La Grange High School

Summary:

La Grange High School is a public high school serving 585 students in grades 9-12 in the La Grange Independent School District, located in La Grange, Texas. The school has a diverse student population, with 45.98% White, 8.38% African American, 42.39% Hispanic, 0.51% Asian, and 2.74% two or more races.

La Grange High School stands out for its consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 90.3% to 97.5% over the past 5 years, significantly higher than the state average. The school also performs above the state and district averages in most STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams, with 69.62% proficiency in Biology, 64.56% in English II Reading, and 72.3% in U.S. History. Additionally, the school's Gifted and Talented program is a standout, ranking in the top 183 out of 1,182 Texas high schools in 2022-2023.

While La Grange High School's overall performance is strong, the school faces some challenges. The school's racial diversity is not reflected in its academic performance, as White students tend to outperform Hispanic and African American students. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students (52.65%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges. Compared to nearby schools, such as Lone Star H.S. Southeast and Smithville High School, La Grange High School generally outperforms them, but Weimar High School performs similarly or even better in several academic areas.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 820 S Vail
       La Grange, TX  78945-0001


(979) 968-4800

District: La Grange Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
687th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,636 Help


Feeder schools for La Grange High School:

Elementary:    La Grange Elementary
Middle:    La Grange Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  12.0 Help
Number of students:  612

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.2%
Hispanic:
39.9%
African American:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.6% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details La Grange High School ranks better than 65.4% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.74. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at La Grange 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 (49.2%), Hispanic (39.9%), African American (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 52.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at La Grange High School is 12. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at La Grange High School is $12,636.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

La Grange High School:

SchoolDigger ranks La Grange High School 687th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See La Grange High School in the ranking list.)

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La Grange Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks La Grange Independent School District (Isd) 328th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for La Grange High School

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Rank History for all students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 59.18 685th 1427 52.0%
2005 68.04 434th 1429 69.6%
2006 62.96 593rd 1430 58.5%
2007 67.66 485th 1497 67.6%
2008 63.93 568th 1510 62.4%
2009 68.10 449th 1539 70.8%
2010 64.30 581st 1568 62.9%
2011 64.80 610th 1672 63.5%
2012 59.73 557th 1603 65.3%
2013 69.06 385th 1652 76.7%
2014 64.83 521st 1734 70.0%
2015 68.67 442nd 1743 74.6%
2016 62.41 614th 1762 65.2%
2017 63.08 480th 1777 73.0%
2018 62.47 503rd 1797 72.0%
2019 58.53 663rd 1857 64.3%
2021 52.16 833rd 1861 55.2%
2022 54.03 767th 1876 59.1%
2023 57.48 727th 1961 62.9%
2024 59.74 687th 1987 65.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.78 549th 582 5.7%
2019 4.27 579th 604 4.1%
2021 16.77 513th 588 12.8%
2022 23.38 528th 664 20.5%
2023 22.43 557th 677 17.7%
2024 57.60 258th 730 64.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.83 732nd 1113 34.2%
2019 30.10 807th 1136 29.0%
2021 40.46 621st 1195 48.0%
2022 34.01 768th 1278 39.9%
2023 47.67 533rd 1371 61.1%
2024 37.39 777th 1435 45.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.82 265th 1347 80.3%
2019 57.61 378th 1357 72.1%
2021 34.13 913th 1382 33.9%
2022 54.63 453rd 1418 68.1%
2023 50.12 581st 1478 60.7%
2024 30.88 1145th 1547 26.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.68 573rd 1794 68.1%
2019 46.07 923rd 1818 49.2%
2021 45.05 954th 1848 48.4%
2022 43.80 947th 1847 48.7%
2023 46.86 891st 1897 53.0%
2024 44.41 912th 1883 51.6%
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Rank History for Female students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.12 666th 1781 62.6%
2019 60.69 618th 1798 65.6%
2021 58.50 686th 1815 62.2%
2022 52.49 814th 1841 55.8%
2023 60.30 640th 1891 66.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.55 110th 1137 90.3%
2019 71.02 138th 1145 87.9%
2021 70.13 382nd 1177 67.5%
2022 72.33 184th 1172 84.3%
2023 72.05 183rd 1182 84.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.30 788th 1784 55.8%
2019 31.10 1338th 1810 26.1%
2021 37.75 1082nd 1829 40.8%
2022 37.44 1090th 1837 40.7%
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Rank History for Male students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.47 499th 1803 72.3%
2019 52.46 759th 1824 58.4%
2021 44.72 954th 1840 48.2%
2022 52.23 752nd 1853 59.4%
2023 52.56 785th 1913 59.0%
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Rank History for African American students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.25 360th 1013 64.5%
2019 37.98 592nd 1024 42.2%
2021 28.89 720th 1020 29.4%
2022 52.12 378th 1031 63.3%
2023 44.57 499th 1069 53.3%
2024 47.56 454th 1065 57.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.40 744th 1691 56.0%
2019 41.26 1007th 1714 41.2%
2021 40.58 1014th 1743 41.8%
2022 39.66 1021st 1762 42.1%
2023 45.91 907th 1820 50.2%
2024 33.93 1166th 1804 35.4%
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Rank History for White students at La Grange High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.24 333rd 1539 78.4%
2019 68.11 376th 1526 75.4%
2021 57.30 573rd 1510 62.1%
2022 61.56 463rd 1525 69.6%
2023 66.72 400th 1576 74.6%
2024 59.06 514th 1556 67.0%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

