Buna High School

Summary:

Buna High School is a public high school located in Buna, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 427. The school is part of the Buna Independent School District, which is ranked 418 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Buna High School stands out for its consistently high graduation rates, ranging from 92.5% to 100% over the past five years, which are above the state average. The school also has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 1.2%, lower than the state average. However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is mixed, with strong results in English I Reading, English II Reading, and U.S. History, but struggles in Algebra I and Biology. Notably, Buna High School's Gifted and Talented program and performance of at-risk students are exceptional, ranking in the top 12% and 9% of Texas high schools, respectively.

When compared to nearby schools, Spurger High School and Deweyville High School have lower overall rankings and performance on STAAR EOC exams, while Kirbyville High School and Silsbee High School have larger student populations and more racial diversity, but lower overall rankings and test scores. The smallest of the nearby schools, Evadale High School, has the highest overall ranking and exceptional performance on STAAR EOC exams, particularly in English and U.S. History.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 711 County Rd 734
       Buna, TX  77612


(409) 994-4811

District: Buna Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1033rd of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,331 Help


Feeder schools for Buna High School:

Elementary:    Buna Elementary
Middle:    Buna J H

Student/teacher ratio:  10.3 Help
Number of students:  427

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.7%
African American:
5.4%
Hispanic:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  40.7% Help


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Compare Details Buna High School ranks worse than 52% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 45.85. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Buna 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: White (86.7%), African American (5.4%), Hispanic (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 40.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buna High School is 10.3. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buna High School is $13,331.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Buna High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Buna High School 1033rd of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Buna High School in the ranking list.)

Buna Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Buna Independent School District (Isd) 418th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buna High School

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Rank History for all students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 64.89 514th 1427 64.0%
2005 66.49 468th 1429 67.2%
2006 64.84 546th 1430 61.8%
2007 66.16 526th 1497 64.9%
2008 71.76 337th 1510 77.7%
2009 63.94 597th 1539 61.2%
2010 66.27 511th 1568 67.4%
2011 59.34 820th 1672 51.0%
2012 55.29 684th 1603 57.3%
2013 62.21 563rd 1652 65.9%
2014 59.97 647th 1734 62.7%
2015 67.79 461st 1743 73.6%
2016 56.76 788th 1762 55.3%
2017 40.92 990th 1777 44.3%
2018 51.16 766th 1797 57.4%
2019 43.45 1044th 1857 43.8%
2021 61.71 602nd 1861 67.7%
2022 52.04 822nd 1876 56.2%
2023 45.61 1050th 1961 46.5%
2024 45.85 1033rd 1987 48.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 13.34 605th 664 8.9%
2023 3.06 655th 677 3.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.18 646th 1347 52.0%
2019 40.41 743rd 1357 45.2%
2021 41.48 733rd 1382 47.0%
2022 47.77 583rd 1418 58.9%
2023 44.24 712th 1478 51.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.07 826th 1794 54.0%
2019 50.13 796th 1818 56.2%
2021 57.52 605th 1848 67.3%
2022 44.28 924th 1847 50.0%
2023 36.83 1197th 1897 36.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.61 939th 1781 47.3%
2019 47.30 962nd 1798 46.5%
2021 67.62 459th 1815 74.7%
2022 58.09 653rd 1841 64.5%
2023 48.15 959th 1891 49.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.88 731st 1137 35.7%
2019 54.09 701st 1145 38.8%
2021 75.66 62nd 1177 94.7%
2022 42.05 892nd 1172 23.9%
2023 72.07 145th 1182 87.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.08 263rd 1784 85.3%
2019 52.28 665th 1810 63.3%
2021 78.05 159th 1829 91.3%
2022 67.20 316th 1837 82.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.85 724th 1803 59.8%
2019 37.08 1149th 1824 37.0%
2021 55.58 698th 1840 62.1%
2022 44.37 953rd 1853 48.6%
2023 34.91 1227th 1913 35.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.70 210th 1013 79.3%
2019 12.32 928th 1024 9.4%
2021 57.91 317th 1020 68.9%
2022 40.05 544th 1031 47.2%
2023 46.58 471st 1069 55.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.46 143rd 1691 91.5%
2019 86.56 112th 1714 93.5%
2021 46.07 873rd 1743 49.9%
2022 88.88 76th 1762 95.7%
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Rank History for White students at Buna High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.04 1127th 1539 26.8%
2019 28.69 1181st 1526 22.6%
2021 45.06 845th 1510 44.0%
2022 34.39 1066th 1525 30.1%
2023 24.11 1251st 1576 20.6%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Buna High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 427 30 1 3 3 n/a n/a 0 464
1990 373 31 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 407
1991 373 28 0 4 1 n/a n/a -122 284
1992 388 35 0 3 2 n/a n/a 0 428
1993 389 37 0 5 3 n/a n/a 0 434
1994 439 30 1 3 2 n/a n/a 0 475
1995 479 20 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 505
1996 479 20 1 4 1 n/a n/a 0 505
1997 496 28 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 532
1998 510 31 2 7 1 n/a n/a 0 551
1999 479 37 2 8 3 n/a n/a 0 529
2000 446 44 2 12 2 n/a n/a 0 506
2001 454 38 0 12 2 n/a n/a 0 506
2002 450 24 0 8 2 n/a n/a 0 484
2003 450 24 0 8 2 n/a n/a 0 484
2004 429 12 0 6 1 n/a n/a 0 448
2005 433 15 1 5 3 n/a n/a 0 457
2006 392 14 0 3 4 n/a n/a 0 413
2007 384 12 3 2 8 n/a n/a 0 409
2008 365 12 1 4 5 n/a n/a 0 387
2009 366 10 1 5 4 n/a n/a 0 386
2010 376 7 2 12 4 n/a n/a 0 401
2011 407 13 1 15 5 1 0 0 442
2012 436 15 1 14 7 1 0 0 474
2013 413 15 3 14 8 1 3 0 457
2014 379 12 2 10 6 0 4 0 413
2015 362 10 0 13 5 0 5 0 395
2016 367 15 1 10 7 0 4 0 404
2017 384 15 0 14 8 0 4 0 425
2018 415 15 0 16 4 0 5 0 455
2019 394 22 1 19 4 0 11 0 451
2020 394 24 2 22 1 0 7 0 450
2021 376 29 0 22 3 0 8 0 438
2022 367 28 1 24 3 0 14 0 437
2023 370 23 3 15 3 0 13 0 427

