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Sanger High School

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Sanger High School ranks 725 th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,057 Texas High Schools

Better than 65% of Texas high schools

Summary

Sanger High School in Sanger, TX, is a mid-sized high school serving 827 students in grades 9-12, part of the Sanger Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top third of Texas districts. The school has earned a consistent 3-star state rating for seven consecutive years, with a very high graduation rate (above 95%) and an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.1%.

Academically, Sanger High School shines in English Language Arts and Biology, outperforming nearby schools like Aubrey High School, Krum High School, and Denton High School, as well as the state average. For example, in Biology, Sanger's proficiency rate of 76.62% is the highest among these competitors. However, Algebra I is a challenge, with a proficiency rate (46.24%) below the state average (54.03%). The school is particularly effective with Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the top 11% of Texas high schools, and also provides strong support for Special Education students, ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide. This contrasts with its performance for English Language Learners, where it ranks in the bottom 27%.

Compared to the district's alternative school, Linda Tutt High School, which serves a higher-needs population with much higher per-student spending, Sanger High School achieves far better academic outcomes and a lower dropout rate. This positions Sanger as a high-performing option in the region, offering strong results in humanities and sciences within a supportive environment. While its overall state ranking has fluctuated slightly, core metrics like graduation rate and English performance remain stable, reflecting a resilient school culture.

827

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,325

Per pupil spending ?

37.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3001 Hwy Fm 455 W
Sanger, TX 76266-9635

(940) 458-7497

District: Sanger Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

35.7%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Above the Texas median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg67%

Texas avg62%

725^th of 2,057

Texas public high schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 39% (2016) to top 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

311^th of 947Sanger 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	59.1	725 of 2057	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.9	673 of 1974	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	616 of 1990	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.7	746 of 1961	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	535 of 1876	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	660 of 1861	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	781 of 1857	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	739 of 1797	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.7	541 of 1777	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.0	681 of 1762	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.6	767 of 1743	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.7	886 of 1734	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.6	884 of 1652	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.1	1093 of 1603	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	68.3	468 of 1672	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	66.3	510 of 1568	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.7	631 of 1539	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.1	744 of 1510	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.5	573 of 1497	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.9	673 of 1430	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	56.8	721 of 1429	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	63.6	554 of 1427	61.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	451 of 1101	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.5	160 of 834	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	301 of 1065	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	424 of 1069	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	455 of 1031	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.7	300 of 1020	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	35.8	611 of 1024	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	290 of 1013	71.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	9.1	445 of 486	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.8	655 of 1837	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.4	1089 of 1829	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1393 of 1810	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1087 of 1784	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	873 of 1209	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	863 of 1153	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1186 of 1437	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1137 of 1371	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	834 of 1278	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	970 of 1195	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	887 of 1136	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	426 of 1113	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	599 of 1976	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	409 of 1504	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	67.5	417 of 1880	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	61.3	615 of 1891	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	394 of 1841	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	623 of 1815	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.4	832 of 1798	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	901 of 1781	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	136 of 1208	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.2	87 of 964	91.0%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	103 of 1182	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	72.8	79 of 1172	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	74.5	124 of 1177	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	168 of 1145	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	773 of 1137	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.1	831 of 1909	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	637 of 1453	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	968 of 1805	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	847 of 1820	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	865 of 1762	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	726 of 1743	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	1225 of 1714	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1290 of 1691	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	922 of 1976	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.0	513 of 1513	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	725 of 1884	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	1080 of 1897	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	561 of 1847	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	956 of 1848	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	987 of 1818	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	1036 of 1794	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	849 of 1993	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	628 of 1515	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.8	860 of 1891	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	858 of 1913	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.8	657 of 1853	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.1	758 of 1840	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.8	775 of 1824	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	733 of 1803	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	280 of 715	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.2	197 of 598	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	298 of 731	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.8	279 of 677	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	265 of 664	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.3	72 of 588	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	180 of 604	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	42.9	330 of 582	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	442 of 1610	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	54.6	420 of 1299	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	760 of 1548	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	441 of 1478	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	629 of 1418	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.2	329 of 1382	76.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	246 of 1357	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.5	401 of 1347	70.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	747 of 1611	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	635 of 1294	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	582 of 1556	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	836 of 1576	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.9	492 of 1525	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	869 of 1510	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.3	721 of 1526	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	794 of 1539	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)89th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2026)73rd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)70th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)64th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)61st percentile-4 vs school

