Dripping Springs High School

Summary:

Dripping Springs High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Dripping Springs, Texas, with a student population of 2,433. The school is part of the Dripping Springs Independent School District, which is ranked 32nd out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dripping Springs High School has consistently ranked in the top 15% of Texas high schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 105 to 246 out of over 1,700 high schools. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong academic performance compared to other Texas high schools. Dripping Springs High School boasts impressive graduation rates, ranging from 95.7% to 98.7% over the past 5 years, and an exceptionally low dropout rate, ranging from 0.2% to 0.8% during the same period. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with a higher percentage of students achieving proficiency or better in subjects like Algebra I, Biology, English I/II, and U.S. History.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Westlake High School (Eanes ISD) and Bowie High School (Austin ISD), Dripping Springs High School maintains a competitive edge in several key metrics. However, some nearby schools, such as Moe and Gene Johnson High School (Hays CISD) and Katherine Anne Porter School (a public charter), also demonstrate strong academic performance in certain areas.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 940 W Hwy 290
       Dripping Springs, TX  78620-3862


(512) 858-3100

District: Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
196th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,524 Help


Feeder schools for Dripping Springs High School:

Elementary:    Dripping Springs Elementary
    Rooster Springs Elementary
    Sycamore Springs Elementary
    Walnut Springs Elementary
Middle:    Dripping Springs Middle
    Sycamore Springs Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  16.2 Help
Number of students:  2,484

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.0%
Hispanic:
21.6%
Two or more races:
4.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  8.2% Help


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Compare Details Dripping Springs High School ranks better than 90.1% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.74. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Dripping Springs High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70%), Hispanic (21.6%), two or more races (4.7%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dripping Springs High School is 16.2. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dripping Springs High School is $9,524.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dripping Springs High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dripping Springs High School 196th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Dripping Springs High School in the ranking list.)

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Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd) 32nd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dripping Springs High School

