Summary:
Zip code 77979, serving the Port Lavaca, Texas area, is home to two high schools within the Calhoun County Independent School District (Isd), a district ranked in the top 73rd percentile statewide: a large traditional high school and a very small alternative school.
Calhoun High School is the area's primary comprehensive high school, serving 989 students in grades 9-12. It has shown consistent improvement in its state ranking over the past three years, moving from the 52nd to the 44th percentile. A standout strength is English II Reading, where its proficiency rate of 67.79% significantly exceeds the state average of 59.88%. However, the school generally performs below state averages in other core subjects like Algebra I (24.6% vs. 54.03% state) and Biology (64.29% vs. 70.51% state). With a low dropout rate of 0.2% and a graduation rate of 96.3%, Calhoun High School is effectively keeping students on track to graduate, despite its mixed academic performance.
In stark contrast, Hope High School is a very small alternative school with only 21 students (grades 10-12) and a student-teacher ratio of just 3.5 to 1. It serves a more economically disadvantaged population (80.95% free/reduced lunch) and spends $30,440 per student—nearly 2.6 times more than Calhoun High School. While Hope High School boasts a high graduation rate (97.5%) and a 0% dropout rate, its standardized test scores are dramatically below state averages, such as 25% proficiency in English II Reading. This suggests the school's primary mission is credit recovery and ensuring graduation for at-risk students, rather than maximizing test scores. The district's overall 4-star rating is likely driven by the performance of its larger, traditional high school.
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