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GREGORY-PORTLAND H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 GREGORY-PORTLAND H S
GREGORY-PORTLAND H S operates as a well-populated high school in PORTLAND, Texas, part of GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD. Current enrollment sits at 1,511 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 90% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
GREGORY-PORTLAND ISD comprises 7 schools with combined enrollment of 5,024 students; GREGORY-PORTLAND H S is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, GREGORY-PORTLAND H S reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Other groups include 33% White, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. Compared to San Patricio County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 96 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at GREGORY-PORTLAND H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against San Patricio County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, GREGORY-PORTLAND H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.4%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (San Patricio County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,704 per year, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, San Patricio County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,920 students), of which GREGORY-PORTLAND H S is one.
The closest other public school is CLARK EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GREGORY-PORTLAND H S ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 46.6%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 6%: 1,421 students in 2018 compared to 1,511 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 41% to 33%.
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- ANDREWS EL1.6 mi · 530
- AUSTIN EL2.6 mi · 375