Natalia High School

Summary:

Natalia High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Natalia, Texas, with a student population of 331. The school is part of the Natalia Independent School District, which is ranked 819 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Natalia High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, typically between 1,100-1,400 out of around 1,900 schools, and has maintained a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Gifted and Talented students performing very well, ranking in the top 20% of Texas high schools, while other subgroups like English Language Learners, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students perform poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools. Natalia High School's academic performance, as measured by STAAR EOC exams, is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in Algebra I.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Medina Valley High School and Shirleen Zacharias Early College Leadership Academy, Natalia High School generally performs worse, with higher statewide rankings, better academic performance, and lower percentages of low-income students. However, Natalia High School's Gifted and Talented program stands out as a bright spot, suggesting the school may have the resources and expertise to support high-achieving students, which could be leveraged to improve the performance of other student subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 905 Kearney
       Natalia, TX  78059


(830) 663-4417

District: Natalia Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1307th of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,142 Help


Feeder schools for Natalia High School:

Elementary:    Natalia Early Child Center
    Natalia Elementary
Middle:    Natalia J H

Student/teacher ratio:  11.4 Help
Number of students:  331

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.8%
White:
12.4%
Two or more races:
1.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  70.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Natalia High School ranks worse than 65.8% of high schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.94. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Natalia 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 (85.8%), White (12.4%), two or more races (1.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 70.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Natalia High School is 11.4. (See more...)
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Compare Natalia High School employs 28.8 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Natalia High School is $14,142.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Natalia High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Natalia High School 1307th of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See Natalia High School in the ranking list.)

Natalia Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Natalia Independent School District (Isd) 819th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Natalia High School

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Rank History for all students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 25.31 1242nd 1427 13.0%
2005 17.45 1283rd 1429 10.2%
2006 21.01 1246th 1430 12.9%
2007 33.56 1179th 1497 21.2%
2008 39.27 1126th 1510 25.4%
2009 43.68 1117th 1539 27.4%
2010 41.46 1206th 1568 23.1%
2011 41.29 1284th 1672 23.2%
2012 25.28 1345th 1603 16.1%
2013 37.57 1154th 1652 30.1%
2014 36.56 1231st 1734 29.0%
2015 39.41 1202nd 1743 31.0%
2016 47.58 1016th 1762 42.3%
2017 35.38 1119th 1777 37.0%
2018 30.58 1260th 1797 29.9%
2019 32.75 1288th 1857 30.6%
2021 40.37 1116th 1861 40.0%
2022 39.46 1137th 1876 39.4%
2023 28.05 1424th 1961 27.4%
2024 34.94 1307th 1987 34.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.02 918th 1113 17.5%
2019 43.72 497th 1136 56.3%
2022 20.94 1074th 1278 16.0%
2023 15.42 1233rd 1371 10.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.60 734th 1347 45.5%
2019 36.74 838th 1357 38.2%
2021 40.58 750th 1382 45.7%
2022 43.66 686th 1418 51.6%
2023 25.50 1214th 1478 17.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.35 1318th 1794 26.5%
2019 30.24 1379th 1818 24.1%
2021 39.51 1115th 1848 39.7%
2022 38.07 1123rd 1847 39.2%
2023 24.96 1482nd 1897 21.9%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.33 1252nd 1781 29.7%
2019 29.84 1353rd 1798 24.7%
2021 39.75 1110th 1815 38.8%
2022 30.07 1312th 1841 28.7%
2023 24.57 1450th 1891 23.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.26 967th 1137 15.0%
2019 47.30 816th 1145 28.7%
2021 15.49 1070th 1177 9.1%
2022 71.51 255th 1172 78.2%
2023 71.93 223rd 1182 81.1%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for At Risk students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.67 1239th 1784 30.5%
2019 40.86 1007th 1810 44.4%
2021 43.57 892nd 1829 51.2%
2022 47.64 748th 1837 59.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.53 1398th 1803 22.5%
2019 32.67 1255th 1824 31.2%
2021 39.22 1082nd 1840 41.2%
2022 45.73 913th 1853 50.7%
2023 29.31 1350th 1913 29.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.89 1178th 1691 30.3%
2019 32.05 1223rd 1714 28.6%
2021 43.14 951st 1743 45.4%
2022 39.42 1029th 1762 41.6%
2023 30.52 1274th 1820 30.0%
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Rank History for White students at Natalia High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.84 1230th 1539 20.1%
2019 38.74 1010th 1526 33.8%
2021 29.33 1146th 1510 24.1%
2022 48.44 758th 1525 50.3%
2023 28.06 1186th 1576 24.7%
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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 Natalia High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 76 2 0 125 0 n/a n/a 0 203
1990 77 3 1 121 0 n/a n/a 0 202
1991 71 1 0 122 1 n/a n/a 0 195
1992 71 1 0 113 0 n/a n/a 0 185
1993 64 1 0 115 0 n/a n/a 0 180
1994 82 2 0 147 0 n/a n/a 0 231
1995 95 3 0 160 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1996 95 3 0 160 0 n/a n/a 0 258
1997 92 2 0 196 0 n/a n/a 0 290
1998 82 4 1 182 0 n/a n/a 0 269
1999 77 6 0 189 0 n/a n/a 0 272
2000 83 3 0 198 0 n/a n/a 0 284
2001 89 5 1 186 0 n/a n/a 0 281
2002 82 1 2 227 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2003 82 1 2 227 0 n/a n/a 0 312
2004 82 2 3 247 0 n/a n/a 0 334
2005 75 1 2 255 2 n/a n/a 0 335
2006 82 1 2 261 3 n/a n/a 0 349
2007 73 1 3 249 4 n/a n/a 0 330
2008 59 3 2 240 2 n/a n/a 0 306
2009 55 10 2 235 1 n/a n/a 0 303
2010 50 6 4 237 0 n/a n/a 0 297
2011 45 5 1 222 0 2 1 0 276
2012 46 2 3 214 0 2 3 0 270
2013 48 0 4 236 0 1 2 0 291
2014 52 2 3 221 0 0 3 0 281
2015 55 4 4 247 0 1 3 0 314
2016 52 2 3 230 0 2 2 0 291
2017 54 3 1 244 0 2 3 0 307
2018 60 2 1 230 0 2 2 0 297
2019 59 1 0 241 0 1 3 0 305
2020 57 0 0 254 0 0 3 0 314
2021 52 0 0 252 0 0 4 0 308
2022 55 1 0 273 0 0 5 0 334
2023 41 1 0 284 1 0 4 0 331

