Falfurrias High School

Summary:

Falfurrias High School is a public high school in Falfurrias, Texas, serving 401 students in grades 9-12. The school has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 97.01% of students identifying as Hispanic in the 2022-2023 school year.

While Falfurrias High School has maintained a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools and has seen declining academic performance, with proficiency rates on STAAR End-of-Course exams ranging from 10% to 53% across different subject areas. The school's four-year graduation rate has also declined, from 96.7% in 2020-2021 to 83.3% in 2022-2023, and its dropout rate has increased from 1.0% in 2019-2020 to 2.8% in 2021-2022. These challenges are compounded by the fact that 92.52% of Falfurrias High School students come from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, Premont Collegiate High School, located about 8.65 miles from Falfurrias High School, serves a similar predominantly Hispanic student population but has a slightly higher four-year graduation rate (93.5%) and a lower dropout rate (0.3%) compared to Falfurrias High School. This suggests that there may be opportunities for collaboration and sharing of best practices between the two schools to address the challenges faced by Falfurrias High School.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 100 W Jersey Dr
       Falfurrias, TX  78355-0589


(361) 325-8000

District: Brooks County Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1465th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,826 Help


Feeder schools for Falfurrias High School:

Elementary:    Falfurrias Elementary
    Falfurrias Innovation Academy
    Lasater Elementary
Middle:    Falfurrias J H

Student/teacher ratio:  13.8 Help
Number of students:  401

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.0%
White:
2.5%
African American:
0.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.5% Help


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Compare Details Falfurrias High School ranks worse than 73.7% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.3. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Falfurrias High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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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: Hispanic (97%), White (2.5%), African American (0.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Falfurrias High School is 13.8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Falfurrias High School is $16,826.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Falfurrias High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Falfurrias High School 1465th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Falfurrias High School in the ranking list.)

Brooks County Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Brooks County Independent School District (Isd) 836th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Falfurrias High School

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Rank History for all students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 49.51 910th 1427 36.2%
2005 50.81 851st 1429 40.4%
2006 36.74 1078th 1430 24.6%
2007 31.92 1205th 1497 19.5%
2008 30.91 1241st 1510 17.8%
2009 32.36 1266th 1539 17.7%
2010 32.09 1330th 1568 15.2%
2011 26.41 1473rd 1672 11.9%
2012 21.38 1389th 1603 13.3%
2013 32.79 1235th 1652 25.2%
2014 24.53 1425th 1734 17.8%
2015 26.80 1402nd 1743 19.6%
2016 23.15 1470th 1762 16.6%
2017 22.41 1401st 1777 21.2%
2018 27.28 1345th 1797 25.2%
2019 33.42 1278th 1857 31.2%
2021 32.80 1260th 1861 32.3%
2022 36.47 1200th 1876 36.0%
2023 21.37 1572nd 1961 19.8%
2024 27.30 1465th 1987 26.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.06 302nd 1113 72.9%
2019 25.41 911th 1136 19.8%
2021 40.18 632nd 1195 47.1%
2022 11.79 1230th 1278 3.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.89 1078th 1347 20.0%
2019 85.09 87th 1357 93.6%
2021 50.50 507th 1382 63.3%
2022 60.71 342nd 1418 75.9%
2023 27.28 1155th 1478 21.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.85 1474th 1794 17.8%
2019 33.01 1312th 1818 27.8%
2021 32.05 1298th 1848 29.8%
2022 43.07 968th 1847 47.6%
2023 25.20 1478th 1897 22.1%
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Rank History for Migrant students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.02 60th 131 54.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.26 1413th 1781 20.7%
2019 30.26 1348th 1798 25.0%
2021 33.08 1242nd 1815 31.6%
2022 35.26 1202nd 1841 34.7%
2023 25.06 1436th 1891 24.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.41 172nd 1137 84.9%
2019 29.58 992nd 1145 13.4%
2021 5.09 1140th 1177 3.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.58 1290th 1784 27.7%
2019 28.72 1397th 1810 22.8%
2021 33.08 1226th 1829 33.0%
2022 33.98 1194th 1837 35.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.23 1407th 1803 22.0%
2019 34.01 1219th 1824 33.2%
2021 30.97 1274th 1840 30.8%
2022 37.14 1126th 1853 39.2%
2023 18.10 1582nd 1913 17.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Falfurrias High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.03 1201st 1691 29.0%
2019 36.40 1127th 1714 34.2%
2021 37.52 1089th 1743 37.5%
2022 40.52 998th 1762 43.4%
2023 25.23 1403rd 1820 22.9%
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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 Falfurrias High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 45 0 1 474 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1990 37 0 0 473 0 n/a n/a 0 510
1991 35 0 0 462 0 n/a n/a 0 497
1992 32 0 0 458 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1993 43 0 0 477 0 n/a n/a 0 520
1994 42 0 2 451 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1995 48 1 0 470 1 n/a n/a 0 520
1996 48 1 0 470 1 n/a n/a 0 520
1997 45 2 0 482 0 n/a n/a 0 529
1998 47 1 0 537 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1999 40 2 0 546 1 n/a n/a 0 589
2000 40 1 0 500 1 n/a n/a 0 542
2001 31 1 1 550 0 n/a n/a 0 583
2002 33 1 0 466 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2003 33 1 0 466 0 n/a n/a 0 500
2004 29 0 0 450 0 n/a n/a 0 479
2005 27 0 1 488 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2006 26 0 1 489 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2007 19 0 1 516 0 n/a n/a 0 536
2008 27 0 1 477 0 n/a n/a 0 505
2009 21 0 0 407 0 n/a n/a 0 428
2010 15 0 0 407 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2011 11 0 1 391 1 0 0 0 404
2012 6 0 0 400 0 0 0 0 406
2013 7 0 0 407 0 0 0 0 414
2014 5 0 2 391 0 0 0 0 398
2015 7 0 2 409 0 0 0 0 418
2016 7 0 2 411 2 0 0 0 422
2017 8 2 1 421 2 0 0 0 434
2018 9 0 0 395 1 0 0 0 405
2019 8 0 0 387 2 0 0 0 397
2020 7 0 0 384 1 0 0 0 392
2021 4 0 0 385 2 0 0 0 391
2022 7 0 0 399 1 0 0 0 407
2023 10 2 0 389 0 0 0 0 401