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 La Grange High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 399 54 6 39 1 n/a n/a 0 499
1989 383 66 2 35 1 n/a n/a 0 487
1990 372 60 3 32 1 n/a n/a 0 468
1991 356 41 2 52 2 n/a n/a 0 453
1992 381 51 3 63 2 n/a n/a 0 500
1993 383 45 2 62 1 n/a n/a 0 493
1994 404 53 1 67 1 n/a n/a 0 526
1995 461 70 0 62 0 n/a n/a 0 593
1996 461 70 0 62 0 n/a n/a 0 593
1997 479 64 0 71 0 n/a n/a 0 614
1998 482 64 0 88 1 n/a n/a 0 635
1999 470 62 0 90 1 n/a n/a 0 623
2000 485 55 3 94 0 n/a n/a 0 637
2001 482 52 2 106 0 n/a n/a 0 642
2002 485 55 2 95 1 n/a n/a 0 638
2003 485 55 2 95 1 n/a n/a 0 638
2004 480 52 3 101 1 n/a n/a 0 637
2005 446 43 2 95 6 n/a n/a 0 592
2006 418 53 3 104 5 n/a n/a 0 583
2007 425 48 1 132 6 n/a n/a 0 612
2008 408 52 2 123 8 n/a n/a 0 593
2009 387 55 3 137 1 n/a n/a 0 583
2010 413 55 4 157 3 n/a n/a 0 632
2011 374 62 3 169 6 1 17 0 632
2012 360 55 3 167 3 0 17 0 605
2013 391 54 1 178 3 0 15 0 642
2014 361 58 4 170 4 0 14 0 611
2015 365 40 5 174 4 0 15 0 603
2016 348 46 5 212 3 0 14 0 628
2017 330 52 4 210 2 0 9 0 607
2018 343 64 2 207 0 0 13 0 629
2019 327 65 0 207 1 0 8 0 608
2020 331 61 0 210 1 0 11 0 614
2021 308 56 2 219 1 0 17 0 603
2022 286 48 2 235 1 0 16 0 588
2023 269 49 3 248 0 0 16 0 585
2024 301 48 4 244 1 0 14 0 612

