High Schools in Hempstead Independent School District (Isd)

Hempstead Independent School District (ISD) in Texas is home to a single high school, Hempstead High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's academic performance and overall quality are areas of concern, as it consistently ranks low among Texas high schools and struggles to meet state standards.

Hempstead High School's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC test scores, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas, including Algebra I, Biology, English I and II Reading, and U.S. History. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.49% of Hempstead High School students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 25% for the Hempstead ISD and 44.73% for the state of Texas. The school's four-year graduation rate of 85.0% for the 2022-2023 school year is also lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.7% for the 2021-2022 school year is higher than the state average.

Despite spending $15,430 per student in the 2020-2021 school year, which is higher than the state average, and having a relatively small class size with a student-teacher ratio of 12.4 to 1, Hempstead High School continues to struggle academically. This may be due in part to the school's high percentage of students (80.22%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly low-income student population. Overall, the data suggests that Hempstead High School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students and may require substantial interventions and support to improve educational outcomes.