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West Orange-Stark High School

Public Grades 9-12

1674^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 17% of Texas high schools

Summary

West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, TX, serves 659 students in grades 9-12 within the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District, a community where over 87% of students face economic disadvantage. While the school benefits from a favorable student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 and above-average per-student spending of $13,025, its academic outcomes and graduation rate lag significantly behind nearly all surrounding schools. For example, proficiency rates on STAAR exams are roughly half those of nearby Orangefield High School and Port Neches-Groves High School, and the school's 84.9% graduation rate is the lowest in the area, compared to rates above 93% at most neighboring high schools.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. In the 2023-2024 school year, Special Education students at West Orange-Stark achieved a remarkable 97th percentile statewide ranking, earning a 5-star rating—though this success has not been sustained in subsequent years. Additionally, the school shows a clear upward trend in Algebra I proficiency, rising from 18% in 2022-2023 to 36.8% in 2025-2026, signaling potential for continued improvement. A compelling comparison is Bob Hope High School, a charter school just 14 miles away that serves an even more disadvantaged population (92.1% economically disadvantaged) yet achieves dramatically better results, including a 99.2% graduation rate and proficiency scores of 70-85% on most exams.

This contrast highlights that high poverty does not have to dictate low performance, and it raises important questions about instructional strategies that could be adapted. While West Orange-Stark's overall rank has been consistently low—currently in the 17th percentile—the school's high spending and low student-to-teacher ratio suggest that challenges are not primarily about financial resources. Instead, the focus may need to be on how resources are allocated and which effective practices, like those seen in the Special Education program's one-year success, can be expanded to benefit all students.

659

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,605

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 Newton St
Orange, TX 77631-1107

(409) 882-5570

District: West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District

Feeder schools for West Orange-Stark High School:

Elementary:	West Orange-Stark Elementary
Middle:	West Orange-Stark Middle

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.7%

Hispanic:

25.5%

White:

12.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Biology scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg41%

Texas avg62%

1,674^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

891^st of 951West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District 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	18.2	1674 of 2009	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	1685 of 1974	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1740 of 1990	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	1698 of 1961	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1669 of 1876	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	1551 of 1861	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	1647 of 1857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	1552 of 1797	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	1499 of 1777	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	1527 of 1762	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.4	1289 of 1743	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.7	1349 of 1734	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1431 of 1652	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.0	1402 of 1603	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.6	1380 of 1672	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	1405 of 1568	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.1	1257 of 1539	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	1214 of 1510	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.8	1146 of 1497	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	1080 of 1430	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	48.1	916 of 1429	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.1	826 of 1427	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.6	877 of 1086	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.8	675 of 834	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	938 of 1065	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	921 of 1069	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	891 of 1031	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.2	797 of 1020	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	882 of 1024	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	841 of 1013	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.9	1722 of 1837	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1560 of 1829	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1685 of 1810	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	1612 of 1784	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	13.1	1054 of 1153	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1335 of 1437	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	1353 of 1371	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1273 of 1278	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	975 of 1195	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	1043 of 1136	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1106 of 1113	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1596 of 1936	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	1344 of 1504	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1702 of 1880	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1669 of 1891	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1565 of 1841	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.0	1486 of 1815	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	1669 of 1798	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	1601 of 1781	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	996 of 1206	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	805 of 964	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	1062 of 1182	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	997 of 1172	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	887 of 1177	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.2	949 of 1145	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1097 of 1137	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	1465 of 1860	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	1287 of 1453	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	1598 of 1805	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1445 of 1820	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1241 of 1762	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1200 of 1743	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1550 of 1714	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1545 of 1691	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	1565 of 1937	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1340 of 1513	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	1717 of 1884	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1655 of 1897	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1676 of 1847	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1486 of 1848	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1652 of 1818	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1586 of 1794	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.7	1686 of 1954	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	1376 of 1515	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	1746 of 1891	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1663 of 1913	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1720 of 1853	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1582 of 1840	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	1636 of 1824	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	1615 of 1803	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	498 of 713	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.2	545 of 598	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	571 of 731	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	487 of 677	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	542 of 664	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	446 of 588	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	523 of 604	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.7	279 of 582	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	1330 of 1581	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.1	1005 of 1299	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	93.2	49 of 1548	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	21.2	1323 of 1478	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1307 of 1418	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1149 of 1382	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	1293 of 1357	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1051 of 1347	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	1332 of 1584	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	1179 of 1294	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	1475 of 1556	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	1345 of 1576	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	1414 of 1525	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	1369 of 1510	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	1400 of 1526	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1398 of 1539	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)30th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)16th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)6th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History45%-25 vs state

