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Van Alstyne High School

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Van Alstyne High School ranks 269 th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 86% of Texas high schools

Summary

Van Alstyne High School is a public high school serving 672 students in grades 9-12 in Van Alstyne, Texas, which is part of the Van Alstyne Independent School District. The school consistently delivers excellent academic outcomes, with students outperforming state averages on STAAR End-of-Course exams, and maintains exceptional graduation rates of 97.9% to 99.2% in recent years.

Van Alstyne High School's strong performance is evident not only in its own metrics but also in comparison to nearby schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 269 out of 1,974 Texas high schools, while the nearby Melissa High School ranked 244 and Celina High School ranked 481. This suggests that Van Alstyne High School is providing a high-quality education that is competitive with other top-performing schools in the region.

The school's commitment to excellence is further demonstrated by its consistent 4- or 5-star ratings from SchoolDigger, in contrast to some nearby schools that have experienced more fluctuations in their ratings. Additionally, Van Alstyne High School's ability to maintain strong performance across various student subgroups, including traditionally underserved populations, is a testament to its dedication to providing an equitable education for all its students.

729

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,674

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Collin McKinney Pkwy
Van Alstyne, TX 75495

(903) 712-6500

District: Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Van Alstyne High School:

Elementary:	John And Nelda Partin Elementary
Middle:	Van Alstyne J H

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.1%

Hispanic:

22.5%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 96th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (76% vs 56% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg77%

Texas avg56%

269^th of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 4% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

111^th of 961Van Alstyne 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
2025	77.0	269 of 1974	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	271 of 1990	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	240 of 1961	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.2	207 of 1876	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.7	95 of 1861	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	214 of 1857	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	123 of 1797	93.2%	★★★★★
2017	81.8	155 of 1777	91.3%	★★★★★
2016	78.2	144 of 1762	91.8%	★★★★★
2015	81.6	77 of 1743	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	80.5	121 of 1734	93.0%	★★★★★
2013	78.1	171 of 1652	89.6%	★★★★☆
2012	66.0	397 of 1603	75.2%	★★★★☆
2011	66.4	537 of 1672	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.8	305 of 1568	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	65.3	556 of 1539	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	71.3	347 of 1510	77.0%	★★★★☆
2007	75.2	257 of 1497	82.8%	★★★★☆
2006	74.2	275 of 1430	80.8%	★★★★☆
2005	73.0	302 of 1429	78.9%	★★★★☆
2004	73.0	285 of 1427	80.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	61.8	284 of 1065	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	195 of 1069	81.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	60.0	221 of 530	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	127 of 525	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	135 of 507	73.4%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	61.1	412 of 1837	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	306 of 1829	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	70.5	292 of 1810	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	289 of 1784	83.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.2	395 of 1437	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	55.4	399 of 1371	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.5	131 of 1278	89.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	74.6	258 of 1880	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	314 of 1891	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	309 of 1841	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	98 of 1815	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	80.4	184 of 1798	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	172 of 1781	90.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	72.1	101 of 1182	91.5%	★★★★★
2022	72.3	188 of 1172	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	164 of 1177	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	202 of 1145	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	146 of 1137	87.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	65.2	382 of 1805	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	346 of 1820	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	176 of 1762	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.6	114 of 1743	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.2	274 of 1714	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	88 of 1691	94.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.5	502 of 1884	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.1	564 of 1897	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	377 of 1847	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	320 of 1848	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	401 of 1818	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	68.1	313 of 1794	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	76.1	254 of 1891	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	205 of 1913	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	178 of 1853	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	85.1	119 of 1840	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.4	277 of 1824	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	128 of 1803	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	68.1	167 of 731	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	272 of 677	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.1	218 of 664	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.5	149 of 588	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	89 of 604	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	11 of 582	98.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.7	309 of 1548	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	193 of 1478	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	98 of 1418	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	99 of 1382	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	86 of 1357	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	98.2	20 of 1347	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	71.0	275 of 1556	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	249 of 1576	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	309 of 1525	79.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	141 of 1510	90.7%	★★★★★
2019	69.9	339 of 1526	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	234 of 1539	84.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2023)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2024)87th percentile~ school

Female (2024)86th percentile~ school

White (2024)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2024)80th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2024)79th percentile-8 vs school

At Risk (2022)78th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)77th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)73rd percentile-13 vs school

African American (2024)73rd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2024)58th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Biology88%+26 vs state

