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Big Bend High School

Q: Is Big Bend High School a good school?

Big Bend High School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Texas alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Big Bend High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 121 students attended Big Bend High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Big Bend High School?

Students at Big Bend High School are 82% Hispanic, 17% White.

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

4627^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of Texas alternative schools

Summary

Big Bend High School is an alternative public school located in Terlingua, Texas, serving grades PK-12 with a total enrollment of 132 students. This small school is part of the Terlingua Central School District and has some impressive metrics that set it apart.

Despite serving a predominantly low-income student population, with 70-80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Big Bend High School has maintained a remarkable 100% four-year graduation rate and a 0% dropout rate for the past three school years. This is significantly higher than the state average, suggesting the school has effective strategies in place to support and retain its students. Additionally, the school spends between $14,915 to $17,673 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio ranging from 7.8 to 11.2 over the past three years.

While the school's overall test scores, as measured by the STAAR assessments, are generally lower than the state and district averages, it does have some bright spots, such as higher proficiency rates in English II Reading, Biology, and U.S. History end-of-course exams. This indicates that the school may be able to leverage its strengths and focus on improving performance in other areas. By continuing to invest in its students and collaborating with other schools, Big Bend High School has the potential to build on its successes and provide a high-quality education to the students it serves.

121

Students ?

8.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,955

Per pupil spending ?

73.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

550 Roadrunner Cir
Terlingua, TX 79852-0256

(432) 371-2281

District: Terlingua Central School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

White:

17.4%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate within 4 years

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (13% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg13%

Texas avg49%

Elementary school

4,627^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 56 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

2,294^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 45 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,711^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	4627 of 4651	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	4575 of 4710	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	4417 of 4647	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	4562 of 4581	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	4532 of 4578	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4135 of 4479	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3514 of 4359	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.5	3118 of 4329	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	51.0	2256 of 4286	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.5	1880 of 4320	56.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.3	4431 of 4461	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	4319 of 4331	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	4275 of 4295	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	4226 of 4240	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.4	2912 of 2918	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	3668 of 3668	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	3511 of 3556	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	3463 of 3487	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	4652 of 4658	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	4223 of 4348	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	4138 of 4306	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	3639 of 3644	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	4432 of 4465	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	4304 of 4401	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	4369 of 4376	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	4324 of 4329	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	4079 of 4188	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3569 of 4168	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.9	3629 of 3705	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	4590 of 4594	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	4052 of 4521	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	4442 of 4477	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	4320 of 4451	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	4296 of 4309	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	3945 of 4264	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	3646 of 3739	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	4647 of 4647	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3874 of 4585	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	2.3	4561 of 4563	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	4320 of 4357	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	2294 of 2344	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	2275 of 2372	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2080 of 2330	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2098 of 2254	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1548 of 2252	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1706 of 2193	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1508 of 2080	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	1891 of 2027	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.5	1947 of 1987	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	49.9	1090 of 2043	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	21.5	1959 of 2182	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	2098 of 2118	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1443 of 2058	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1823 of 2008	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	1426 of 1428	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1770 of 1770	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1679 of 1720	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1599 of 1643	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1567 of 1592	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.1	1825 of 1825	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1672 of 2047	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1594 of 2008	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	4.3	1726 of 1731	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2056 of 2119	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2031 of 2116	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1931 of 2077	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1378 of 2043	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.6	1687 of 1935	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1535 of 1895	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1815 of 1820	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1826 of 2251	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	2145 of 2220	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.1	1541 of 2172	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1850 of 2073	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1782 of 2039	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	6.9	2216 of 2246	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	2177 of 2228	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	2095 of 2168	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1711 of 1974	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1588 of 1990	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	1585 of 1961	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1303 of 1876	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1321 of 1861	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1527 of 1857	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1518 of 1797	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.0	1229 of 1777	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.9	1187 of 1762	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	1190 of 1743	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.0	909 of 1734	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	73.0	287 of 1652	82.6%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	268 of 1603	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	86.4	7 of 1672	99.6%	★★★★★
2010	66.8	485 of 1568	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.2	824 of 1539	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	62.6	609 of 1510	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.7	686 of 1497	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.0	737 of 1430	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	63.3	552 of 1429	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.2	424 of 1427	70.3%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	3.2	1836 of 1837	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.6	1210 of 1829	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.8	1616 of 1810	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1454 of 1784	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	1119 of 1153	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1431 of 1437	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	1348 of 1371	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	1262 of 1278	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1038 of 1136	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1066 of 1113	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	1197 of 1504	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1476 of 1880	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	1413 of 1891	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1077 of 1841	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	1249 of 1815	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	1.2	1777 of 1798	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1569 of 1781	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	3.6	1424 of 1453	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	1733 of 1805	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1613 of 1820	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	1174 of 1762	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1249 of 1743	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1574 of 1714	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	1574 of 1691	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1421 of 1513	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1636 of 1884	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1500 of 1897	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1328 of 1847	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.7	1480 of 1848	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1806 of 1818	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	1641 of 1794	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	1451 of 1515	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1702 of 1891	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1462 of 1913	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	1751 of 1853	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	1496 of 1840	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	1597 of 1824	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1597 of 1803	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.5	415 of 1548	73.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	56.5	468 of 1294	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	358 of 1556	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	69.3	338 of 1576	78.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2024)<1st percentile-3 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)10th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2024)1st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2024)73rd percentile+53 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile+51 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

At Risk (2022)<1st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

English II Reading46%-10 vs state

U.S. History33%-35 vs state

Biology20%-42 vs state

Reading15%-39 vs state

Science7%-31 vs state

Mathematics2%-40 vs state

Social Studies0%-30 vs state

Algebra I0%-47 vs state

English I Reading0%-51 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)						STAAR Mathematics (2025)						STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Big Bend High School	Public, Alternative	K-12	550 Roadrunner Cir	Terlingua	79852	Brewster County	Terlingua Central School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(432) 371-2281	121	15	8.0	73.6%	21 (17.4%)	1 (0.8%)	99 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	20.0	0.0	46.2	33.3	0.0	28.6	0.0	28.6	15.4	14.3	0.0	14.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.3	0.0	$15,955

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Bend High School

What is the racial makeup of Big Bend High School?

Students at Big Bend High School are 82% Hispanic, 17% White.

What district is Big Bend High School in?

Terlingua Central School District

How many students attend Big Bend High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 121 students attended Big Bend High School.

Is Big Bend High School a good school?

Big Bend High School ranks in the bottom 0.5% of Texas alternative schools.

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