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San Perlita High School

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San Perlita High School ranks 1430 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1430^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 29% of Texas high schools

Summary

San Perlita High School is a very small rural school in San Perlita, TX, serving 67 students in grades 9-12 as part of the San Perlita Independent School District (Isd). The school stands out for its exceptionally low student-to-teacher ratio of 7.4:1, which is nearly half that of nearby schools like Edcouch-Elsa High School (12.3:1) and Raymondville High School (12.8:1). This small class size is supported by high per-student spending of $23,664, significantly more than the $14,760 spent at Raymondville High School, creating a resource-rich environment where students receive substantial individual attention.

One of the school's most notable strengths is its exceptional support for Special Education students, ranking in the 92nd percentile statewide with a 5-star rating in 2024-2025—a dramatic improvement from just a few years prior. The school also maintains a perfect 0.0% dropout rate for four of the last five years and has achieved a 100% graduation rate for three consecutive years (2020-2023). However, academic performance is uneven: while U.S. History proficiency consistently exceeds the state average (76.47% vs. 67.94% in 2024-2025), Algebra I remains a persistent challenge, with 0% proficiency in recent years compared to the state average of 54.03%. This suggests a critical need for targeted math intervention.

Due to its small enrollment, the school's performance data can fluctuate significantly from year to year—a single student's score can shift results by over 1.5%. While the school has shown strong results for English Language Learners (84th percentile in 2022-2023), its overall ranking has varied, dropping from the 65th percentile in 2021-2022 to the 29th percentile in 2025-2026. Compared to its closest rival, Raymondville High School (33rd percentile), San Perlita offers a more intimate, high-investment experience but has not yet closed the achievement gap in core subjects like Algebra I and Biology. For parents seeking a small, supportive environment with strong special education services and a focus on student retention, San Perlita High School offers a unique option worth exploring.

Students ?

7.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,936

Per pupil spending ?

79.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

E Hwy 186 1 Mi N F M 2209
San Perlita, TX 78590-0037

(956) 248-5250

District: San Perlita Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for San Perlita High School:

Elementary:	San Perlita Elementary
Middle:	San Perlita Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

White:

3.0%

African American:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (47% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2016

!Algebra I scores 54 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg47%

Texas avg62%

1,430^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

489^th of 951San Perlita 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	32.3	1430 of 2009	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	1443 of 1974	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	1037 of 1990	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	1035 of 1961	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	651 of 1876	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.7	707 of 1861	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	1118 of 1857	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1295 of 1797	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.6	1339 of 1777	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.4	925 of 1762	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.4	805 of 1743	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.1	457 of 1734	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.2	381 of 1652	76.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.2	332 of 1603	79.3%	★★★★☆
2011	73.5	280 of 1672	83.3%	★★★★☆
2010	70.3	360 of 1568	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	66.1	526 of 1539	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	63.7	576 of 1510	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.9	751 of 1497	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	71.1	364 of 1430	74.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.9	157 of 1429	89.0%	★★★★☆
2004	76.8	186 of 1427	87.0%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	49.7	675 of 1837	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.6	472 of 1829	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	36.2	1165 of 1810	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1216 of 1784	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	70.5	222 of 1371	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	393 of 1278	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	1482 of 1936	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	940 of 1504	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1220 of 1880	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1152 of 1891	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.5	667 of 1841	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	511 of 1815	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	831 of 1798	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	1216 of 1781	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	1209 of 1860	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.9	966 of 1453	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1046 of 1805	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	850 of 1820	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	430 of 1762	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	539 of 1743	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.8	1015 of 1714	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	1148 of 1691	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	1469 of 1937	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.3	983 of 1513	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	1002 of 1884	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	870 of 1897	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	373 of 1847	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	544 of 1848	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	1277 of 1818	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1275 of 1794	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	1160 of 1954	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.2	1197 of 1515	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1335 of 1891	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.0	904 of 1913	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	614 of 1853	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	923 of 1840	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1223 of 1824	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	1342 of 1803	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	103 of 1299	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	20.1	1236 of 1357	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1199 of 1347	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)92nd percentile+65 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+37 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History64%-7 vs state

