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Sabinal Secondary

Public Grades 7-12
1199th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 40% of Texas high schools
Summary

Sabinal Secondary is a small, rural public school in Sabinal, TX, serving 224 students in grades 7 through 12 within the Sabinal Independent School District (Isd), where over 63% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school offers a notably low student-to-teacher ratio of about 10.8:1 and spends a high amount per student ($21,216), which are advantages many larger schools lack. However, academic performance on state assessments (STAAR) has generally been below the Texas state average, with recent improvement from the 25th percentile (2022-2023) to the 40th percentile (2025-2026). A bright spot is English I Reading, where students outperformed the state average (58.14% vs. 55.43%). The school also maintains a high graduation rate (consistently above 90%) and a very low dropout rate, showing strength in keeping students on track to graduate. Yet, this success in retention does not fully translate to test scores, suggesting a need for more focus on academic rigor and college readiness.

There are no other schools within 20 miles of Sabinal Secondary for direct comparison. A critical concern is the Gifted and Talented program, which dropped from the 78th percentile (2018-2019) to the 1st percentile (2025-2026), indicating a possible loss of specialized staff or curriculum changes. While the school’s overall rank is improving, this progress is fragile and not yet reaching its most vulnerable students, such as those from low-income backgrounds or in special education, who continue to rank in the bottom 30th percentile. The school’s recent gains appear driven by specific subjects or cohorts, highlighting the need for sustained, targeted support.

224
Students ?
10.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,588
Per pupil spending ?
63.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 409 W Cullins
       Sabinal, TX  78881

(830) 988-2475

District: Sabinal Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
81.7%
White:
16.5%
Two or more races:
1.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 38th percentile in 2016 → 40th in 2026
Strengths
✓91% graduate within 4 years
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 26 pts below the Texas average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school38%
District avg38%
Texas avg54%
Middle school
2,176th of 2,335
Texas public middle schools ?
Bottom 7%▼ down 14 pts since 2024
From bottom 21% (2024) to bottom 7% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
1,199th of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 40%▲ up 3 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
750th of 951Sabinal 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)
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.32176 of 23356.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202534.31574 of 234432.8%★★☆☆☆
202425.71871 of 237221.1%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.32117 of 22405.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202540.41093 of 182540.1%★★☆☆☆
202424.71830 of 224218.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.72019 of 21415.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202523.91463 of 173115.5%★☆☆☆☆
202417.61950 of 21198.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202612.82164 of 22534.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202518.91682 of 18207.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202422.51938 of 223513.3%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202615.62078 of 22537.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202528.81367 of 181824.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.71840 of 224618.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202625.71721 of 195612.0%★☆☆☆☆
20257.91560 of 15680.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.51853 of 18912.0%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20268.91687 of 17312.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202567.9359 of 143975.1%★★★★☆
202447.6892 of 173348.5%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202641.31199 of 200940.3%★★☆☆☆
202530.11393 of 197429.4%★☆☆☆☆
202429.21422 of 199028.5%★☆☆☆☆
202326.31465 of 196125.3%★☆☆☆☆
202235.41224 of 187634.8%★★☆☆☆
202127.01391 of 186125.3%★☆☆☆☆
201929.01366 of 185726.4%★☆☆☆☆
201844.2933 of 179748.1%★★☆☆☆
201727.91300 of 177726.8%★☆☆☆☆
201644.01101 of 176237.5%★★☆☆☆
201555.0841 of 174351.7%★★★☆☆
201430.41333 of 173423.1%★☆☆☆☆
201326.41340 of 165218.9%★☆☆☆☆
201224.21361 of 160315.1%★☆☆☆☆
201156.7908 of 167245.7%★★☆☆☆
201058.4801 of 156848.9%★★☆☆☆
200938.51197 of 153922.2%★☆☆☆☆
200829.21269 of 151016.0%★☆☆☆☆
200756.9777 of 149748.1%★★☆☆☆
200646.9945 of 143033.9%★★☆☆☆
200563.9538 of 142962.4%★★★☆☆
200474.4237 of 142783.4%★★★★☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202219.01614 of 183712.1%★☆☆☆☆
202129.11335 of 182927.0%★☆☆☆☆
201934.61222 of 181032.5%★★☆☆☆
201836.71108 of 178437.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202421.61163 of 143719.1%★☆☆☆☆
20237.21341 of 13712.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201956.7316 of 113672.2%★★★★☆
201870.9145 of 111387.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202636.41272 of 193634.3%★★☆☆☆
202525.01161 of 150422.8%★☆☆☆☆
202421.01509 of 188019.7%★☆☆☆☆
202322.81473 of 189122.1%★☆☆☆☆
202247.1939 of 184149.0%★★☆☆☆
202146.6967 of 181546.7%★★☆☆☆
201926.81415 of 179821.3%★☆☆☆☆
201843.31016 of 178143.0%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20261.61191 of 12061.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20257.8925 of 9644.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201970.6248 of 114578.3%★★★★☆
201831.4978 of 113714.0%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202640.21102 of 186040.8%★★☆☆☆
202518.11250 of 145314.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.81283 of 180528.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.01262 of 182030.7%★★☆☆☆
202241.9958 of 176245.6%★★☆☆☆
202126.71310 of 174324.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.01268 of 171426.0%★☆☆☆☆
201848.4782 of 169153.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202633.31368 of 193729.4%★☆☆☆☆
202523.51221 of 151319.3%★☆☆☆☆
202434.21222 of 188435.1%★★☆☆☆
202323.11518 of 189720.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.91295 of 184729.9%★★☆☆☆
202124.11471 of 184820.4%★☆☆☆☆
201930.21378 of 181824.2%★☆☆☆☆
201843.9946 of 179447.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202642.91065 of 195445.5%★★☆☆☆
202521.91201 of 151520.7%★☆☆☆☆
202431.81248 of 189134.0%★★☆☆☆
202328.71367 of 191328.5%★☆☆☆☆
202229.01320 of 185328.8%★☆☆☆☆
202118.11537 of 184016.5%★☆☆☆☆
201928.81333 of 182426.9%★☆☆☆☆
201843.3962 of 180346.6%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202617.81438 of 15819.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.51194 of 12998.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202427.21234 of 154820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202333.3989 of 147833.1%★★☆☆☆
202154.4442 of 138268.0%★★★☆☆
201925.71121 of 135717.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202660.0550 of 158465.3%★★★☆☆
202549.5619 of 129452.2%★★★☆☆
202423.61256 of 155619.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.71415 of 157610.2%★☆☆☆☆
202226.81187 of 152522.2%★☆☆☆☆
201920.61308 of 152614.3%★☆☆☆☆
201841.6954 of 153938.0%★★☆☆☆
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)
Middle school
Special Education (2026)12th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2026)8th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)6th percentile~ school
Female (2026)5th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-3 vs school
White (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school
High school
White (2026)65th percentile+25 vs school
Male (2026)45th percentile+5 vs school
Hispanic (2026)41st percentile~ school
Female (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile-11 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)19th percentile-9 vs school
At Risk (2022)12th percentile-23 vs school
Special Education (2026)9th percentile-31 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)1st percentile-39 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
Biology65%-6 vs state
U.S. History59%-11 vs state
English I Reading58%+3 vs state
English II Reading51%-9 vs state
Algebra I43%-11 vs state
Reading35%-22 vs state
Mathematics14%-26 vs state
Social Studies8%-23 vs state

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Sabinal Secondary is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sabinal Elementary

Students at Sabinal Secondary are 82% Hispanic, 17% White, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 224 students attended Sabinal Secondary.

Sabinal Secondary ranks 1199th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026
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