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Rank History for all students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 82.44 64th 1427 95.5%
2005 83.70 80th 1429 94.4%
2006 80.57 131st 1430 90.8%
2007 80.70 132nd 1497 91.2%
2008 84.28 69th 1510 95.4%
2009 80.92 108th 1539 93.0%
2010 78.71 105th 1568 93.3%
2011 78.15 140th 1672 91.6%
2012 81.64 67th 1603 95.8%
2013 83.80 65th 1652 96.1%
2014 80.96 115th 1734 93.4%
2015 80.23 105th 1743 94.0%
2016 76.90 179th 1762 89.8%
2017 82.48 145th 1777 91.8%
2018 80.95 174th 1797 90.3%
2019 79.74 191st 1857 89.7%
2021 78.38 246th 1861 86.8%
2022 78.92 211th 1876 88.8%
2023 79.18 220th 1961 88.8%
2024 80.74 196th 1987 90.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.36 98th 582 83.2%
2019 70.10 147th 604 75.7%
2021 75.61 93rd 588 84.2%
2022 56.32 245th 664 63.1%
2023 75.53 119th 677 82.4%
2024 71.44 136th 730 81.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.75 839th 1113 24.6%
2019 46.54 443rd 1136 61.0%
2021 55.32 350th 1195 70.7%
2022 50.13 423rd 1278 66.9%
2023 50.30 485th 1371 64.6%
2024 47.91 535th 1435 62.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.45 112th 1347 91.7%
2019 83.21 106th 1357 92.2%
2021 69.22 237th 1382 82.9%
2022 77.65 152nd 1418 89.3%
2023 80.53 138th 1478 90.7%
2024 72.93 209th 1547 86.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.09 792nd 1794 55.9%
2019 55.38 631st 1818 65.3%
2021 51.17 780th 1848 57.8%
2022 50.02 768th 1847 58.4%
2023 52.44 735th 1897 61.3%
2024 50.63 741st 1883 60.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.56 192nd 1781 89.2%
2019 79.04 211th 1798 88.3%
2021 75.47 296th 1815 83.7%
2022 76.43 240th 1841 87.0%
2023 78.58 209th 1891 88.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.41 174th 1137 84.7%
2019 67.06 384th 1145 66.5%
2021 70.00 389th 1177 66.9%
2022 69.21 366th 1172 68.8%
2023 67.94 428th 1182 63.8%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.75 397th 1784 77.7%
2019 66.04 363rd 1810 79.9%
2021 59.94 503rd 1829 72.5%
2022 67.44 309th 1837 83.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.83 190th 1803 89.5%
2019 78.93 220th 1824 87.9%
2021 79.00 219th 1840 88.1%
2022 79.03 209th 1853 88.7%
2023 78.56 238th 1913 87.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.78 88th 486 81.9%
2019 60.97 199th 487 59.1%
2021 64.07 168th 488 65.6%
2022 60.81 208th 507 59.0%
2023 71.07 123rd 525 76.6%
2024 72.39 103rd 529 80.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 86.77 79th 1024 92.3%
2021 72.61 182nd 1020 82.2%
2023 65.90 249th 1069 76.7%
2024 72.47 189th 1065 82.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.47 428th 1691 74.7%
2019 69.54 344th 1714 79.9%
2021 66.59 400th 1743 77.1%
2022 71.27 296th 1762 83.2%
2023 72.07 300th 1820 83.5%
2024 67.61 341st 1804 81.1%
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Rank History for Native American students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 92.91 6th 105 94.3%
2021 53.34 48th 95 49.5%
2022 90.14 13th 106 87.7%
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Rank History for White students at Dripping Springs High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.36 167th 1539 89.1%
2019 75.36 242nd 1526 84.1%
2021 70.54 313th 1510 79.3%
2022 73.77 243rd 1525 84.1%
2023 72.29 280th 1576 82.2%
2024 73.75 225th 1556 85.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dripping Springs High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 364 2 4 25 3 n/a n/a 0 398
1989 347 1 4 33 2 n/a n/a 0 387
1990 355 1 6 34 1 n/a n/a 0 397
1991 369 3 3 40 3 n/a n/a -132 286
1992 411 3 4 45 3 n/a n/a 0 466
1993 465 3 1 46 2 n/a n/a 0 517
1994 497 3 1 45 1 n/a n/a 0 547
1995 607 5 2 52 4 n/a n/a 0 670
1996 607 5 2 52 4 n/a n/a 0 670
1997 668 8 5 60 4 n/a n/a 0 745
1998 730 8 7 63 2 n/a n/a 0 810
1999 818 7 6 58 5 n/a n/a 0 894
2000 882 5 7 83 4 n/a n/a 0 981
2001 921 5 8 81 3 n/a n/a 0 1018
2002 932 5 6 111 3 n/a n/a 0 1057
2003 932 5 6 111 3 n/a n/a 0 1057
2004 934 7 4 112 5 n/a n/a 0 1062
2005 934 6 9 121 4 n/a n/a 0 1074
2006 966 11 9 142 4 n/a n/a 0 1132
2007 1011 11 13 131 7 n/a n/a 0 1173
2008 1020 13 16 144 6 n/a n/a 0 1199
2009 1024 15 15 165 7 n/a n/a 0 1226
2010 1032 13 18 168 7 n/a n/a 0 1238
2011 1061 8 14 178 5 2 17 0 1285
2012 1031 8 14 212 2 2 34 0 1303
2013 1066 10 15 220 2 1 51 0 1365
2014 1142 8 15 250 7 1 57 0 1480
2015 1206 7 22 278 6 2 65 0 1586
2016 1260 10 27 280 8 4 80 0 1669
2017 1329 10 27 306 6 4 70 0 1752
2018 1381 10 33 368 7 1 69 0 1869
2019 1440 16 46 368 11 1 76 0 1958
2020 1559 17 44 428 11 0 89 0 2148
2021 1525 20 52 464 13 1 92 0 2167
2022 1633 23 57 503 12 1 106 0 2335
2023 1723 16 52 524 7 1 110 0 2433
2024 1739 18 68 537 4 2 116 0 2484

