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Enrollment
989
High
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHOUN COUNTY ISD·NCES 481248000741
Calhoun High School
201 SANDCRAB BLVD, PORT LAVACA, TX 77979 · (361) 552-3775 · Calhoun County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL989 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
505 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 276 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 247 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 233 | 24% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within CALHOUN COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 46.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 21.0% | 46.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 56.0% | 27.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 57.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Calhoun High School
Calhoun High School's state test result (51.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhoun High School this school | 989 | 51.1% | 51.3% |
| Westchester Academy for International Studies HOUSTON | 864 | 48.8% | 80.8% |
| Legacy Freshman High School MIDLAND | 890 | 53.7% | 48.1% |
| Pleasanton High School PLEASANTON | 978 | 55.0% | 52.2% |
| Gainesville High School GAINESVILLE | 876 | 54.1% | 39.4% |
| Floresville High School FLORESVILLE | 1,254 | 47.7% | 51.2% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Calhoun High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #772 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #1,159 of 1,425 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #756 of 1,425 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #556 of 1,184 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 989 | #590 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #540 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #787 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.1% | #982 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #189 of 557 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
989
-39 (-4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,047
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 989 | 71.4 | 13.8:1 | 51% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 995 | 78.3 | 12.7:1 | 58% (582) |
| 2022-23 | 987 | 79.4 | 12.4:1 | 51% (507) |
| 2020-21 | 1,028 | 78 | 13.2:1 | 41% (423) |
| 2017-18 | 1,138 | 82.7 | 13.8:1 | 64% (725) |
| 2015-16 | 1,188 | 82 | 14.5:1 | 49% (582) |
| 2010-11 | 1,177 | 83 | 14.2:1 | 50% (594) |
| 2000-01 | 1,067 | 72 | 14.8:1 | 28% (299) |
| 1990-91 | 1,047 | 8 | 130.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhoun High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (1,138 to 989); teachers down 14% (82.7 to 71.4).
About Calhoun High School
Calhoun High School runs as a medium-sized high school in PORT LAVACA, Texas. Enrollment is 989 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 796-student average for high schools in Texas, enrollment here is 24% higher.
Calhoun High School is in CALHOUN COUNTY ISD, a district with 3,514 students across 7 schools.
At Calhoun High School, Hispanic students make up 69% of the student body. The remaining shares are 23% White and 5% Asian. Calhoun County as a whole is about 49% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 71.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.8:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 51%. Compared with the 66% average for public schools in Calhoun County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Calhoun High School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Calhoun High School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 51.3%. Predicted: 51.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Calhoun County, the median household income is $79,959, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 7 public schools in Calhoun County, enrolling about 3,514 students in all.
Travis Middle School is the public school closest to Calhoun High School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 4. The school's 51.3% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 1,028 in 2020-21 to 989 in 2024-25.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,868
Census ACS
Median income
$79,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
3,514 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CALHOUN COUNTY ISD
- Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 836 students
- Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Seadrift SchoolElementary · 202 students
- Port O Connor SchoolElementary · 64 students
- Hope High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Other schools in PORT LAVACA
- Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 836 students
- Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 693 students
- Hope High SchoolHigh · 21 students
Other Calhoun High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Calhoun High. Calhoun High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Calhoun High SchoolCalhoun, GA · 1,282 students
- Calhoun High SchoolLetohatchee, AL · 186 students
- Calhoun High SchoolHardin, IL · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Middle School0.5 mi · 693
- Hope High School0.6 mi · 21
- Harrison/Jefferson/Madison Elementary School0.8 mi · 709
- Jackson/Roosevelt Elementary School1.7 mi · 836
- Placedo Elementary School12.4 mi · 210
- Bloomington Junior High School13.3 mi · 135
Frequently asked questions
About Calhoun High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Calhoun High School?
Calhoun High School enrolls approximately 989 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Calhoun High School serve?
Calhoun High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Calhoun High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Calhoun High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Calhoun High School?
At Calhoun High School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 69% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Calhoun High School?
Calhoun High School is overseen by CALHOUN COUNTY ISD in Calhoun County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.