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 Falfurrias High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 520 n/a n/a n/a
1990 510 33.0 15.4 n/a
1991 497 33.2 14.9 n/a
1992 490 35.1 13.9 58
1993 520 35.0 14.9 2.7
1994 495 35.8 13.8 55.6
1995 520 34.7 15.0 60.4
1996 520 34.7 15.0 60.4
1997 529 31.9 16.6 61.1
1998 585 37.0 15.8 32
1999 589 36.0 16.4 57.4
2000 542 39.8 13.6 64.2
2001 583 41.1 14.2 35.7
2002 500 42.7 11.7 58.6
2003 500 42.7 11.7 58.6
2004 479 38.7 12.4 88.7
2005 516 40.7 12.7 86.6
2006 516 40.6 12.7 84.5
2007 536 43.5 12.3 84.9
2008 505 46.8 10.8 82.6
2009 428 41.5 10.3 58.2
2010 422 37.0 11.3 34.8
2011 404 33.0 12.2 30.2
2012 406 31.9 12.7 14.3
2013 414 31.5 13.1 72.5
2014 398 30.1 13.2 81.4
2015 418 28.0 14.9 67.5
2016 422 29.0 14.5 64.7
2017 434 27.0 16.0 61.1
2018 405 29.0 13.9 65.7
2019 397 27.4 14.4 69.3
2020 392 32.7 11.9 69.1
2021 391 31.6 12.3 68.3
2022 407 30.3 13.4 88.5
2023 401 28.8 13.8 92.5

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 Falfurrias High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 520 n/a n/a n/a
1990 510 33.0 15.4 n/a
1991 497 33.2 14.9 n/a
1992 490 35.1 13.9 58
1993 520 35.0 14.9 2.7
1994 495 35.8 13.8 55.6
1995 520 34.7 15.0 60.4
1996 520 34.7 15.0 60.4
1997 529 31.9 16.6 61.1
1998 585 37.0 15.8 32
1999 589 36.0 16.4 57.4
2000 542 39.8 13.6 64.2
2001 583 41.1 14.2 35.7
2002 500 42.7 11.7 58.6
2003 500 42.7 11.7 58.6
2004 479 38.7 12.4 88.7
2005 516 40.7 12.7 86.6
2006 516 40.6 12.7 84.5
2007 536 43.5 12.3 84.9
2008 505 46.8 10.8 82.6
2009 428 41.5 10.3 58.2
2010 422 37.0 11.3 34.8
2011 404 33.0 12.2 30.2
2012 406 31.9 12.7 14.3
2013 414 31.5 13.1 72.5
2014 398 30.1 13.2 81.4
2015 418 28.0 14.9 67.5
2016 422 29.0 14.5 64.7
2017 434 27.0 16.0 61.1
2018 405 29.0 13.9 65.7
2019 397 27.4 14.4 69.3
2020 392 32.7 11.9 69.1
2021 391 31.6 12.3 68.3
2022 407 30.3 13.4 88.5
2023 401 28.8 13.8 92.5

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 Falfurrias High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,423 (10.1%) $12,634 (89.9%) $14,057
2020 $2,905 (18.1%) $13,131 (81.9%) $16,036
2021 $2,340 (13.9%) $14,486 (86.1%) $16,826

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Falfurrias High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1278th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1572nd of 1961 High schools
 11.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Falfurrias High School)8133
 48%
   End of Course Algebra I (Brooks County Independent School District (Isd))8133
 48%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Falfurrias High School)4337
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Brooks County Independent School District (Isd))4337
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Falfurrias High School)3710
 27%
   End of Course English I Reading (Brooks County Independent School District (Isd))3710
 27%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Falfurrias High School)4341
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Brooks County Independent School District (Isd))4341
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Falfurrias High School)2853
 25%
   End of Course U.S. History (Brooks County Independent School District (Isd))2853
 25%
   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 Students397401
 1%
African American02
American Indian20
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic387389
 0.5%
Pacific Islander00
White810
 25%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients69.3%92.5%
 23.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Falfurrias High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 401 students attended Falfurrias High School.

Students at Falfurrias High School are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Falfurrias High School ranks 1465th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Falfurrias High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Falfurrias Elementary
Elementary : Falfurrias Innovation Academy
Elementary : Lasater Elementary
Middle : Falfurrias J H


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