Summary:
The 77705 zip code in Beaumont, Texas, is home to three high schools serving grades 7-12, which collectively face significant academic challenges, with all schools ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas high schools. Beaumont United High School is the largest and highest-performing school in the area, enrolling over 2,000 students and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, while Evolution Academy Beaumont is a much smaller charter school with just over 200 students, and Trinity Charter Schools - Beaumont Campus is a very small alternative campus with only 12 students.
Comparing the two schools with available data, Beaumont United stands out for having the lowest student-to-teacher ratio (16.1:1) and the highest per-student spending ($10,152) within the Beaumont Independent School District (Isd). However, Evolution Academy, part of the Evolution Academy Charter School district, paradoxically boasts a higher graduation rate (77.6%) compared to Beaumont United (72.4%), despite having critically low test scores—only 2.5% of its students were proficient in Algebra I versus the state average of 54.03%. Both schools serve a highly economically disadvantaged population, with over 87% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, and their strongest subject is U.S. History, though proficiency rates still fall well below state averages.
A key takeaway is the systemic underperformance across the zip code, where even the highest-ranked school, Beaumont United, sits in the 14th percentile statewide. The higher spending at Beaumont United has not translated into state-average results, highlighting that financial resources alone cannot overcome the deep-rooted challenges in this community. Meanwhile, Trinity Charter Schools - Beaumont Campus, under the Trinity Charter School district, remains a "black box" with no reported test scores or graduation data, making it impossible to assess its effectiveness for its specialized student population.
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