Abilene High School

Summary:

Abilene High School is a public high school in Abilene, Texas, serving 1,966 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Abilene Independent School District, which is ranked 676 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abilene High School has a diverse student population, with 51.27% Hispanic, 31.18% White, and 13.58% African American students, which is notably different from nearby Hawley High School, where 76.53% of students are White. Academically, Abilene High School's proficiency rates on STAAR EOC exams are generally lower than the district and state averages, with 32.39% in Algebra I, 48.28% in Biology, and 55.73% in English II Reading, compared to the district averages of 41.28%, 49.52%, and 57.03%, respectively. The school's four-year graduation rate has also declined from 90.2% in 2018-2019 to 87.9% in 2022-2023, which is lower than the state average.

Abilene High School's academic performance is lower than nearby high-performing schools like Academy for Technology, Engineering, Math & Science (ATEMS) and Wylie High School. Additionally, the school's per-student spending of $9,566 in 2020-2021 is lower than the state average, which may contribute to its academic challenges. While the school's consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger suggests room for improvement, addressing the achievement gaps, particularly for underperforming subgroups, and exploring ways to increase funding and resources could help Abilene High School provide a better educational experience for its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 2800 N 6th St
       Abilene, TX  79603-7190


(325) 677-1731

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1173rd of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,566 Help


Feeder schools for Abilene High School:

Elementary:    Bonham Elementary
    Martinez Elementary
    Ortiz Elementary
    Purcell Elementary
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Middle:    Craig Middle
    Mann Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.9 Help
Number of students:  1,966

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
51.3%
White:
31.2%
African American:
13.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Abilene High School ranks worse than 59% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 5 ranked high schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.02. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Abilene 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 Abilene High School has the largest high school student body size in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd). Student population at Abilene High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (51.3%), White (31.2%), African American (13.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Abilene High School is 15.9. 5 high schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Abilene High School is $9,566. 5 high schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Abilene High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Abilene High School 1173rd of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Abilene High School in the ranking list.)

Abilene Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Abilene Independent School District (Isd) 676th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Abilene High School

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Rank History for all students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 62.34 593rd 1427 58.4%
2005 64.32 527th 1429 63.1%
2006 67.61 457th 1430 68.0%
2007 65.71 540th 1497 63.9%
2008 65.58 529th 1510 65.0%
2009 65.10 565th 1539 63.3%
2010 63.98 602nd 1568 61.6%
2011 60.26 791st 1672 52.7%
2012 42.20 1042nd 1603 35.0%
2013 53.02 792nd 1652 52.1%
2014 59.86 652nd 1734 62.4%
2015 58.48 741st 1743 57.5%
2016 62.34 617th 1762 65.0%
2017 41.12 986th 1777 44.5%
2018 44.10 939th 1797 47.7%
2019 41.33 1095th 1857 41.0%
2021 42.33 1070th 1861 42.5%
2022 41.06 1090th 1876 41.9%
2023 37.89 1220th 1961 37.8%
2024 40.02 1173rd 1987 41.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.47 503rd 582 13.6%
2019 27.25 467th 604 22.7%
2021 32.43 405th 588 31.1%
2022 37.37 405th 664 39.0%
2023 30.87 486th 677 28.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.48 911th 1113 18.1%
2019 28.08 854th 1136 24.8%
2021 37.66 696th 1195 41.8%
2022 24.53 995th 1278 22.1%
2023 20.53 1143rd 1371 16.6%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for English Language Learner Students!