African American (2026)59th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)28th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2018)8th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology77%+6 vs state

U.S. History70%~ state avg

English II Reading68%+8 vs state

English I Reading64%+9 vs state

Algebra I46%-8 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)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (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	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Sanger High School	Public	9-12	3001 Hwy Fm 455 W	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-7497	827	60	13.7	37.1%	454 (54.9%)	27 (3.3%)	295 (35.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	40 (4.8%)	59.1	725^th of 2057 public high schools	64.8%		59.9	673^rd of 1974 public high schools	65.9%	52	46.2	76.6	64.3	68.0	69.6								$9,325
Linda Tutt High School	Public	9-12	105 N Berry St	Sanger	76266	Denton County	Sanger Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 458-5701	21	4	5.3	52.4%	16 (76.2%)	1 (4.8%)	3 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)													$37,123
Valley View High School	Public	9-12	802 S Lee St	Valley View	76272	Cooke County	Valley View Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 726-3522	257	26	9.9	24.1%	150 (58.4%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	48.9	994^th of 2057 public high schools	51.7%		38	1213^th of 1974 public high schools	38.6%	219	44.2	68.6	50.7	60.3	73.5								$11,930
The Lagrone Academy	Public	11-12	1504 Long Rd	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4850	212	17	12.5	37.7%	96 (45.3%)	39 (18.4%)	64 (30.2%)	4 (1.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.3%)								(n/a)					76.1								$8,038
Krum High School	Public	9-12	700-A Bobcat Blvd	Krum	76249	Denton County	Krum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 482-2601	776	54	14.2	31.2%	444 (57.2%)	29 (3.7%)	261 (33.6%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.6%)	45.4	1110^th of 2057 public high schools	46.0%		48.7	945^th of 1974 public high schools	52.1%	165	35.6	71.5	50.9	53.1	69.3								$8,578
Denton High School	Public	9-12	3001 Bronco Way	Denton	76207	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-2000	2,083	143	14.5	53.9%	758 (36.4%)	342 (16.4%)	831 (39.9%)	69 (3.3%)	14 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	64 (3.1%)	44.7	1134^th of 2057 public high schools	44.9%		43.6	1073^rd of 1974 public high schools	45.6%	61	34.7	68.3	52.2	54.8	69.1								$10,107
Ki Charter - Denton	Public, Charter	8-12	2026 W University Dr	Denton	76201	Denton County	Ki Charter	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 376-7929	24	3	9.1	79.2%	11 (45.8%)	3 (12.5%)	6 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (16.7%)	54.5	849^th of 2057 public high schools	58.7%					(n/a)				60.0									$17,601
Joe Dale Sparks Campus	Public	5-12	210 S Woodrow	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 349-2468	73	15	4.8	41.1%	22 (30.1%)	17 (23.3%)	27 (37.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.8%)	5.3	1917^th of 2057 public high schools	6.8%		4.2	1877^th of 1974 public high schools	4.9%	40	0.0	22.7	8.0	23.1	50.0		20.0	40.0		0.0	16.7	0.0	$26,415
Fred Moore High School	Public	9-12	815 Cross Timber St	Denton	76205	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-4000	67	7	10.1	61.2%	16 (23.9%)	11 (16.4%)	36 (53.7%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	2 (3.0%)	13.5	1786^th of 2057 public high schools	13.2%		12.2	1742^nd of 1974 public high schools	11.8%	44	11.1		0.0	21.7	51.6								$19,487
Aubrey High School	Public	9-12	510 Spring Hill Rd	Aubrey	76227	Denton County	Aubrey Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 668-3900	1,135	70	16.1	31.2%	500 (44.1%)	215 (18.9%)	314 (27.7%)	34 (3.0%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	64 (5.6%)	47.1	1057^th of 2057 public high schools	48.6%		50.7	891^st of 1974 public high schools	54.9%	166	22.2	65.2	53.3	65.6	73.1								$9,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Sanger High School

What is the racial makeup of Sanger High School?

Students at Sanger High School are 55% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Sanger High School in?

Sanger Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into Sanger High School?

Sanger High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Butterfield Elementary
Elementary : Chisholm Trail Elementary
Elementary : Clear Creek Elementary
Middle : Sanger Middle

Is Sanger High School a good school?

Sanger High School ranks 725^th of 2057 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sanger High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 827 students attended Sanger High School.

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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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