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HONDO 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 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 50% 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 HONDO H S
HONDO H S, a close-knit high school in HONDO, Texas, part of HONDO ISD, educates 518 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 35% leaner than typical.
HONDO ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,727 students; HONDO H S is among them.
On demographics, HONDO H S shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 27% White. The wider county runs roughly 52% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, HONDO H S has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HONDO H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.5%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Medina County put the typical household earns roughly $78,074 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Medina County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,127 students), of which HONDO H S is one.
Nearest neighbor: NEWELL E WOOLLS INT, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HONDO H S at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 51.2%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Looking at the recent track record. HONDO H S's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 634 (now 518). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 66% to 71%.
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