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ANGLETON H S
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About ANGLETON H S
ANGLETON H S is a heavily attended senior high in ANGLETON, Texas, run under ANGLETON ISD. The school educates 2,225 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 180% above the state mean of about 796.
Across the 10 schools in ANGLETON ISD (7,105 students total), ANGLETON H S accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, ANGLETON H S logs that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 35% White, 13% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 32%.
On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 61% of students at ANGLETON H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Brazoria County (around 50%), the school's rate is north of typical.
After controlling for student poverty, ANGLETON H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.1%; this one delivers 54.3%.
Across the wider county, Brazoria County reports that median household income runs about $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ANGLETON H S is one of 115 public schools in Brazoria County (combined enrollment of about 75,767 students).
The closest other public school is ANGLETON J H SCHOOL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ANGLETON H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 49.2%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 12%: 1,995 students in 2018 compared to 2,225 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Brazoria County at a glance
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