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ARANSAS PASS H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 ARANSAS PASS H S
ARANSAS PASS H S operates as a modestly sized 9-12 campus in ARANSAS PASS, Texas, one of the schools within ARANSAS PASS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 431 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 46% leaner than typical.
ARANSAS PASS H S is one of 4 schools operated by ARANSAS PASS ISD, a district that instructs 1,624 students overall.
On the student-mix side, ARANSAS PASS H S reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 66% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 28% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, ARANSAS PASS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.2%; this one delivers 47.6%.
In the surrounding community, census data for San Patricio County shows median household earnings sit near $69,704, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. ARANSAS PASS H S is one of 33 public schools in San Patricio County (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students).
Nearest neighbor: A C BLUNT MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ARANSAS PASS H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 43.3%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ARANSAS PASS H S has showed little movement, going from 441 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 28% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Patricio County at a glance
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