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Enrollment
496
High
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORANGE GROVE ISD·NCES 483372003763
Orange Grove High School
701 S REYNOLDS, ORANGE GROVE, TX 78372 · (361) 384-2330 · Jim Wells County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL496 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Texas public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
299 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 132 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 130 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 112 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 122 | 25% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ORANGE GROVE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 56.0% | 13.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 33.0% | 39.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | N/A |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 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 Orange Grove High School
Orange Grove High School's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Grove High School this school | 496 | 60.3% | 62.9% |
| Dalhart High School DALHART | 481 | 55.3% | 49.5% |
| Sweetwater High School SWEETWATER | 553 | 57.9% | 42.1% |
| Hondo High School HONDO | 518 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
| Ingleside High School INGLESIDE | 624 | 58.8% | 59.3% |
| Aransas Pass High School ARANSAS PASS | 431 | 65.7% | 47.2% |
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 Orange Grove High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #412 of 1,385 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #586 of 1,425 ▼ 145 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #434 of 1,425 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 496 | #899 of 2,107 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #572 of 1,344 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #745 of 1,346 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #793 of 1,522 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #345 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
496
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
+119% since 1990-91, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 496 | 35.2 | 14.1:1 | 60% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 36.8 | 14.0:1 | 61% (317) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 35.9 | 15.5:1 | 60% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 58% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 40.3 | 13.2:1 | 55% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 40 | 14.1:1 | 49% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 538 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 47% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 51% (238) |
| 1990-91 | 227 | 24 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orange Grove High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (531 to 496); teachers down 13% (40.3 to 35.2).
About Orange Grove High School
Located in ORANGE GROVE, Texas, Orange Grove High School is a small high school. Enrolled students number 496 students, in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for high schools in Texas, which is about 796.
ORANGE GROVE ISD counts 1,648 students in its 4 schools, and Orange Grove High School is one of them.
Hispanic students account for 62% of enrollment at Orange Grove High School. Other students are 36% White. That is lower than the 80% Hispanic share among all Jim Wells County residents. Orange Grove High School has a diversity index of 48%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Orange Grove High School is 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.1:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 60%. Public schools in Jim Wells County average 83%.
Measured against Texas public high schools, Orange Grove High School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Orange Grove High School is a top-10% school in Texas on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.0% with an actual 62.9%.
Jim Wells County has about 38,850 residents, and median household income is about $51,896, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 21% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Jim Wells County number 16 and enroll about 7,302.
Nearby, Orange Grove Primary School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, Orange Grove High School is 1st of 7 nearby schools with test data.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 496 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 518.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Orange Grove High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jim Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,850
Census ACS
Median income
$51,896
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ORANGE GROVE ISD
- Orange Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Orange Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Orange Grove Junior High SchoolMiddle · 357 students
Other schools in ORANGE GROVE
- Orange Grove Primary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Orange Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Orange Grove Junior High SchoolMiddle · 357 students
Other Orange Grove High schools
One other US public school is named Orange Grove High. Orange Grove High School is the largest of the 2.
- Orange Grove HighCorona, CA · 162 students
Nearby schools
- Orange Grove Primary School0.2 mi · 409
- Orange Grove Elementary School0.3 mi · 386
- Orange Grove Junior High School0.4 mi · 357
- Agua Dulce High School11.5 mi · 243
- Agua Dulce Elementary School11.6 mi · 178
- Mathis Elementary School11.9 mi · 362
Frequently asked questions
About Orange Grove High SchoolHow large is Orange Grove High School?
Orange Grove High School enrolls approximately 496 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Orange Grove High School serve?
Orange Grove High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orange Grove High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orange Grove High School is approximately 14.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Orange Grove High School?
Student demographics at Orange Grove High School are roughly 36% White, 62% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Orange Grove High School in?
Orange Grove High School is part of ORANGE GROVE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.