English II Reading43%-17 vs state

Biology40%-30 vs state

Algebra I37%-17 vs state

English I Reading31%-24 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	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
West Orange-Stark High School	Public	9-12	1400 Newton St	Orange	77631	Orange County	West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 882-5570	659	59	11.2	87.3%	80 (12.1%)	367 (55.7%)	168 (25.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	36 (5.5%)	18.2	1674^th of 2009 public high schools	16.7%		15.6	1685^th of 1974 public high schools	14.6%	11	36.8	40.2	31.3	42.6	45.3								$10,605
Bridge City High School	Public	9-12	2690 Texas Ave	Bridge City	77611	Orange County	Bridge City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 735-1600	891	64	14.0	31.6%	641 (71.9%)	14 (1.6%)	190 (21.3%)	20 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)	51.8	908^th of 2009 public high schools	54.8%		47.3	979^th of 1974 public high schools	50.4%	71	47.7	76.5	60.1	57.4	63.5								$9,196
Orangefield High School	Public	9-12	10058 Fm 105	Orangefield	77639	Orange County	Orangefield Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 735-3851	563	47	11.9	28.8%	460 (81.7%)	7 (1.2%)	71 (12.6%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	65.3	539^th of 2009 public high schools	73.2%		66.9	498^th of 1974 public high schools	74.8%	41	39.5	80.3	58.8	69.7	89.2								$11,839
Lit Cypr-Mrceville High School	Public	9-12	7327 N Hwy 87	Orange	77632	Orange County	Little Cypress-Mauriceville Consolidated Independent School	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 886-5821	1,001	74	13.5	51.0%	728 (72.7%)	74 (7.4%)	138 (13.8%)	16 (1.6%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (3.8%)	47.9	1002^nd of 2009 public high schools	50.1%		42.9	1091^st of 1974 public high schools	44.7%	89	34.0	66.0	55.7	69.3	63.7								$10,164
Port Neches-Groves High School	Public	9-12	1401 Merriman St	Port Neches	77651	Jefferson County	Port Neches-Groves Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 729-7644	1,720	116	14.7	37.4%	927 (53.9%)	80 (4.7%)	552 (32.1%)	105 (6.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (3.1%)	54.1	846^th of 2009 public high schools	57.9%		51.6	872^nd of 1974 public high schools	55.8%	26	39.7	71.1	56.0	63.6	77.7								$8,683
Deweyville High School	Public	6-12	171 Hwy 12 W	Orange	77632	Newton County	Deweyville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 746-2685	294	32	9.2	52.0%	259 (88.1%)	3 (1.0%)	22 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	26.3	1554^th of 2009 public high schools	22.6%		34.1	1291^st of 1974 public high schools	34.6%	263	21.6		55.6	51.2	34.9	55.2	41.0	58.1	14.3	0.0	31.0	20.9	$13,918
Bob Hope High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4545 Hwy 73	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Bob Hope School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 983-3244	555	30	18.6	92.1%	3 (0.5%)	28 (5.0%)	520 (93.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	78	258^th of 2009 public high schools	87.2%		77	271^st of 1974 public high schools	86.3%	13	0.0	78.0	71.3	85.4	87.4								$9,662
Vidor High School	Public	9-12	500 Orange St	Vidor	77662	Orange County	Vidor Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 951-8900	1,175	84	13.9	47.1%	1,003 (85.4%)	4 (0.3%)	139 (11.8%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (1.6%)	54.7	828^th of 2009 public high schools	58.8%		53.8	806^th of 1974 public high schools	59.2%	22	47.8	80.0	55.9	55.5	73.8								$10,099
Alternative Education School	Public	6-12	300 S 12th St	Nederland	77627	Jefferson County	Nederland Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(409) 727-5241	0	2	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	3501 Ssgt Lucian Adam Dr	Port Arthur	77642	Jefferson County	Port Arthur Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(409) 984-4000	2,140	164	13.0	80.7%	40 (1.9%)	914 (42.7%)	1,086 (50.7%)	55 (2.6%)	27 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (0.8%)	22.8	1615^th of 2009 public high schools	19.6%		18.8	1639^th of 1974 public high schools	17.0%	24	31.4	45.0	31.6	42.8	61.4								$11,264

Frequently Asked Questions about West Orange-Stark High School

Is West Orange-Stark High School a good school?

West Orange-Stark High School ranks in the bottom 16.7% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Orange-Stark High School?

Students at West Orange-Stark High School are 56% African American, 25% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into West Orange-Stark High School?

West Orange-Stark High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : West Orange-Stark Elementary
Middle : West Orange-Stark Middle

How many students attend West Orange-Stark High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 659 students attended West Orange-Stark High School.

What district is West Orange-Stark High School in?

West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District

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