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What's the biggest difference between VAN ALSTYNE H S and what you expected?
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Enrollment
729
High
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN ALSTYNE ISD·NCES 484389004982
Van Alstyne High School
700 COLLIN MCKINNEY PKWY, VAN ALSTYNE, TX 75495 · (903) 712-6500 · Grayson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
131 students
DISTRICT 20% · 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 | 202 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 192 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 185 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 150 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 VAN ALSTYNE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 57.0% | 12.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 40.0% | 34.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Van Alstyne High School
Van Alstyne High School's state test result (74.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Alstyne High School this school | 729 | 18.0% | 74.7% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Liberty High School LUBBOCK | 571 | 17.2% | 75.8% |
| Salado High School SALADO | 769 | 17.4% | 67.5% |
| Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Upper School CORINTH | 509 | 19.6% | 59.3% |
| Wimberley High School WIMBERLEY | 820 | 18.5% | 68.7% |
| Lago Vista High School LAGO VISTA | 650 | 22.9% | 58.8% |
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 Van Alstyne High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Grayson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #157 of 1,385 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #326 of 1,425 ▼ 132 | #4 of 12 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #219 of 1,425 ▼ 56 | #2 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #134 of 1,184 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #731 of 2,107 | #3 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #621 of 1,344 | #12 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #530 of 1,346 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #1,464 of 1,522 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +55.4% | #64 of 672 | #1 of 11 |
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
729
+192 (+36%) vs 2020
+228% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 729 | 50.7 | 14.4:1 | 18% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 44.4 | 15.1:1 | 21% (143) |
| 2022-23 | 632 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 22% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 25% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 31.8 | 14.8:1 | 20% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 446 | 32 | 13.9:1 | 22% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 25% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 9% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 16 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Alstyne High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 55% (469 to 729); teachers up 60% (31.8 to 50.7).
About Van Alstyne High School
Families in VAN ALSTYNE, Texas, are served by Van Alstyne High School, a mid-sized high school. It reported 729 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
VAN ALSTYNE ISD runs Van Alstyne High School along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,612 students in total.
The share of White students at Van Alstyne High School is 63%, a majority. Smaller groups are 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Grayson County is roughly 76% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Van Alstyne High School reported 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.4:1. The school's 14.4:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. Roughly 18% of students at Van Alstyne High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Grayson County.
On the allk12 Grade, Van Alstyne High School lands at A, ahead of 85% of Texas public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 66.0% at Van Alstyne High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.7%.
The county, Grayson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $72,182 a year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Van Alstyne High School, Grayson County has 68 public schools.
Van Alstyne High School's nearest public school is Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary School (about 1.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. Van Alstyne High School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 36% gain, from 537 to 729. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.3:1 in 2020-21 to 14.4:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Van Alstyne High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Grayson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
143,337
Census ACS
Median income
$72,182
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
68
25,915 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VAN ALSTYNE ISD
- Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- John and Nelda Partin Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Van Alstyne Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Van Alstyne Junior High SchoolMiddle · 405 students
Other schools in VAN ALSTYNE
- Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary SchoolElementary · 562 students
- John and Nelda Partin Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Van Alstyne Middle SchoolMiddle · 433 students
- Van Alstyne Junior High SchoolMiddle · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Bob and Lola Sanford Elementary School1.3 mi · 562
- Van Alstyne Middle School1.5 mi · 433
- John and Nelda Partin Elementary School1.7 mi · 483
- Van Alstyne Junior High School1.9 mi · 405
- Joe K Bryant Elementary School3.1 mi · 861
- Anna High School4.1 mi · 1,602
Frequently asked questions
About Van Alstyne High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Van Alstyne High School?
Van Alstyne High School enrolls approximately 729 students in grades 09-12.
Is Van Alstyne High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Van Alstyne High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Van Alstyne High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Van Alstyne High School is approximately 14.4:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Van Alstyne High School?
At Van Alstyne High School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Van Alstyne High School in?
Van Alstyne High School is part of VAN ALSTYNE ISD.
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