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BUNA H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BUNA H S
As a modestly sized 9-12 campus in BUNA, Texas, BUNA H S educates 435 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by BUNA ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so BUNA H S sits 45% below that benchmark.
BUNA H S is one of 3 schools operated by BUNA ISD, a district that works with 1,474 students overall.
On the student-mix side, BUNA H S lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder breaks down as 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black. By comparison, Jasper County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BUNA H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jasper County runs at roughly 61%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, BUNA H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.1%, the actual is 46.1%, a residual of -8.0 points.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Jasper County put median household earnings sit near $56,723, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Across Jasper County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,411 students), BUNA H S is one campus in the mix.
BUNA EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around BUNA H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BUNA H S ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.5%.
The campus sits in an outlying setting.
Over the past 7-year window. BUNA H S's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 455 (now 435). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for BUNA H S typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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