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 Natalia High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 203 n/a n/a n/a
1990 202 14.0 14.4 n/a
1991 195 13.8 14.1 n/a
1992 185 13.9 13.3 45.4
1993 180 14.0 12.9 60
1994 231 15.6 14.8 55.4
1995 258 19.5 13.2 48.4
1996 258 19.5 13.2 48.4
1997 290 22.0 13.2 47.6
1998 269 23.2 11.6 50.6
1999 272 23.3 11.7 58.1
2000 284 23.2 12.2 54.9
2001 281 24.9 11.3 50.5
2002 312 25.7 12.1 51.9
2003 312 25.7 12.1 51.9
2004 334 28.4 11.8 61.7
2005 335 28.2 11.9 67.5
2006 349 29.1 12.0 71.3
2007 330 30.2 10.9 70.3
2008 306 29.2 10.5 71.9
2009 303 27.1 11.2 69
2010 297 25.7 11.5 70.7
2011 276 25.4 10.8 76.8
2012 270 25.6 10.5 77.8
2013 291 25.5 11.4 67
2014 281 25.1 11.1 82.6
2015 314 25.0 12.5 80.9
2016 291 22.0 13.2 79
2017 307 24.3 12.5 78.2
2018 297 23.8 12.4 76.8
2019 305 25.4 11.9 73.4
2020 314 28.4 11.0 64.6
2021 308 28.6 10.7 68.2
2022 334 25.6 13.0 70.1
2023 331 28.8 11.4 70.4

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 Natalia High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 203 n/a n/a n/a
1990 202 14.0 14.4 n/a
1991 195 13.8 14.1 n/a
1992 185 13.9 13.3 45.4
1993 180 14.0 12.9 60
1994 231 15.6 14.8 55.4
1995 258 19.5 13.2 48.4
1996 258 19.5 13.2 48.4
1997 290 22.0 13.2 47.6
1998 269 23.2 11.6 50.6
1999 272 23.3 11.7 58.1
2000 284 23.2 12.2 54.9
2001 281 24.9 11.3 50.5
2002 312 25.7 12.1 51.9
2003 312 25.7 12.1 51.9
2004 334 28.4 11.8 61.7
2005 335 28.2 11.9 67.5
2006 349 29.1 12.0 71.3
2007 330 30.2 10.9 70.3
2008 306 29.2 10.5 71.9
2009 303 27.1 11.2 69
2010 297 25.7 11.5 70.7
2011 276 25.4 10.8 76.8
2012 270 25.6 10.5 77.8
2013 291 25.5 11.4 67
2014 281 25.1 11.1 82.6
2015 314 25.0 12.5 80.9
2016 291 22.0 13.2 79
2017 307 24.3 12.5 78.2
2018 297 23.8 12.4 76.8
2019 305 25.4 11.9 73.4
2020 314 28.4 11.0 64.6
2021 308 28.6 10.7 68.2
2022 334 25.6 13.0 70.1
2023 331 28.8 11.4 70.4

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 Natalia High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,078 (8.7%) $11,375 (91.3%) $12,453
2020 $885 (7.4%) $11,064 (92.6%) $11,949
2021 $1,165 (8.2%) $12,977 (91.8%) $14,142

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Natalia High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1288th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 1424th of 1961 High schools
 3.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Natalia High School)1417
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Natalia Independent School District (Isd))2628
 2%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Natalia High School)5343
 10%
   End of Course Biology (Natalia Independent School District (Isd))5342
 11%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Natalia High School)4238
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (Natalia Independent School District (Isd))4238
 4%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Natalia High School)3548
 13%
   End of Course English II Reading (Natalia Independent School District (Isd))3548
 13%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Natalia High School)6861
 7%
   End of Course U.S. History (Natalia Independent School District (Isd))6861
 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 Students305331
 8.5%
African American11
American Indian01
Asian00
Hispanic241284
 17.8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White5941
 30.5%
Two or More Races34
 33.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients73.4%70.4%
 3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Natalia High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 331 students attended Natalia High School.

Natalia High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Natalia Early Child Center
Elementary : Natalia Elementary
Middle : Natalia J H

Students at Natalia High School are 86% Hispanic, 12% White, 1% Two or more races.

Natalia High School ranks 1307th of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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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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