English I Reading55%~ state avg

English II Reading47%-13 vs state

Biology45%-25 vs state

Algebra I0%-54 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	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
San Perlita High School	Public	9-12	E Hwy 186 1 Mi N F M 2209	San Perlita	78590	Willacy County	San Perlita Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 248-5250	67	9	7.4	79.1%	2 (3.0%)	1 (1.5%)	64 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32.3	1430^th of 2009 public high schools	28.8%		28.2	1443^rd of 1974 public high schools	26.9%	13	0.0	45.5	54.6	47.1	63.6	$23,936
Raymondville Options Academic Academy	Public	7-12	512 E Rodriguez	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8175	50	6	8.5	94.0%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14	1743^rd of 2009 public high schools	13.2%		27.2	1462^nd of 1974 public high schools	25.9%	281	0.0	0.0	12.5		62.5	$11,011
Raymondville High School	Public	9-12	601 Fm 3168	Raymondville	78580	Willacy County	Raymondville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 689-8170	522	40	12.8	86.2%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	513 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.7	1343^rd of 2009 public high schools	33.2%		43.5	1074^th of 1974 public high schools	45.6%	269	37.9	55.0	57.8	51.1	57.4	$13,882
Lyford High School	Public	9-12	8125 W High School Cir	Lyford	78569	Willacy County	Lyford Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 347-3909	439	33	13.2	62.9%	26 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	411 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30	1481^st of 2009 public high schools	26.3%		26.2	1493^rd of 1974 public high schools	24.4%	12	29.5	56.3	42.9	50.0	57.1	$11,036
Lasara High School	Public	9-12	11932 Jones St	Lasara	78561	Willacy County	Lasara Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 642-3271	105	14	7.5	81.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43.3	1141^st of 2009 public high schools	43.2%		16.6	1673^rd of 1974 public high schools	15.2%	532	42.9		55.6	59.1	53.9	$23,912
Monte Alto High School	Public	9-12	25149 1st St	Monte Alto	78538	Hidalgo County	Monte Alto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-1381	255	22	11.7	74.9%	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	251 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.8	1341^st of 2009 public high schools	33.3%		27.2	1460^th of 1974 public high schools	26.0%	119	54.2	53.7	46.9	46.8	61.1	$11,867
La Villa Early College High School	Public	9-12	200 W Hwy 107	La Villa	78562	Hidalgo County	La Villa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-4715	179	19	9.5	92.7%	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	177 (98.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.6	1467^th of 2009 public high schools	27.0%		38.8	1196^th of 1974 public high schools	39.4%	271	20.7	62.8	42.2	52.4	52.2	$21,756
Santa Rosa High School	Public	9-12	102 Jesus R Cruz St	Santa Rosa	78593	Cameron County	Santa Rosa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 636-9800	291	31	9.3	85.2%	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	287 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36.8	1314^th of 2009 public high schools	34.6%		41.9	1109^th of 1974 public high schools	43.8%	205	31.4	50.0	39.0	56.8	71.1	$15,743
Edcouch-Elsa High School	Public	9-12	601 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-6074	1,309	106	12.3	93.4%	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1,306 (99.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20	1647^th of 2009 public high schools	18.0%		18.6	1642^nd of 1974 public high schools	16.8%	5	17.8	48.9	33.7	37.8	56.5	$14,489
Edcouch-Elsa H S Academy	Public	9-12	211 N Yellowjacket Dr	Elsa	78543	Hidalgo County	Edcouch-Elsa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 262-0151	70	5	15.2	78.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						$11,353

Frequently Asked Questions about San Perlita High School

Is San Perlita High School a good school?

San Perlita High School ranks 1430^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of San Perlita High School?

Students at San Perlita High School are 96% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% African American.

What district is San Perlita High School in?

San Perlita Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend San Perlita High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 67 students attended San Perlita High School.

What schools feed into San Perlita High School?

San Perlita High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : San Perlita Elementary
Middle : San Perlita Middle

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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