.6	441 of 1652	73.3%	★★★★☆
2012	43.8	1000 of 1603	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.1	725 of 1672	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.2	764 of 1568	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	884 of 1539	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	64.1	565 of 1510	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.5	487 of 1497	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.7	647 of 1430	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.2	865 of 1429	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.7	857 of 1427	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	364 of 834	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	550 of 1065	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	648 of 1069	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	548 of 1031	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	635 of 1020	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	669 of 1024	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	427 of 1013	57.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	1560 of 1837	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1539 of 1829	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1644 of 1810	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	1175 of 1784	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	904 of 1153	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	727 of 1437	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	7.9	1328 of 1371	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1209 of 1278	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1124 of 1195	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	316 of 1136	72.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	325 of 1504	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	598 of 1880	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	598 of 1891	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	458 of 1841	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	44.9	1005 of 1815	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.4	1117 of 1798	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.7	909 of 1781	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	559 of 964	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.3	694 of 1182	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.4	169 of 1172	85.6%	★★★★☆
2021	51.6	767 of 1177	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	752 of 1145	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.3	226 of 1137	80.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	175 of 1453	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	627 of 1805	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.6	1070 of 1820	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.4	568 of 1762	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.8	801 of 1743	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.1	1430 of 1714	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.4	923 of 1691	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	412 of 1513	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	739 of 1884	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	910 of 1897	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.2	1282 of 1847	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	1282 of 1848	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	1303 of 1818	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.0	764 of 1794	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	373 of 1515	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.4	744 of 1891	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	985 of 1913	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1023 of 1853	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.4	1147 of 1840	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	903 of 1824	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	682 of 1803	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	276 of 598	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	296 of 731	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.4	317 of 677	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	2.2	579 of 588	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	543 of 604	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1088 of 1299	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1145 of 1548	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1131 of 1478	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.4	1371 of 1418	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	1327 of 1382	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1265 of 1357	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	477 of 1294	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	716 of 1556	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	891 of 1576	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	809 of 1525	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	1136 of 1510	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	954 of 1526	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.7	882 of 1539	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)63rd percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)54th percentile-28 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile-40 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)22nd percentile-60 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-65 vs school

At Risk (2022)15th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology85%+23 vs state

English II Reading78%+22 vs state

U.S. History70%~ state avg

English I Reading69%+18 vs state

Algebra I57%+10 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)	STAAR Reading (2025)	STAAR Mathematics (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	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
New Waverly High School	Public	9-12	9464 Hyw 75 S	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 344-6451	325	32	10.0	48.3%	211 (64.9%)	35 (10.8%)	54 (16.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.1%)	72.2	362^nd of 1974 public high schools	81.7%		63.8	584^th of 1990 public high schools	70.7%	222	56.5	84.9	69.2	78.2	69.7			$13,814
Thomas Buzbee Vocational School	Public, Charter	9-12	143 Forest Service Rd #233	New Waverly	77358	Walker County	Raven School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 344-6677	42	5	8.0	92.9%	10 (23.8%)	16 (38.1%)	14 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	2.9	1920^th of 1974 public high schools	2.7%		7.3	1837^th of 1990 public high schools	7.7%	83	0.0		0.0					$38,437
Stubblefield Academy	Public	5-12	207 Philpot St	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 856-1302	25	7	3.5	76.0%	10 (40.0%)	5 (20.0%)	10 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	8.3	7.7	11.1		20.0	0.0	$33,571
Willis High School	Public	9-12	10005 Hwy 75 N	Willis	77378	Montgomery County	Willis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 856-1250	2,809	143	19.6	53.3%	1,312 (46.7%)	248 (8.8%)	1,110 (39.5%)	23 (0.8%)	13 (0.5%)	4 (0.1%)	99 (3.5%)	41.8	1111^th of 1974 public high schools	43.7%		40.6	1161^st of 1990 public high schools	41.7%	50	37.9	55.7	46.6	50.9	65.0			$7,878
Jjaep	Public	6-12	2235 N 1st St	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 538-8168	33	9	3.7	78.8%	9 (27.3%)	7 (21.2%)	14 (42.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.1%)								(n/a)								$135,748
Montgomery County J J A E P	Public	12	2235 N 1st St	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Montgomery Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 276-2000	1				0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program	Public	9-12	200 Academy Dr	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Splendora Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 538-3420	3				0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Conroe High School	Public	9-12	3200 W Davis St	Conroe	77304	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-5700	5,252	321	16.3	59.3%	1,367 (26.0%)	685 (13.0%)	2,852 (54.3%)	126 (2.4%)	33 (0.6%)	9 (0.2%)	180 (3.4%)	46	1018^th of 1974 public high schools	48.4%		45.4	1044^th of 1990 public high schools	47.5%	26	22.4	66.9	49.6	53.9	65.3			$8,731
Premier H S Of Huntsville	Public, Charter	9-12	1650 7th St	Huntsville	77320	Walker County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(936) 439-5204	67	3	22.3	74.6%	36 (53.7%)	10 (14.9%)	12 (17.9%)	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (9.0%)	53.8	807^th of 1974 public high schools	59.1%		41.6	1145^th of 1990 public high schools	42.5%	338		66.7	80.0	50.0	60.0			$10,447
Booker T Washington High School	Public	9-12	507 Dr Martin Luther King Pla	Conroe	77301	Montgomery County	Conroe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(936) 709-3420	189	23	8.2	66.1%	57 (30.2%)	30 (15.9%)	97 (51.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (2.1%)	14.7	1700^th of 1974 public high schools	13.9%		7.3	1833^rd of 1990 public high schools	7.9%	133	16.7	71.4	14.7	29.5	43.0			$21,854

Frequently Asked Questions about New Waverly High School

What district is New Waverly High School in?

New Waverly Independent School District (Isd)

Is New Waverly High School a good school?

New Waverly High School ranks 362^nd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into New Waverly High School?

New Waverly High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : New Waverly Elementary
Elementary : New Waverly Intermediate
Middle : New Waverly J H

What is the racial makeup of New Waverly High School?

Students at New Waverly High School are 65% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend New Waverly High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 325 students attended New Waverly High School.

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