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Venus High School

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Venus High School ranks 1371 st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 32% of Texas high schools

Summary

Venus High School in Venus, TX, serves 717 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Venus Independent School District (Isd), a district that ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas. The school has a history of below-average academic performance, with a state ranking in the 32nd percentile, but it stands out for its strong and improving graduation rate, which climbed to 96.2% in 2023-2024. This rate is competitive with higher-ranked nearby schools like Mansfield Legacy High School (93.3%) and only slightly below top performers like Mansfield Lake Ridge High School (98.2%), suggesting the school is effective at keeping students on track to graduate despite academic challenges.

A critical factor influencing Venus High School is its student population, with 76% of students classified as economically disadvantaged—a rate dramatically higher than most surrounding schools. For comparison, Mansfield Frontier Stem Academy (22.39%) and Midlothian Heritage High School (22.61%) serve much more affluent communities. The most glaring academic weakness is in Algebra I, where only 21% of students are proficient, less than half the state average (54%) and far below schools like Grandview High School (63.37%). However, there is a bright spot in Biology, where the proficiency rate of 59.76% is much closer to the state average (70.51%) and competitive with some neighbors, such as Maypearl High School (58.43%).

Venus High School is geographically surrounded by high-performing districts like Mansfield Independent School District (Isd) and Midlothian Independent School District (Isd), which offer significantly more resources and serve more affluent populations. This proximity creates a stark contrast, highlighting the challenges faced by a small, economically disadvantaged district. Despite these obstacles, the school's resilience is evident in its improving graduation rate and pockets of instructional strength, such as in science. For parents, Venus High School offers a dedicated environment focused on student retention, though academic proficiency, particularly in math, remains an area needing significant improvement.

717

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,947

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 Bulldog Dr
Venus, TX 76084-0364

(972) 366-8815

District: Venus Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Venus High School:

Elementary:	Venus Elementary
	Venus Pri

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.0%

White:

26.1%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 26th percentile in 2023 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓96% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 26th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (49% vs 62% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 33 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Texas avg62%

1,371^st of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

838^th of 951Venus 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	34.7	1371 of 2009	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	33.2	1321 of 1974	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1339 of 1990	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1445 of 1961	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1215 of 1876	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1134 of 1861	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1123 of 1857	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1019 of 1797	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.9	791 of 1777	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.9	913 of 1762	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.4	1033 of 1743	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	48.2	973 of 1734	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.7	1092 of 1652	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.2	1074 of 1603	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.2	1288 of 1672	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.0	1034 of 1568	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.9	1162 of 1539	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	44.3	1049 of 1510	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	42.8	1047 of 1497	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.8	1005 of 1430	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.8	900 of 1429	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.5	880 of 1427	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	775 of 1086	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.2	390 of 834	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.4	559 of 1065	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	290 of 1069	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.4	648 of 1031	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	532 of 1020	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	735 of 1024	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	72.8	185 of 1013	81.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.0	1355 of 1837	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	960 of 1829	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1218 of 1810	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	969 of 1784	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	774 of 1195	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.4	1009 of 1153	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1189 of 1437	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1092 of 1371	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	721 of 1278	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.9	450 of 1195	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	641 of 1136	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	602 of 1113	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	1255 of 1936	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.8	1166 of 1504	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1411 of 1880	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1331 of 1891	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1079 of 1841	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	1097 of 1815	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	1141 of 1798	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.8	1055 of 1781	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	982 of 1206	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	738 of 964	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1126 of 1182	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	951 of 1172	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	898 of 1177	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	954 of 1145	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	885 of 1137	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.8	1257 of 1860	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.6	1091 of 1453	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1303 of 1805	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1332 of 1820	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.9	1157 of 1762	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.1	1026 of 1743	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1068 of 1714	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	895 of 1691	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	39.3	1193 of 1937	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.1	1050 of 1513	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1321 of 1884	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1278 of 1897	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	998 of 1847	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	1034 of 1848	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	1016 of 1818	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.1	880 of 1794	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1413 of 1954	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	1067 of 1515	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1398 of 1891	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	1503 of 1913	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	1313 of 1853	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	1128 of 1840	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1152 of 1824	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1102 of 1803	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	340 of 713	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	25.0	465 of 598	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	591 of 731	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.8	261 of 677	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	399 of 664	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	76.6	82 of 588	86.1%	★★★★☆
2019	13.5	545 of 604	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.4	1214 of 1581	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	888 of 1299	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1289 of 1548	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1132 of 1478	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.0	668 of 1418	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	696 of 1382	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.1	464 of 1357	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.3	590 of 1347	56.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	1087 of 1584	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.1	1055 of 1294	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1320 of 1556	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1409 of 1576	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1093 of 1525	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.9	1066 of 1510	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.8	963 of 1526	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1256 of 1539	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile~ school

