Grand Saline High School

Summary:

Grand Saline High School is a public high school serving 341 students in grades 9-12 in Grand Saline, Texas, which is part of the Grand Saline Independent School District. The school has some areas of strength, such as high graduation rates and low dropout rates, but also faces challenges in academic performance, particularly in core subjects like Algebra I.

One key strength of Grand Saline High School is its consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 97.4% to 100% over the past 5 years, which is above the state average. However, the school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is mixed compared to the state and district averages, with strong performance in U.S. History but struggles in Algebra I. When compared to nearby schools like Quitman High School and Canton High School, Grand Saline High School generally performs in the middle to lower range on most STAAR EOC exams and has a lower overall state ranking.

Another area of concern is the school's declining performance over the past 5 years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 523 out of 1,762 Texas high schools in 2015-2016 to 993 out of 1,987 in 2023-2024. This suggests the need for further investigation and potential improvements in curriculum, instruction, and resource allocation, despite the school's increased per-student spending from $12,003 in 2018-2019 to $14,018 in 2020-2021.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 500 Stadium Dr
       Grand Saline, TX  75140-1038


(903) 962-7533

District: Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
993rd of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,018 Help


Feeder schools for Grand Saline High School:

Elementary:    Grand Saline Elementary
    Grand Saline Intermediate
Middle:    Grand Saline Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  11.7 Help
Number of students:  337

Racial breakdown:

White:
65.9%
Hispanic:
30.0%
Two or more races:
2.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  55.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Grand Saline High School ranks better than 50% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.51. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Grand Saline 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 (65.9%), Hispanic (30%), two or more races (2.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 55.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grand Saline High School is 11.7. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grand Saline High School is $14,018.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Grand Saline High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Saline High School 993rd of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Grand Saline High School in the ranking list.)

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Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd) 659th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grand Saline High School

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Rank History for all students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 70.79 351st 1427 75.4%
2005 68.40 419th 1429 70.7%
2006 67.11 471st 1430 67.1%
2007 67.31 496th 1497 66.9%
2008 69.06 420th 1510 72.2%
2009 70.10 384th 1539 75.0%
2010 68.30 431st 1568 72.5%
2011 60.88 763rd 1672 54.4%
2012 61.68 503rd 1603 68.6%
2013 66.27 450th 1652 72.8%
2014 35.51 1245th 1734 28.2%
2015 51.24 947th 1743 45.7%
2016 65.40 523rd 1762 70.3%
2017 39.68 1023rd 1777 42.4%
2018 45.10 914th 1797 49.1%
2019 48.95 889th 1857 52.1%
2021 47.84 944th 1861 49.3%
2022 49.57 889th 1876 52.6%
2023 52.29 875th 1961 55.4%
2024 47.51 993rd 1987 50.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 91.58 21st 677 96.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.26 566th 1113 49.1%
2019 38.06 613th 1136 46.0%
2021 34.85 766th 1195 35.9%
2022 26.83 931st 1278 27.2%
2023 22.21 1099th 1371 19.8%
2024 30.51 959th 1435 33.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.18 853rd 1347 36.7%
2019 35.46 876th 1357 35.4%
2021 31.12 1013th 1382 26.7%
2022 47.78 582nd 1418 59.0%
2023 33.41 981st 1478 33.6%
2024 42.88 813th 1547 47.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.66 1180th 1794 34.2%
2019 41.10 1068th 1818 41.3%
2021 52.03 753rd 1848 59.3%
2022 59.81 490th 1847 73.5%
2023 53.38 708th 1897 62.7%
2024 45.74 869th 1883 53.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.60 993rd 1781 44.2%
2019 49.07 923rd 1798 48.7%
2021 45.19 996th 1815 45.1%
2022 53.46 784th 1841 57.4%
2023 53.91 807th 1891 57.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.90 266th 1137 76.6%
2019 37.91 924th 1145 19.3%
2021 75.77 42nd 1177 96.4%
2022 50.44 780th 1172 33.4%
2023 59.13 658th 1182 44.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.22 1437th 1784 19.5%
2019 40.30 1022nd 1810 43.5%
2021 43.07 905th 1829 50.5%
2022 45.41 808th 1837 56.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.44 1018th 1803 43.5%
2019 45.70 938th 1824 48.6%
2021 47.90 872nd 1840 52.6%
2022 44.82 934th 1853 49.6%
2023 47.77 909th 1913 52.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.93 1204th 1691 28.8%
2019 39.19 1054th 1714 38.5%
2021 68.73 364th 1743 79.1%
2022 59.14 524th 1762 70.3%
2023 45.44 917th 1820 49.6%
2024 34.43 1157th 1804 35.9%
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Rank History for White students at Grand Saline High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.78 1020th 1539 33.7%
2019 39.88 984th 1526 35.5%
2021 21.80 1250th 1510 17.2%
2022 26.52 1192nd 1525 21.8%
2023 32.54 1103rd 1576 30.0%
2024 31.81 1107th 1556 28.9%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Grand Saline High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 241 0 1 3 0 n/a n/a 0 245
1990 261 0 2 12 0 n/a n/a 0 275
1991 253 0 1 11 0 n/a n/a 0 265
1992 278 0 0 14 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1993 266 0 0 30 0 n/a n/a 0 296
1994 256 0 0 19 0 n/a n/a 0 275
1995 252 0 0 27 1 n/a n/a 0 280
1996 252 0 0 27 1 n/a n/a 0 280
1997 234 0 0 23 2 n/a n/a 0 259
1998 258 1 0 32 3 n/a n/a 0 294
1999 268 2 0 25 1 n/a n/a 0 296
2000 286 0 0 28 0 n/a n/a 0 314
2001 287 1 1 31 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2002 304 1 0 48 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2003 304 1 0 48 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2004 283 0 1 52 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2005 268 0 0 51 0 n/a n/a 0 319
2006 270 0 0 50 0 n/a n/a 0 320
2007 259 0 0 49 1 n/a n/a 0 309
2008 272 0 0 45 1 n/a n/a 0 318
2009 264 1 0 49 1 n/a n/a 0 315
2010 263 4 0 42 4 n/a n/a 0 313
2011 255 0 0 49 1 0 2 0 307
2012 234 1 0 64 1 0 5 0 305
2013 229 2 0 63 1 0 6 0 301
2014 225 4 0 67 1 0 5 0 302
2015 229 1 2 86 3 0 7 0 328
2016 235 1 2 75 2 0 5 0 320
2017 218 0 1 97 0 0 3 0 319
2018 221 1 0 91 0 0 3 0 316
2019 209 1 1 93 0 0 1 0 305
2020 216 2 1 81 1 0 1 0 302
2021 203 2 2 93 1 0 4 0 305
2022 213 2 2 95 3 0 5 0 320
2023 229 2 1 99 3 0 7 0 341
2024 222 3 1 101 1 0 9 0 337