Rank History for Special Education students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.19 526th 1347 61.0%
2019 42.50 699th 1357 48.5%
2021 40.47 752nd 1382 45.6%
2022 28.77 1080th 1418 23.8%
2023 24.81 1228th 1478 16.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.65 1109th 1794 38.2%
2019 35.07 1269th 1818 30.2%
2021 38.55 1145th 1848 38.0%
2022 35.72 1201st 1847 35.0%
2023 34.92 1245th 1897 34.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.11 1047th 1781 41.2%
2019 39.21 1170th 1798 34.9%
2021 39.55 1114th 1815 38.6%
2022 37.94 1150th 1841 37.5%
2023 36.32 1217th 1891 35.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.48 126th 1137 88.9%
2019 63.54 496th 1145 56.7%
2021 70.75 370th 1177 68.6%
2022 67.47 412th 1172 64.8%
2023 60.21 630th 1182 46.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.36 698th 1784 60.9%
2019 46.97 833rd 1810 54.0%
2021 42.72 924th 1829 49.5%
2022 36.51 1112th 1837 39.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.08 992nd 1803 45.0%
2019 38.46 1115th 1824 38.9%
2021 42.68 1002nd 1840 45.5%
2022 40.99 1036th 1853 44.1%
2023 37.47 1174th 1913 38.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.38 266th 486 45.3%
2019 70.85 124th 487 74.5%
2021 64.69 160th 488 67.2%
2022 45.46 312th 507 38.5%
2023 6.61 491st 525 6.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.98 641st 1013 36.7%
2019 27.61 737th 1024 28.0%
2021 26.19 758th 1020 25.7%
2022 28.29 722nd 1031 30.0%
2023 23.84 823rd 1069 23.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.06 957th 1691 43.4%
2019 38.71 1071st 1714 37.5%
2021 40.25 1021st 1743 41.4%
2022 38.84 1044th 1762 40.7%
2023 36.09 1151st 1820 36.8%
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Rank History for White students at Abilene High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.09 606th 1539 60.6%
2019 53.05 669th 1526 56.2%
2021 49.42 755th 1510 50.0%
2022 50.23 709th 1525 53.5%
2023 46.36 853rd 1576 45.9%
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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 Abilene High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1194 286 22 668 5 n/a n/a 0 2175
1989 1134 337 26 694 5 n/a n/a 0 2196
1990 1077 310 19 759 5 n/a n/a 0 2170
1991 1001 275 14 701 5 n/a n/a 0 1996
1992 993 272 19 718 3 n/a n/a 0 2005
1993 1098 250 19 745 4 n/a n/a 0 2116
1994 1199 251 15 683 4 n/a n/a 0 2152
1995 1403 206 27 686 9 n/a n/a 0 2331
1996 1403 206 27 686 9 n/a n/a 0 2331
1997 1555 231 27 733 9 n/a n/a 0 2555
1998 1538 226 27 772 6 n/a n/a 0 2569
1999 1551 228 25 823 4 n/a n/a 0 2631
2000 1535 246 28 819 7 n/a n/a 0 2635
2001 1468 216 34 742 3 n/a n/a 0 2463
2002 1410 219 33 746 8 n/a n/a 0 2416
2003 1410 219 33 746 8 n/a n/a 0 2416
2004 1353 201 34 701 10 n/a n/a 0 2299
2005 1342 215 29 700 10 n/a n/a 0 2296
2006 1299 226 34 713 8 n/a n/a 0 2280
2007 1264 222 29 754 11 n/a n/a 0 2280
2008 1216 237 42 770 9 n/a n/a 0 2274
2009 1122 249 33 752 9 n/a n/a 0 2165
2010 988 252 39 802 13 n/a n/a 0 2094
2011 887 260 21 790 13 3 46 0 2020
2012 818 267 23 775 9 1 44 0 1937
2013 737 262 21 769 6 0 48 0 1843
2014 724 255 23 808 6 0 58 0 1874
2015 713 261 28 856 7 0 60 0 1925
2016 731 267 19 928 7 0 63 0 2015
2017 750 308 22 971 8 0 59 0 2118
2018 714 316 30 1008 6 1 62 0 2137
2019 697 330 27 1011 4 0 57 0 2126
2020 657 329 26 1060 5 0 62 0 2139
2021 662 295 26 1091 2 2 63 0 2141
2022 625 268 25 1051 5 2 51 0 2027
2023 613 267 21 1008 2 3 52 0 1966

