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High Island School

PublicOtherGrades PK–12

2113 6th St, High Island, TX 77623 · (409) 257-5276 · Part of High Island Independent School District

Bolivar Peninsula’s School Grade C better than 33% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
132
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
57%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–12
The gist

What stands out about High Island School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 22.8% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2113 6th St, High Island

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Kindergarten4
Grade 13
Grade 26
Grade 310
Grade 47
Grade 59
Grade 612
Grade 79
Grade 812
Grade 915
Grade 1014
Grade 119
Grade 1215
Enrollment over time
171’20
158’21
151’22
159’23
132’24

Down 22.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 78%Hispanic 11%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about High Island School from Bolivar Peninsula families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Bolivar Peninsula’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.