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Wh Ford High School

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Wh Ford High School ranks 1128 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 44% of Texas high schools

Summary

Wh Ford High School in Quinlan, TX, serves 799 students in grades 9-12 within the Quinlan Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas school districts. The school has historically been a 2-star institution, but recent data shows a notable upward trend, reaching its highest rank in years at the 44th percentile statewide. Approximately 64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, indicating significant economic challenges, yet the school boasts exceptionally high graduation rates (consistently above 95%) and remarkably low dropout rates.

The most striking differentiator for Wh Ford is its "graduation vs. proficiency" paradox. The school has a 97.9% graduation rate, on par with top-performing nearby schools like Caddo Mills High School (97.9%) and Lone Oak High School (98.6%), but its academic proficiency scores are significantly lower. For example, Wh Ford's English I Reading proficiency (49.8%) is 25 percentage points lower than Caddo Mills (75.28%). This suggests the school is highly effective at keeping students enrolled and on a path to a diploma, even if standardized test scores lag behind. Additionally, Wh Ford has shown a remarkable single-year improvement in Algebra I proficiency, jumping from 16.83% to 44.33%—a 163% increase—indicating a targeted and potentially successful intervention in math instruction.

Wh Ford demonstrates strong performance for its most vulnerable populations, ranking in the 55th percentile for Special Education students and the 51st percentile for Low Socio-Economic Status students, outperforming its overall school rank. However, a stark contrast exists with Boles High School, located just 4.25 miles away in the same town. Boles, a much smaller school in a higher-ranked district (52nd percentile), significantly outperforms Wh Ford in nearly every academic subject despite serving a student body with a lower poverty rate (49.4% vs. 63.6%). This comparison highlights the powerful impact of district-level resources and school culture on student outcomes. Overall, Wh Ford's upward trajectory and focus on graduation and support for vulnerable students make it a school worth watching for families prioritizing retention and support over test scores.

799

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,960

Per pupil spending ?

63.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10064 S Business 34
Quinlan, TX 75474

(903) 356-1600

District: Quinlan Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Wh Ford High School:

Elementary:	A E Butler Intermediate
	D C Cannon Elementary
Middle:	C B Thompson Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

45.6%

Two or more races:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 29th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓98% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (56% vs 62% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg57%

Texas avg62%

1,128^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 29% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

775^th of 951Quinlan 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	43.8	1128 of 2009	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	1269 of 1974	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.3	1282 of 1990	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1290 of 1961	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1132 of 1876	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.9	1148 of 1861	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1179 of 1857	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1188 of 1797	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.5	1263 of 1777	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.0	1255 of 1762	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	43.7	1117 of 1743	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	32.4	1293 of 1734	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.0	767 of 1652	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	745 of 1603	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.0	985 of 1672	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.0	958 of 1568	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	908 of 1539	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.3	976 of 1510	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.7	932 of 1497	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.3	787 of 1430	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	53.3	792 of 1429	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.0	869 of 1427	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	6.9	975 of 1024	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	891 of 1013	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	31.1	1267 of 1837	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.2	940 of 1829	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1263 of 1810	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1412 of 1784	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	756 of 1153	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.6	882 of 1437	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	948 of 1371	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	674 of 1278	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	690 of 1195	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	642 of 1136	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	646 of 1113	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.4	1120 of 1936	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.2	1018 of 1504	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1289 of 1880	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.8	1103 of 1891	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	1058 of 1841	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	1154 of 1815	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	1089 of 1798	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1231 of 1781	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.2	710 of 1206	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.8	636 of 964	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	797 of 1182	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	874 of 1172	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	55.7	716 of 1177	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1052 of 1145	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	692 of 1137	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	1316 of 1860	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	1105 of 1453	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1344 of 1805	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1362 of 1820	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.3	1032 of 1762	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	1119 of 1743	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1161 of 1714	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.2	1083 of 1691	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	958 of 1937	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.2	1013 of 1513	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	1179 of 1884	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1272 of 1897	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	916 of 1847	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	979 of 1848	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.1	1094 of 1818	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1331 of 1794	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	1122 of 1954	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.7	1024 of 1515	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	1231 of 1891	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1427 of 1913	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	1177 of 1853	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	1105 of 1840	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1291 of 1824	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	1286 of 1803	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.3	371 of 713	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	192 of 598	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.1	371 of 731	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	428 of 677	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.5	588 of 664	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	716 of 1581	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.7	826 of 1299	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	828 of 1548	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1200 of 1478	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.0	862 of 1418	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	902 of 1382	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	684 of 1357	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1037 of 1347	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.6	1019 of 1584	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.9	1020 of 1294	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1267 of 1556	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1286 of 1576	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1258 of 1525	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1235 of 1510	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1268 of 1526	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1339 of 1539	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)55th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)51st percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)48th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2019)5th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology68%-3 vs state