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 Abilene High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2175 151.0 14.4 n/a
1989 2196 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2170 162.0 13.3 n/a
1991 1996 161.7 12.3 n/a
1992 2005 168.7 11.8 33.1
1993 2116 163.0 13.0 38.8
1994 2152 171.6 12.5 7.1
1995 2331 169.2 13.8 26.3
1996 2331 169.2 13.8 26.3
1997 2555 167.1 15.3 30.1
1998 2569 169.6 15.1 30.8
1999 2631 173.0 15.2 36.7
2000 2635 173.7 15.2 37.7
2001 2463 178.2 13.8 35.7
2002 2416 158.9 15.2 41.1
2003 2416 158.9 15.2 41.1
2004 2299 157.7 14.6 41.4
2005 2296 161.4 14.2 42.4
2006 2280 153.8 14.8 44.6
2007 2280 146.0 15.6 44.5
2008 2274 149.4 15.2 44.9
2009 2165 142.3 15.2 44.8
2010 2094 139.5 15.0 48.5
2011 2020 137.8 14.6 50.8
2012 1937 143.2 13.5 53.4
2013 1843 139.5 13.2 54.4
2014 1874 129.5 14.4 53.4
2015 1925 132.0 14.5 53.1
2016 2015 132.0 15.2 57.7
2017 2118 137.6 15.3 64.1
2018 2137 138.1 15.4 69.3
2019 2126 138.3 15.3 62.9
2020 2139 137.4 15.5 64
2021 2141 139.6 15.3 62.4
2022 2027 124.8 16.2 61.6
2023 1966 122.9 15.9 68.5

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 Abilene High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2175 151.0 14.4 n/a
1989 2196 n/a n/a n/a
1990 2170 162.0 13.3 n/a
1991 1996 161.7 12.3 n/a
1992 2005 168.7 11.8 33.1
1993 2116 163.0 13.0 38.8
1994 2152 171.6 12.5 7.1
1995 2331 169.2 13.8 26.3
1996 2331 169.2 13.8 26.3
1997 2555 167.1 15.3 30.1
1998 2569 169.6 15.1 30.8
1999 2631 173.0 15.2 36.7
2000 2635 173.7 15.2 37.7
2001 2463 178.2 13.8 35.7
2002 2416 158.9 15.2 41.1
2003 2416 158.9 15.2 41.1
2004 2299 157.7 14.6 41.4
2005 2296 161.4 14.2 42.4
2006 2280 153.8 14.8 44.6
2007 2280 146.0 15.6 44.5
2008 2274 149.4 15.2 44.9
2009 2165 142.3 15.2 44.8
2010 2094 139.5 15.0 48.5
2011 2020 137.8 14.6 50.8
2012 1937 143.2 13.5 53.4
2013 1843 139.5 13.2 54.4
2014 1874 129.5 14.4 53.4
2015 1925 132.0 14.5 53.1
2016 2015 132.0 15.2 57.7
2017 2118 137.6 15.3 64.1
2018 2137 138.1 15.4 69.3
2019 2126 138.3 15.3 62.9
2020 2139 137.4 15.5 64
2021 2141 139.6 15.3 62.4
2022 2027 124.8 16.2 61.6
2023 1966 122.9 15.9 68.5

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Abilene High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $775 (8.5%) $8,362 (91.5%) $9,137
2020 $705 (7.6%) $8,536 (92.4%) $9,241
2021 $1,582 (16.5%) $7,984 (83.5%) $9,566

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Abilene High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1095th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1220th of 1961 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Abilene High School)6730
 37%
   End of Course Algebra I (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))6836
 32%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Abilene High School)4945
 4%
   End of Course Biology (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))5248
 4%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Abilene High School)4047
 7%
   End of Course English I Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4547
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Abilene High School)4252
 10%
   End of Course English II Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4554
 9%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Abilene High School)7171
   End of Course U.S. History (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))7073
 3%
   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 Students21261966
 7.5%
African American330267
 19.1%
American Indian42
 50%
Asian2721
 22.2%
Hispanic10111008
 0.3%
Pacific Islander03
White697613
 12.1%
Two or More Races5752
 8.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients62.9%68.5%
 5.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Abilene High School

Students at Abilene High School are 51% Hispanic, 31% White, 14% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Abilene High School ranks 1173rd of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,966 students attended Abilene High School.

Abilene High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bonham Elementary
Elementary : Martinez Elementary
Elementary : Ortiz Elementary
Elementary : Purcell Elementary
Elementary : Stafford Elementary
Elementary : Taylor Elementary
Elementary : Thomas Elementary
Middle : Craig Middle
Middle : Mann Middle


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