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Tatum High School

Q: Is Tatum High School a good school?

Tatum High School ranks 628 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 69% of Texas high schools

Summary

Tatum High School in Tatum, TX, is a mid-sized public school serving 437 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Tatum Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the top 28% of Texas districts. The school stands out for its near-perfect 100% graduation rate and 0% dropout rate over several years, a remarkable achievement that surpasses nearby schools like Marshall High School (85.6% graduation rate) and Carthage High School (93.8% graduation rate). This suggests a highly effective support system that ensures every student completes high school, making it a reliable choice for families prioritizing student retention and success.

Tatum High School excels in English Language Arts, consistently outperforming the state average on the English II Reading STAAR exam by 10 to 17 percentage points over the past four years. It also shows strong results for students from low socio-economic backgrounds, ranking in the 73rd percentile for this group, which is higher than its overall 69th percentile ranking. However, the school has a notable weakness in Algebra I, where scores have hovered at or below the state average—a stark contrast to its strengths in other subjects. This area represents a key opportunity for improvement, as addressing it could boost the school's overall 3-star rating.

Compared to the nearby Panola Early College High School, a top-tier 5-star school with elite test scores, Tatum's 100% graduation rate actually exceeds Panola's 90% rate, highlighting its focus on universal student success rather than just high-level acceleration. While Tatum's performance for some student groups can fluctuate year to year, its consistent graduation outcomes and strong support for diverse learners make it a solid, dependable option for families in the Tatum area. The school's favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1 and slightly above-average per-student spending further support its mission to help every student thrive.

437

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,609

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Crystal Farms Rd
Tatum, TX 75691-9621

(903) 947-6482

District: Tatum Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Tatum High School:

Elementary:	Tatum Elementary
	Tatum Pri
Middle:	Tatum Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.9%

Hispanic:

33.0%

African American:

17.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 60th percentile in 2025 → 69th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (68% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 69th (2026) from a 60th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg69%

Texas avg62%

628^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 31%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

266^th of 951Tatum 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	61.9	628 of 2009	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	786 of 1974	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	591 of 1990	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.0	698 of 1961	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	516 of 1876	72.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.9	422 of 1861	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	65.4	487 of 1857	73.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.0	543 of 1797	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	549 of 1777	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.3	402 of 1762	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	61.0	681 of 1743	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	29.7	1348 of 1734	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.2	1308 of 1652	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.1	1046 of 1603	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	57.0	895 of 1672	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	71.8	306 of 1568	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	67.0	488 of 1539	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.4	471 of 1510	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.7	432 of 1497	71.1%	★★★★☆
2006	56.9	739 of 1430	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.2	641 of 1429	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.9	894 of 1427	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	381 of 1086	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.4	473 of 834	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	538 of 1065	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	388 of 1069	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	373 of 1031	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.4	183 of 1020	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	269 of 1024	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	406 of 1013	59.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	802 of 1837	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	649 of 1829	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	884 of 1810	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	747 of 1784	58.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	458 of 1153	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.4	568 of 1437	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	565 of 1371	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	379 of 1278	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	322 of 1195	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	190 of 1136	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	88 of 1113	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.3	685 of 1936	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	690 of 1504	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	702 of 1880	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	798 of 1891	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	500 of 1841	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	415 of 1815	77.1%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	498 of 1798	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	687 of 1781	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.8	418 of 1206	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.2	221 of 964	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	660 of 1182	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.3	571 of 1172	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.5	30 of 1177	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	70.9	182 of 1145	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.2	246 of 1137	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	575 of 1860	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.7	555 of 1453	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	696 of 1805	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	748 of 1820	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.2	369 of 1762	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	73.8	268 of 1743	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	339 of 1714	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.1	256 of 1691	84.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.8	523 of 1937	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	55.1	449 of 1513	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.4	636 of 1884	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	791 of 1897	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	507 of 1847	72.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.1	282 of 1848	84.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.2	411 of 1818	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.9	487 of 1794	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	596 of 1954	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	511 of 1515	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.3	529 of 1891	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	626 of 1913	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.7	540 of 1853	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.7	451 of 1840	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	515 of 1824	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	527 of 1803	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	115 of 713	83.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	118 of 598	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	51.3	314 of 731	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	795 of 1581	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.3	283 of 1299	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	224 of 1548	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	43.0	744 of 1478	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.3	444 of 1418	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.4	1361 of 1382	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1257 of 1357	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	696 of 1347	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	740 of 1584	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.5	432 of 1294	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.6	314 of 1556	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	55.6	641 of 1576	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.8	479 of 1525	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	528 of 1510	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	621 of 1526	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	712 of 1539	53.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)73rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)65th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)53rd percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)50th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