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 Grand Saline High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 245 n/a n/a n/a
1990 275 16.0 17.1 n/a
1991 265 15.7 16.8 n/a
1992 292 17.8 16.4 16.8
1993 296 20.0 14.8 16.6
1994 275 20.2 13.6 14.2
1995 280 20.0 14.0 16.8
1996 280 20.0 14.0 16.8
1997 259 18.6 13.9 17
1998 294 18.6 15.8 19.7
1999 296 22.1 13.4 20.6
2000 314 22.5 14.0 19.7
2001 320 23.5 13.6 20.6
2002 353 22.9 15.4 21.8
2003 353 22.9 15.4 21.8
2004 336 22.9 14.7 24.4
2005 319 22.7 14.1 27.9
2006 320 23.6 13.6 34.7
2007 309 25.1 12.3 33.3
2008 318 23.0 13.8 33.3
2009 315 24.3 13.0 34
2010 313 26.7 11.7 40.9
2011 307 27.7 11.0 42.7
2012 305 27.4 11.1 45.6
2013 301 30.8 9.7 47.8
2014 302 33.7 8.9 45.4
2015 328 30.0 10.9 48.2
2016 320 29.0 11.0 44.7
2017 319 28.0 11.3 50.8
2018 316 24.9 12.6 58.5
2019 305 23.1 13.1 49.5
2020 302 27.0 11.1 53.6
2021 305 24.1 12.6 49.2
2022 320 25.8 12.3 49.1
2023 341 26.2 12.9 50.7
2024 337 28.7 11.7 55.8

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 Grand Saline High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 245 n/a n/a n/a
1990 275 16.0 17.1 n/a
1991 265 15.7 16.8 n/a
1992 292 17.8 16.4 16.8
1993 296 20.0 14.8 16.6
1994 275 20.2 13.6 14.2
1995 280 20.0 14.0 16.8
1996 280 20.0 14.0 16.8
1997 259 18.6 13.9 17
1998 294 18.6 15.8 19.7
1999 296 22.1 13.4 20.6
2000 314 22.5 14.0 19.7
2001 320 23.5 13.6 20.6
2002 353 22.9 15.4 21.8
2003 353 22.9 15.4 21.8
2004 336 22.9 14.7 24.4
2005 319 22.7 14.1 27.9
2006 320 23.6 13.6 34.7
2007 309 25.1 12.3 33.3
2008 318 23.0 13.8 33.3
2009 315 24.3 13.0 34
2010 313 26.7 11.7 40.9
2011 307 27.7 11.0 42.7
2012 305 27.4 11.1 45.6
2013 301 30.8 9.7 47.8
2014 302 33.7 8.9 45.4
2015 328 30.0 10.9 48.2
2016 320 29.0 11.0 44.7
2017 319 28.0 11.3 50.8
2018 316 24.9 12.6 58.5
2019 305 23.1 13.1 49.5
2020 302 27.0 11.1 53.6
2021 305 24.1 12.6 49.2
2022 320 25.8 12.3 49.1
2023 341 26.2 12.9 50.7
2024 337 28.7 11.7 55.8

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 Grand Saline High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $947 (7.9%) $11,056 (92.1%) $12,003
2020 $1,013 (7.9%) $11,786 (92.1%) $12,800
2021 $2,423 (17.3%) $11,595 (82.7%) $14,018

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Grand Saline High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 889th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 875th of 1961 High schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Grand Saline High School)3025
 5%
   End of Course Algebra I (Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd))4140
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Grand Saline High School)5658
 2%
   End of Course Biology (Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd))5557
 2%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Grand Saline High School)4854
 6%
   End of Course English I Reading (Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd))4853
 5%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Grand Saline High School)5169
 18%
   End of Course English II Reading (Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd))5169
 18%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Grand Saline High School)8375
 8%
   End of Course U.S. History (Grand Saline Independent School District (Isd))8276
 6%
   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 Students305341
 11.8%
African American12
 100%
American Indian03
Asian11
Hispanic9399
 6.5%
Pacific Islander00
White209229
 9.6%
Two or More Races17
 600%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.5%50.7%
 1.2%


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Students at Grand Saline High School are 66% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Grand Saline High School ranks 993rd of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Grand Saline High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Grand Saline Elementary
Elementary : Grand Saline Intermediate
Middle : Grand Saline Middle

In the 2023-24 school year, 337 students attended Grand Saline High School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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