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Queen City High School

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Queen City High School ranks 801 st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

801^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 59% of Texas high schools

Summary

Queen City High School is a public high school serving 292 students in grades 9-12 in Queen City, Texas, which is part of the Queen City Independent School District. The school has consistently maintained high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 98.5% to 100% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Queen City High School has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 0.6% in recent years, indicating a strong focus on student retention and success.

On academic measures, Queen City High School's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is generally on par with or above the district and state averages, particularly in subjects like English I Reading, English II Reading, and U.S. History. The school also has a strong program for gifted and talented students, ranking in the top 213-211 out of 1,182-1,172 Texas high schools in this category over the past few years. However, the school's rankings for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and Multi-racial students, are generally lower than for White and Gifted and Talented students, indicating a need to address equity issues.

Compared to nearby schools like Liberty-Eylau High School, Linden-Kildare High School, and Redwater High School, Queen City High School generally performs better on key metrics such as graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. However, the nearby Redwater High School stands out with its consistently high performance, ranking in the top 4 stars out of 5 in the state.

259

Students ?

7.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,272

Per pupil spending ?

56.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

905 Houston St
Queen City, TX 75572-2306

(903) 796-8259

District: Queen City Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Queen City High School:

Elementary:	J K Hileman Elementary
Middle:	Morris Upchurch Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.0%

African American:

14.7%

Hispanic:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓99% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (59th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg60%

Texas avg56%

801^st of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

376^th of 961Queen City 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	54.0	801 of 1974	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	904 of 1990	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	584 of 1961	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	53.4	786 of 1876	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.3	786 of 1861	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	870 of 1857	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	639 of 1797	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	552 of 1777	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.5	282 of 1762	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	67.1	488 of 1743	72.0%	★★★★☆
2014	64.1	539 of 1734	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.6	423 of 1652	74.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	177 of 1603	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	61.3	750 of 1672	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.1	476 of 1568	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.1	592 of 1539	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	510 of 1510	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.2	500 of 1497	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.8	512 of 1430	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	74.7	248 of 1429	82.6%	★★★★☆
2004	75.6	211 of 1427	85.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	588 of 834	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	806 of 1065	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	713 of 1069	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	517 of 1031	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	441 of 1020	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	728 of 1024	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	817 of 1013	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.9	1070 of 1837	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	1179 of 1829	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1044 of 1810	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1362 of 1784	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	465 of 1504	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.6	662 of 1880	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.5	471 of 1891	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	679 of 1841	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	698 of 1815	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.9	1034 of 1798	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.8	548 of 1781	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.0	703 of 964	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	72.0	213 of 1182	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	211 of 1172	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	57.1	683 of 1177	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.1	662 of 1145	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1006 of 1137	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	220 of 1453	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.7	702 of 1805	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	86.6	99 of 1820	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	10.9	1582 of 1714	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	997 of 1691	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	660 of 1513	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1018 of 1884	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	908 of 1897	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	793 of 1847	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	750 of 1848	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	866 of 1818	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	741 of 1794	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	731 of 1515	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	1029 of 1891	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.1	622 of 1913	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	834 of 1853	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.7	859 of 1840	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.1	818 of 1824	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	805 of 1803	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	470 of 598	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.5	707 of 731	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	57.2	240 of 677	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.2	532 of 588	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	694 of 1299	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1370 of 1548	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1011 of 1478	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	442 of 1418	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.1	758 of 1382	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	514 of 1357	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	530 of 1347	60.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	713 of 1294	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	929 of 1556	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	606 of 1576	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.7	962 of 1525	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.4	983 of 1510	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	878 of 1526	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	704 of 1539	54.3%	★★★☆☆

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)85th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-15 vs school

At Risk (2022)42nd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-30 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)27th percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)21st percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History76%+8 vs state

English I Reading64%+13 vs state

Biology58%-4 vs state

English II Reading54%~ state avg

Algebra I40%-7 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
Queen City High School	Public	9-12	905 Houston St	Queen City	75572	Cass County	Queen City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-8259	259	34	7.6	56.4%	189 (73.0%)	38 (14.7%)	16 (6.2%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.6%)	54	801^st of 1974 public high schools	59.4%		51.4	904^th of 1990 public high schools	54.6%	103	40.4	57.7	64.3	54.0	76.2	$15,272
Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	705 Rabbit Blvd	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 796-4411	511	51	9.9	58.7%	254 (49.7%)	165 (32.3%)	57 (11.2%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.5%)	41.4	1127^th of 1974 public high schools	42.9%		42.3	1125^th of 1990 public high schools	43.5%	2	23.5	54.9	54.0	56.1	59.8	$13,359
Corrective Behavior Center	Public	5-12	309 Buckner St	Atlanta	75551	Cass County	Atlanta Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 799-1044	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Linden-Kildare High School	Public	9-12	2913 Farm Rd 125 S	Linden	75563	Cass County	Linden-Kildare Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 756-5314	186	19	9.6	58.1%	115 (61.8%)	25 (13.4%)	28 (15.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.6%)	63.5	583^rd of 1974 public high schools	70.5%		58.9	715^th of 1990 public high schools	64.1%	132	38.5	73.5	57.5	76.1	73.7	$13,929
Redwater High School	Public	9-12	120 Red River Rd N	Redwater	75573	Bowie County	Redwater Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 671-3421	357	38	9.4	35.3%	322 (90.2%)	12 (3.4%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	72.4	356^th of 1974 public high schools	82.0%		74.7	319^th of 1990 public high schools	84.0%	37	64.1	83.9	71.1	76.8	64.8	$17,346
Liberty-Eylau High School	Public	9-12	2905 Leopard Dr	Texarkana	75501	Bowie County	Liberty-Eylau Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 832-1535	543	65	8.3	82.3%	139 (25.6%)	330 (60.8%)	40 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.0%)	13.3	1722^nd of 1974 public high schools	12.8%		24.7	1527^th of 1990 public high schools	23.3%	195	2.1	33.3	24.0	32.9	47.1	$14,646

Frequently Asked Questions about Queen City High School

What district is Queen City High School in?

Queen City Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Queen City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 259 students attended Queen City High School.

What is the racial makeup of Queen City High School?

Students at Queen City High School are 73% White, 15% African American, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Queen City High School a good school?

Queen City High School ranks 801^st of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Queen City High School?

Queen City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : J K Hileman Elementary
Middle : Morris Upchurch Middle

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