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Big Sandy High School is a public high school located in Big Sandy, Texas, serving 189 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Big Sandy Independent School District, with a student population that is predominantly White (69.31%), with smaller percentages of African American (10.05%), Hispanic (9.52%), and students of two or more races (10.05%).
Big Sandy High School has several notable strengths, including consistently high four-year graduation rates ranging from 97.3% to 100% over the past five years, well above the state average, and very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 0.9% during the same period. The school's gifted and talented students have also performed exceptionally well, ranking in the top 254 out of 1,182 Texas high schools in the 2022-2023 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the school's special education students have performed well, ranking in the top 538 out of 1,478 Texas high schools in the same year, with a 3-star rating.
While Big Sandy High School's overall academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC assessments, is generally below the state average, there are some areas where the school excels, such as in English I Reading and English II Reading, where the school's proficiency rates are higher than the state average. However, when compared to nearby high schools like Harmony High School, Union Grove High School, and Sabine High School, Big Sandy High School generally performs at a lower level, with these schools having higher academic proficiency rates and higher overall rankings from SchoolDigger.
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