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dripping Springs High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 398 32.0 12.4 n/a
1989 387 n/a n/a n/a
1990 397 32.0 12.4 n/a
1991 286 32.0 8.9 n/a
1992 466 34.0 13.7 4.5
1993 517 37.0 14.0 8.3
1994 547 41.0 13.3 6.4
1995 670 46.7 14.3 6.9
1996 670 46.7 14.3 6.9
1997 745 57.5 13.0 7.7
1998 810 61.5 13.2 3.5
1999 894 61.9 14.4 10
2000 981 67.6 14.5 5.6
2001 1018 67.8 15.0 5.3
2002 1057 67.9 15.6 4.5
2003 1057 67.9 15.6 4.5
2004 1062 68.8 15.4 6
2005 1074 67.9 15.8 7.3
2006 1132 68.6 16.5 7.2
2007 1173 69.3 16.9 6.3
2008 1199 71.5 16.8 6.3
2009 1226 69.7 17.6 6.9
2010 1238 74.2 16.6 8.2
2011 1285 77.0 16.6 8.9
2012 1303 73.7 17.6 10.3
2013 1365 73.6 18.5 10.1
2014 1480 77.3 19.1 9.1
2015 1586 92.0 17.2 9.2
2016 1669 103.0 16.2 7.8
2017 1752 107.8 16.2 7
2018 1869 118.3 15.7 5.3
2019 1958 127.1 15.4 7
2020 2148 135.5 15.8 7.4
2021 2167 143.9 15.0 6.9
2022 2335 147.7 15.8 8.2
2023 2433 150.9 16.1 n/a
2024 2484 152.4 16.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dripping Springs High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 398 32.0 12.4 n/a
1989 387 n/a n/a n/a
1990 397 32.0 12.4 n/a
1991 286 32.0 8.9 n/a
1992 466 34.0 13.7 4.5
1993 517 37.0 14.0 8.3
1994 547 41.0 13.3 6.4
1995 670 46.7 14.3 6.9
1996 670 46.7 14.3 6.9
1997 745 57.5 13.0 7.7
1998 810 61.5 13.2 3.5
1999 894 61.9 14.4 10
2000 981 67.6 14.5 5.6
2001 1018 67.8 15.0 5.3
2002 1057 67.9 15.6 4.5
2003 1057 67.9 15.6 4.5
2004 1062 68.8 15.4 6
2005 1074 67.9 15.8 7.3
2006 1132 68.6 16.5 7.2
2007 1173 69.3 16.9 6.3
2008 1199 71.5 16.8 6.3
2009 1226 69.7 17.6 6.9
2010 1238 74.2 16.6 8.2
2011 1285 77.0 16.6 8.9
2012 1303 73.7 17.6 10.3
2013 1365 73.6 18.5 10.1
2014 1480 77.3 19.1 9.1
2015 1586 92.0 17.2 9.2
2016 1669 103.0 16.2 7.8
2017 1752 107.8 16.2 7
2018 1869 118.3 15.7 5.3
2019 1958 127.1 15.4 7
2020 2148 135.5 15.8 7.4
2021 2167 143.9 15.0 6.9
2022 2335 147.7 15.8 8.2
2023 2433 150.9 16.1 n/a
2024 2484 152.4 16.2 n/a

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dripping Springs High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $561 (6.1%) $8,681 (93.9%) $9,242
2020 $521 (5.7%) $8,555 (94.3%) $9,076
2021 $444 (4.7%) $9,081 (95.3%) $9,524

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dripping Springs High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 191st of 1857 High schoolsRanks 220th of 1961 High schools
 0.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Dripping Springs High School)5651
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd))6261
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Dripping Springs High School)8880
 8%
   End of Course Biology (Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd))8881
 7%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Dripping Springs High School)8084
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd))8084
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Dripping Springs High School)7685
 9%
   End of Course English II Reading (Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd))7685
 9%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Dripping Springs High School)9388
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd))9388
 5%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students19582433
 24.3%
African American1616
American Indian117
 36.4%
Asian4652
 13%
Hispanic368524
 42.4%
Pacific Islander11
White14401723
 19.7%
Two or More Races76110
 44.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Dripping Springs High School

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,484 students attended Dripping Springs High School.

Yes. Dripping Springs High School ranks in the top 9.9% of Texas high schools.

Students at Dripping Springs High School are 70% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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