U.S. History67%-3 vs state

English II Reading54%-6 vs state

English I Reading50%-6 vs state

Algebra I44%-10 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)	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 (2025)	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	Total
Wh Ford High School	Public	9-12	10064 S Business 34	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Quinlan Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 356-1600	799	55	14.5	63.6%	407 (50.9%)	7 (0.9%)	364 (45.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (1.9%)	43.8	1128^th of 2009 public high schools	43.9%		34.9	1269^th of 1974 public high schools	35.7%	141	44.3	67.5	49.8	54.2	66.8	$11,960
Boles High School	Public	9-12	9777 Fm 2101	Quinlan	75474	Hunt County	Boles Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 914-1308	176	19	9.3	49.4%	127 (72.2%)	5 (2.8%)	35 (19.9%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)	47.7	1012^th of 2009 public high schools	49.6%		53.8	809^th of 1974 public high schools	59.0%	203	63.0	62.5	57.1	73.2	40.5	$14,667
Royse City High School	Public	9-12	700 Fm 2642	Royse City	75189	Rockwall County	Royse City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 636-9991	2,834	190	14.9	39.2%	1,111 (39.2%)	478 (16.9%)	1,049 (37.0%)	49 (1.7%)	15 (0.5%)	9 (0.3%)	123 (4.3%)	41.4	1198^th of 2009 public high schools	40.4%		43.1	1081^st of 1974 public high schools	45.2%	117	33.3	66.1	56.7	57.6	56.3	$9,501
Terrell High School	Public	9-12	400 Poetry Rd	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 563-7525	1,458	88	16.5	75.5%	265 (18.2%)	279 (19.1%)	844 (57.9%)	11 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (3.7%)	28.7	1504^th of 2009 public high schools	25.1%		22.7	1561^st of 1974 public high schools	20.9%	57	22.5	59.6	43.4	48.6	52.3	$9,301
Caddo Mills High School	Public	9-12	3049 S Fm 36	Caddo Mills	75135	Hunt County	Caddo Mills Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 527-3164	833	60	13.7	27.5%	534 (64.1%)	46 (5.5%)	215 (25.8%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.4%)	66.9	503^rd of 2009 public high schools	75.0%		66.3	516^th of 1974 public high schools	73.9%	13	48.4	81.5	75.3	70.5	71.4	$10,792
Tisd Child & Adolescent School	Public	7-12	1200 E Brin St	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 551-8960	21	4	5.7	33.3%	13 (61.9%)	7 (33.3%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3	1932^nd of 2009 public high schools	3.8%		8.4	1808^th of 1974 public high schools	8.4%	124	0.0	18.2	14.3	16.7		$25,049
New Horizons Learning Center	Public	9-12	9315 Jack Finney Blvd	Greenville	75403	Hunt County	Greenville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 457-2688	77	8	9.7	85.7%	9 (11.7%)	13 (16.9%)	49 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.8%)	2.1	1974^th of 2009 public high schools	1.7%		1.6	1968^th of 1974 public high schools	0.3%	6	0.0	10.0	4.6	12.8	23.8	$10,948
Terrell Alternative Education Center/Phoenix School	Public	9-12	103 9th St	Terrell	75160	Kaufman County	Terrell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 563-6319	32	2	16.4	62.5%	5 (15.6%)	12 (37.5%)	14 (43.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)	0.0		0.0	5.0	9.1	$23,332
Lone Oak High School	Public	9-12	8204 Hwy 69 S	Lone Oak	75453	Hunt County	Lone Oak Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 662-0981	335	29	11.6	40.9%	259 (77.3%)	4 (1.2%)	62 (18.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	61.8	637^th of 2009 public high schools	68.3%		71.6	379^th of 1974 public high schools	80.8%	258	41.7	71.6	57.8	76.8	83.3	$12,114
Wills Point High School	Public	9-12	1800 W S Commerce	Wills Point	75169	Van Zandt County	Wills Point Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 873-2371	812	57	14.1	69.6%	436 (53.7%)	31 (3.8%)	298 (36.7%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.1%)	36.3	1328^th of 2009 public high schools	33.9%		46.2	1009^th of 1974 public high schools	48.9%	319	17.6	61.6	48.6	52.4	67.5	$9,123

Frequently Asked Questions about Wh Ford High School

What is the racial makeup of Wh Ford High School?

Students at Wh Ford High School are 51% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Wh Ford High School a good school?

Wh Ford High School ranks 1128^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wh Ford High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 799 students attended Wh Ford High School.

What schools feed into Wh Ford High School?

Wh Ford High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : A E Butler Intermediate
Elementary : D C Cannon Elementary
Middle : C B Thompson Middle

What district is Wh Ford High School in?

Quinlan Independent School District (Isd)

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