Summary:
Zip code 77631 in Orange, Texas, is home to a single high school, West Orange-Stark High School, which serves grades 9 through 12 and is part of the West Orange-Cove Consolidated Independent School District.
West Orange-Stark High School enrolls 659 students and faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 17% of Texas high schools. Its state ranking has declined slightly over the past three years, from the 17th percentile to the 13th percentile. A standout feature is the very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 87.25% eligible for free or reduced lunch. The school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1 and spends $13,025 per student, which are typically positive resource indicators. However, standardized test scores for the 2025-2026 school year are well below state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 31.25% in English I Reading to 45.27% in U.S. History, compared to state averages of 55.43% and 70.17%, respectively. The graduation rate is 84.9%, and the dropout rate of 2.6% is higher than the district average of 2.0%.
Despite the low absolute scores, there is a clear and encouraging upward trend in test scores from the previous year, with improvements in every subject, most notably a 14.71-point gain in U.S. History and a 9.99-point gain in English II Reading. This suggests that recent interventions may be taking effect. The stark contrast between the school's relatively high spending and low student-teacher ratio versus its very low academic performance indicates that the profound economic challenges faced by the student body may require more than standard resource allocation to overcome. For parents, this school offers a supportive environment with small class sizes, but the data shows that targeted academic support is critically needed to close the wide achievement gap.
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