English I Reading81%+30 vs state

English II Reading80%+24 vs state

U.S. History70%~ state avg

Algebra I60%+13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Van Alstyne High School	Public	9-12	700 Collin McKinney Pkwy	Van Alstyne	75495	Grayson County	Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 712-6500	729	51	14.3	18.0%	460 (63.1%)	23 (3.2%)	164 (22.5%)	30 (4.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.2%)	77	269^th of 1974 public high schools	86.4%		77	271^st of 1990 public high schools	86.4%	2	59.9	87.9	81.2	80.1	69.6					$9,674
Anna High School	Public	9-12	1107 Rosamond Pkwy	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 924-1100	1,602	92	17.4	44.1%	547 (34.1%)	409 (25.5%)	506 (31.6%)	41 (2.6%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	88 (5.5%)	55.5	778^th of 1974 public high schools	60.6%		62.8	610^th of 1990 public high schools	69.3%	168	45.6	57.5	52.9	69.1	73.5					$8,645
Anna Academic Achievement Center	Public	9-12	601 S Sherley Rd	Anna	75409	Collin County	Anna Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 924-1000	49	1	70.0	67.3%	15 (30.6%)	21 (42.9%)	11 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)								(n/a)	16.7	36.4	7.1	13.0	37.9					$36,136
Howe High School	Public	9-12	200 E Ponderosa	Howe	75459	Grayson County	Howe Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 745-4400	363	35	10.4	35.0%	230 (63.4%)	11 (3.0%)	95 (26.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.1%)	66	524^th of 1974 public high schools	73.5%		64.6	567^th of 1990 public high schools	71.5%	43	36.2	80.5	65.6	70.6	71.4					$11,283
Gunter High School	Public	9-12	1102 N Preston Rd	Gunter	75058	Grayson County	Gunter Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 433-1542	368	32	11.4	13.0%	275 (74.7%)	4 (1.1%)	72 (19.6%)	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	65.9	530^th of 1974 public high schools	73.2%		61.8	644^th of 1990 public high schools	67.6%	114	28.8	68.6	73.2	74.0						$15,946
Melissa High School	Public	9-12	3030 Milrany Ln	Melissa	75454	Collin County	Melissa Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 837-4216	1,983	137	14.4		915 (46.1%)	343 (17.3%)	391 (19.7%)	188 (9.5%)	9 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	136 (6.9%)	78.2	244^th of 1974 public high schools	87.6%		82.6	172^nd of 1990 public high schools	91.4%	72	52.8	82.7	76.1	78.3	83.6					$8,564
Tom Bean High School	Public	9-12	7719 State Hwy 11	Tom Bean	75489	Grayson County	Tom Bean Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(903) 546-6319	213	21	10.0	31.9%	169 (79.3%)	2 (0.9%)	35 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	57	746^th of 1974 public high schools	62.2%		54.1	840^th of 1990 public high schools	57.8%	94	25.5	80.0	61.9	67.4	61.0					$14,269
Celina High School	Public	9-12	3455 N Preston Rd	Celina	75009	Collin County	Celina Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 742-9102	1,322	87	15.2	16.6%	769 (58.2%)	89 (6.7%)	280 (21.2%)	99 (7.5%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	77 (5.8%)	67.7	481^st of 1974 public high schools	75.6%		75.6	304^th of 1990 public high schools	84.7%	177	31.5	75.1	69.2	78.0	76.7					$9,463
County Residential Center	Public	5-12	4700 Community Dr	McKinney	75071	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 547-5400	92	10	9.2	4.3%	32 (34.8%)	24 (26.1%)	28 (30.4%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)	9.2	1796^th of 1974 public high schools	9.0%		12.9	1737^th of 1990 public high schools	12.7%	59	6.7	28.0	15.6	22.2	50.0	21.4	7.7	8.3	9.1	$14,066
McKinney North High School	Public	9-12	2550 Wilmeth Rd	McKinney	75070	Collin County	McKinney Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 302-4300	2,387	146	16.3	27.1%	927 (38.8%)	485 (20.3%)	620 (26.0%)	221 (9.3%)	10 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	121 (5.1%)	71.8	374^th of 1974 public high schools	81.1%		71.9	378^th of 1990 public high schools	81.0%	4	50.7	81.1	72.3	72.4	69.1					$8,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Van Alstyne High School

What schools feed into Van Alstyne High School?

Van Alstyne High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : John And Nelda Partin Elementary
Middle : Van Alstyne J H

What district is Van Alstyne High School in?

Van Alstyne Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Van Alstyne High School?

Students at Van Alstyne High School are 63% White, 22% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Van Alstyne High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 729 students attended Van Alstyne High School.

Is Van Alstyne High School a good school?

Van Alstyne High School ranks 269^th of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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