White (2026)31st percentile~ school

African American (2026)29th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)26th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)23rd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History64%-6 vs state

Biology60%-11 vs state

English II Reading52%-8 vs state

English I Reading47%-9 vs state

Algebra I21%-33 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
Venus High School	Public	9-12	12 Bulldog Dr	Venus	76084	Johnson County	Venus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(972) 366-8815	717	47	15.1	76.0%	187 (26.1%)	37 (5.2%)	466 (65.0%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.5%)	34.7	1371^st of 2009 public high schools	31.8%		33.2	1321^st of 1974 public high schools	33.1%	50	21.0	59.8	46.8	52.4	64.0	$9,947
Alvarado High School	Public	9-12	1301 S Pkwy	Alvarado	76009	Johnson County	Alvarado Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 783-6940	1,163	71	16.2	61.0%	494 (42.5%)	39 (3.4%)	586 (50.4%)	2 (0.2%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.9%)	49.4	965^th of 2009 public high schools	52.0%		38.6	1197^th of 1974 public high schools	39.4%	232	51.0	74.6	60.6	57.7	58.3	$8,143
Midlothian High School	Public	9-12	923 S 9th St	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5100	1,976	116	17.0	28.6%	990 (50.1%)	373 (18.9%)	477 (24.1%)	28 (1.4%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (5.0%)	68.6	460^th of 2009 public high schools	77.1%		65.4	537^th of 1974 public high schools	72.8%	77	67.9	77.4	71.1	71.3	73.3	$8,562
Maypearl High School	Public	9-12	600 Phillips St	Maypearl	76064	Ellis County	Maypearl Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 435-1020	373	32	11.5	29.0%	252 (67.6%)	7 (1.9%)	95 (25.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	33.3	1407^th of 2009 public high schools	30.0%		30.3	1387^th of 1974 public high schools	29.7%	20	4.1	58.4	50.5	55.1	57.0	$11,040
The Phoenix Academy	Public	10-12	902 E Broad St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1700	54	19	2.8	57.4%	7 (13.0%)	20 (37.0%)	23 (42.6%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)								(n/a)	40.0	50.0	13.3	29.0	40.0	$53,673
Midlothian Heritage High School	Public	9-12	4000 Fm 1387	Midlothian	76065	Ellis County	Midlothian Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(469) 856-5400	1,760	90	19.6	22.6%	933 (53.0%)	228 (13.0%)	487 (27.7%)	17 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (4.9%)	71.3	402^nd of 2009 public high schools	80.0%		66.2	518^th of 1974 public high schools	73.8%	116	53.2	84.5	70.1	75.6	79.3	$7,768
Mansfield High School	Public	9-12	3001 E Broad St	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-0100	2,552	143	17.8	36.2%	965 (37.8%)	634 (24.8%)	632 (24.8%)	179 (7.0%)	10 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	131 (5.1%)	68.5	464^th of 2009 public high schools	76.9%		70.8	394^th of 1974 public high schools	80.0%	70	57.8	78.9	68.1	71.5	79.8	$7,315
Mansfield Lake Ridge High School	Public	9-12	101 N Day Miar Rd	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-0400	2,751	157	17.5	32.1%	499 (18.1%)	1,264 (45.9%)	531 (19.3%)	298 (10.8%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	155 (5.6%)	74.7	338^th of 2009 public high schools	83.2%		75	308^th of 1974 public high schools	84.4%	30	78.3	82.1	72.9	72.1	79.1	$6,947
Mansfield Legacy High School	Public	9-12	1263 N Main	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-0600	2,568	146	17.5	48.8%	848 (33.0%)	586 (22.8%)	919 (35.8%)	90 (3.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	116 (4.5%)	60.3	675^th of 2009 public high schools	66.4%		52.6	843^rd of 1974 public high schools	57.3%	168	58.0	68.7	62.6	65.2	77.3	$7,457
Mansfield Frontier Stem Academy	Public	9-12	1120 W Debbie Ln	Mansfield	76063	Tarrant County	Mansfield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(682) 314-1600	326	24	13.6	22.4%	112 (34.4%)	85 (26.1%)	38 (11.7%)	65 (19.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.4%)	95.8	1^st of 2009 public high schools	100.0%		96.9	1^st of 1974 public high schools	99.9%			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$34,727

Frequently Asked Questions about Venus High School

What district is Venus High School in?

Venus Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Venus High School?

Students at Venus High School are 65% Hispanic, 26% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Venus High School?

Venus High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Venus Elementary
Elementary : Venus Pri

Is Venus High School a good school?

Venus High School ranks 1371^st of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Venus High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Venus High School.

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