Summary:
Zip code 77580, serving the Mont Belvieu area, is home to two high schools within the Barbers Hill Independent School District (Isd): the comprehensive Barbers Hill High School (grades 9-12) and a much smaller Alternative School (grades 7-12).
Barbers Hill High School is the clear academic powerhouse in the area, serving 2,222 students and consistently ranking in the top 11% of Texas high schools. It boasts a 99.1% graduation rate and a 0.2% dropout rate, with students scoring 20-30 percentage points above the state average on every STAAR EOC subject. In contrast, the Alternative School serves just 29 students with a much lower student-teacher ratio of 7.2:1 and a per-student spending of $41,539—over three times that of Barbers Hill High School ($13,502). While the Alternative School has no reported test scores or state ranking, it achieved a 0.0% dropout rate, indicating its specialized focus on credit recovery and behavioral support for at-risk students.
The key takeaway for parents is the clear distinction between these two schools' missions. Barbers Hill High School is a high-volume, high-efficiency institution delivering exceptional academic results and college readiness for the general population, with performance nearly identical to the district average. The Alternative School is a high-cost, low-volume intervention program that appears highly effective at keeping its small student body in school, though it does not participate in standard academic rankings. Both schools appear to fulfill their distinct roles successfully within the same district.
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