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 Buna High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 464 n/a n/a n/a
1990 407 31.0 13.1 n/a
1991 284 30.8 9.2 n/a
1992 428 31.8 13.4 16.8
1993 434 33.0 13.2 16.6
1994 475 36.8 12.9 16.6
1995 505 35.6 14.2 15
1996 505 35.6 14.2 15
1997 532 36.2 14.7 20.1
1998 551 37.7 14.6 16
1999 529 41.5 12.7 23.4
2000 506 39.7 12.7 22.5
2001 506 44.2 11.4 22.1
2002 484 42.7 11.3 20.2
2003 484 42.7 11.3 20.2
2004 448 41.3 10.8 20.1
2005 457 41.7 11.0 27.8
2006 413 42.1 9.8 58.8
2007 409 38.4 10.7 22.5
2008 387 39.8 9.7 19.1
2009 386 42.0 9.2 18.9
2010 401 38.3 10.4 20.9
2011 442 39.1 11.3 26
2012 474 40.8 11.5 25.9
2013 457 39.7 11.5 30.9
2014 413 38.8 10.6 34.6
2015 395 40.0 9.8 31.9
2016 404 40.0 10.1 37.1
2017 425 35.8 11.8 31.3
2018 455 37.1 12.2 38.2
2019 451 40.1 11.2 39
2020 450 38.4 11.7 39.3
2021 438 38.6 11.3 43.2
2022 437 39.6 11.0 39.1
2023 427 41.1 10.3 40.7

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 Buna High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 464 n/a n/a n/a
1990 407 31.0 13.1 n/a
1991 284 30.8 9.2 n/a
1992 428 31.8 13.4 16.8
1993 434 33.0 13.2 16.6
1994 475 36.8 12.9 16.6
1995 505 35.6 14.2 15
1996 505 35.6 14.2 15
1997 532 36.2 14.7 20.1
1998 551 37.7 14.6 16
1999 529 41.5 12.7 23.4
2000 506 39.7 12.7 22.5
2001 506 44.2 11.4 22.1
2002 484 42.7 11.3 20.2
2003 484 42.7 11.3 20.2
2004 448 41.3 10.8 20.1
2005 457 41.7 11.0 27.8
2006 413 42.1 9.8 58.8
2007 409 38.4 10.7 22.5
2008 387 39.8 9.7 19.1
2009 386 42.0 9.2 18.9
2010 401 38.3 10.4 20.9
2011 442 39.1 11.3 26
2012 474 40.8 11.5 25.9
2013 457 39.7 11.5 30.9
2014 413 38.8 10.6 34.6
2015 395 40.0 9.8 31.9
2016 404 40.0 10.1 37.1
2017 425 35.8 11.8 31.3
2018 455 37.1 12.2 38.2
2019 451 40.1 11.2 39
2020 450 38.4 11.7 39.3
2021 438 38.6 11.3 43.2
2022 437 39.6 11.0 39.1
2023 427 41.1 10.3 40.7

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 Buna High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,213 (10.6%) $10,206 (89.4%) $11,419
2020 $1,454 (12.6%) $10,106 (87.4%) $11,559
2021 $1,504 (11.3%) $11,827 (88.7%) $13,331

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Buna High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1044th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1050th of 1961 High schools
 2.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Buna High School)3832
 6%
   End of Course Algebra I (Buna Independent School District (Isd))3831
 7%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Buna High School)5148
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Buna Independent School District (Isd))5148
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Buna High School)5155
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (Buna Independent School District (Isd))5155
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Buna High School)4461
 17%
   End of Course English II Reading (Buna Independent School District (Isd))4461
 17%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Buna High School)8073
 7%
   End of Course U.S. History (Buna Independent School District (Isd))8073
 7%
   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 Students451427
 5.3%
African American2223
 4.5%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian13
 200%
Hispanic1915
 21.1%
Pacific Islander00
White394370
 6.1%
Two or More Races1113
 18.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients39%40.7%
 1.7%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Buna High School

Students at Buna High School are 87% White, 5% African American, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 427 students attended Buna High School.

Buna High School ranks 1033rd of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Buna High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buna Elementary
Middle : Buna J H


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