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 La Grange High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 499 48.0 10.3 n/a
1989 487 n/a n/a n/a
1990 468 39.0 12.0 n/a
1991 453 39.1 11.5 n/a
1992 500 36.7 13.6 17
1993 493 37.0 13.3 20.5
1994 526 40.1 13.1 18.1
1995 593 45.3 13.1 18.4
1996 593 45.3 13.1 18.4
1997 614 43.3 14.2 18.6
1998 635 45.2 14.0 17.6
1999 623 44.6 14.0 24.9
2000 637 45.5 14.0 25.1
2001 642 45.0 14.3 25.1
2002 638 47.9 13.3 23.8
2003 638 47.9 13.3 23.8
2004 637 47.6 13.4 25
2005 592 45.6 13.0 25.7
2006 583 45.6 12.8 29.2
2007 612 47.3 12.9 30.2
2008 593 47.2 12.6 31.2
2009 583 46.9 12.4 33.1
2010 632 47.0 13.4 38.8
2011 632 47.9 13.1 41.6
2012 605 49.2 12.2 42.6
2013 642 48.1 13.3 45.5
2014 611 47.2 12.9 40.8
2015 603 47.0 12.8 37.6
2016 628 49.0 12.8 40.3
2017 607 48.4 12.5 39.5
2018 629 51.6 12.1 48
2019 608 53.8 11.3 46.1
2020 614 52.7 11.6 34
2021 603 51.4 11.7 49.8
2022 588 52.1 11.2 48
2023 585 52.2 11.2 52.6
2024 612 50.7 12.0 52.6

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 La Grange High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 499 48.0 10.3 n/a
1989 487 n/a n/a n/a
1990 468 39.0 12.0 n/a
1991 453 39.1 11.5 n/a
1992 500 36.7 13.6 17
1993 493 37.0 13.3 20.5
1994 526 40.1 13.1 18.1
1995 593 45.3 13.1 18.4
1996 593 45.3 13.1 18.4
1997 614 43.3 14.2 18.6
1998 635 45.2 14.0 17.6
1999 623 44.6 14.0 24.9
2000 637 45.5 14.0 25.1
2001 642 45.0 14.3 25.1
2002 638 47.9 13.3 23.8
2003 638 47.9 13.3 23.8
2004 637 47.6 13.4 25
2005 592 45.6 13.0 25.7
2006 583 45.6 12.8 29.2
2007 612 47.3 12.9 30.2
2008 593 47.2 12.6 31.2
2009 583 46.9 12.4 33.1
2010 632 47.0 13.4 38.8
2011 632 47.9 13.1 41.6
2012 605 49.2 12.2 42.6
2013 642 48.1 13.3 45.5
2014 611 47.2 12.9 40.8
2015 603 47.0 12.8 37.6
2016 628 49.0 12.8 40.3
2017 607 48.4 12.5 39.5
2018 629 51.6 12.1 48
2019 608 53.8 11.3 46.1
2020 614 52.7 11.6 34
2021 603 51.4 11.7 49.8
2022 588 52.1 11.2 48
2023 585 52.2 11.2 52.6
2024 612 50.7 12.0 52.6

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 La Grange High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,390 (11.8%) $10,372 (88.2%) $11,762
2020 $1,006 (8.8%) $10,372 (91.2%) $11,378
2021 $1,462 (11.6%) $11,175 (88.4%) $12,636

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

Impact of COVID-19 on La Grange High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 663rd of 1857 High schoolsRanks 727th of 1961 High schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (La Grange High School)5642
 14%
   End of Course Algebra I (La Grange Independent School District (Isd))6857
 11%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (La Grange High School)6161
   End of Course Biology (La Grange Independent School District (Isd))6161
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (La Grange High School)4960
 11%
   End of Course English I Reading (La Grange Independent School District (Isd))4960
 11%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (La Grange High School)5961
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (La Grange Independent School District (Isd))5961
 2%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (La Grange High School)8581
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (La Grange Independent School District (Isd))8581
 4%
   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 Students608585
 3.8%
African American6549
 24.6%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian03
Hispanic207248
 19.8%
Pacific Islander00
White327269
 17.7%
Two or More Races816
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.1%52.6%
 6.6%


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La Grange High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : La Grange Elementary
Middle : La Grange Middle

La Grange High School ranks 687th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at La Grange High School are 49% White, 40% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 612 students attended La Grange High School.


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