English II Reading77%+17 vs state

Biology77%+6 vs state

U.S. History72%~ state avg

Algebra I58%+4 vs state

English I Reading57%~ state avg

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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	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 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Tatum High School	Public	9-12	600 Crystal Farms Rd	Tatum	75691	Rusk County	Tatum Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 947-6482	437	35	12.5	51.9%	196 (44.9%)	75 (17.2%)	144 (33.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	61.9	628^th of 2009 public high schools	68.7%		55	786^th of 1974 public high schools	60.2%	158	57.7	76.6	57.0	77.2	72.0								$10,609
Beckville Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	#1 Bearcat Dr	Beckville	75631	Panola County	Beckville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 678-3591	347	40	8.6	32.9%	290 (83.6%)	14 (4.0%)	32 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.2%)	71.6	396^th of 2009 public high schools	80.3%		69.5	429^th of 1974 public high schools	78.3%	33	56.6	90.3	75.0	85.4	74.1	50.0	61.0	75.5	30.4	61.0	66.7	41.5	$34,420
Carthage High School	Public	9-12	#1 Bulldog Dr	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Carthage Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 693-2552	785	61	12.8	46.0%	424 (54.0%)	159 (20.3%)	177 (22.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (2.8%)	66.3	519^th of 2009 public high schools	74.2%		63.1	593^rd of 1974 public high schools	70.0%	74	58.7	68.3	75.3	79.8	72.3								$11,657
Hallsville High School	Public	9-12	616 Cal Young Rd	Hallsville	75650	Harrison County	Hallsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 668-5990	1,451	116	12.4	35.1%	967 (66.6%)	109 (7.5%)	285 (19.6%)	12 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (5.1%)	76.8	284^th of 2009 public high schools	85.9%		70.8	391^st of 1974 public high schools	80.2%	107	61.9	89.5	76.1	81.5	79.1								$9,524
Panola Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	820 W Panola	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	55	2	27.5		50 (90.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)	93.1	22^nd of 2009 public high schools	98.9%		85.9	121^st of 1974 public high schools	93.9%	99	85.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			87.5			75.0	62.5	$6,978
Texas Early College High School	Public, Charter	8-12	3714 E End Blvd S	Marshall	75672	Harrison County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 935-4109	97	4	24.2		59 (60.8%)	9 (9.3%)	23 (23.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.2%)	60.2	679^th of 2009 public high schools	66.2%		59.2	694^th of 1974 public high schools	64.8%	15	57.9	72.7	75.0	80.0	58.6			71.4			28.6	42.9	$6,660
Panola Charter School	Public, Charter	8-12	1110 Fm 10	Carthage	75633	Panola County	Panola Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 693-6355	32	1	32.0		24 (75.0%)	2 (6.3%)	3 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)	24.3	1587^th of 2009 public high schools	21.0%		11.3	1759^th of 1974 public high schools	10.9%	172	42.9	57.1	62.5	14.3	33.3								$19,185
Marshall High School	Public	9-12	1900 Maverick Dr	Marshall	75670	Harrison County	Marshall Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 927-8800	1,467	97	15.1	74.5%	317 (21.6%)	471 (32.1%)	594 (40.5%)	7 (0.5%)	19 (1.3%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (3.9%)	26.6	1546^th of 2009 public high schools	23.0%		27.3	1458^th of 1974 public high schools	26.1%	88	12.8	52.1	38.6	54.9	53.3								$8,486
Lead Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	410 S Green St	Longview	75601	Gregg County	Longview Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 381-3921	201	14	14.8	85.6%	21 (10.4%)	82 (40.8%)	79 (39.3%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (8.0%)	26.8	1542^nd of 2009 public high schools	23.2%		19.5	1629^th of 1974 public high schools	17.5%	87	28.6	70.6	25.0	32.7	58.9								$12,093
Dan Chadwick Campus	Public, Charter	9-12	2402 Alpine Rd	Longview	75601	Gregg County	East Texas Charter Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 753-9400	128	11	11.3		82 (64.1%)	4 (3.1%)	33 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	8 (6.3%)	65.8	528^th of 2009 public high schools	73.7%		64.2	569^th of 1974 public high schools	71.2%	41	64.7	76.2	54.6	72.7	76.9								$12,306

Frequently Asked Questions about Tatum High School

Is Tatum High School a good school?

Tatum High School ranks 628^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Tatum High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 437 students attended Tatum High School.

What schools feed into Tatum High School?

Tatum High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Tatum Elementary
Elementary : Tatum Pri
Middle : Tatum Middle

What is the racial makeup of Tatum High School?

Students at Tatum High School are 45% White, 33% Hispanic, 17% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Tatum High School in?

Tatum Independent School District (Isd)

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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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