Best Public Schools in Zip Code 75791

The seven public schools in zip code 75791 (Whitehouse, TX) are all part of the top-rated Whitehouse Independent School District (Isd), serving approximately 4,676 students across four elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school in a community where the district ranks in the 94th percentile statewide.

Two elementary schools stand out as exceptional. Stanton-Smith Elementary is the top performer, ranking 95th out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools with a 5-star rating and significantly outperforming district averages in 5th-grade reading (89.47% proficient) and science (75% proficient). Gus Winston Cain Elementary is another consistent 5-star school, excelling in mathematics where 4th and 5th graders achieve 84% and 85.33% proficiency, respectively. Whitehouse High School serves as the district's academic capstone with a 4-star rating, a 93.9% graduation rate, and strong performance in U.S. History (86.57%) and Biology (80.2%). The district's unique standalone sixth-grade school, J W Holloway Sixth Grade School, effectively eases the transition to middle school, with 68.65% of students proficient in reading and 55.91% in math, both well above state averages.

A key finding is a "middle school math gap" at Whitehouse J H, where only 33.02% of 7th graders are proficient in math, a sharp drop from elementary levels. However, the district excels at accelerating top students, as 8th graders taking Algebra I achieved a perfect 100% proficiency rate. Notably, economic diversity does not dictate performance: Stanton-Smith Elementary, the highest-ranked school, has a 41.98% free/reduced lunch rate, while Cain Elementary, another 5-star school, has a 52.17% rate, showing that high achievement is possible across all socioeconomic profiles.