WHITNEY INT
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Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 19 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WHITNEY INT
WHITNEY INT, a low-enrollment elementary-level community in WHITNEY, Texas, overseen by WHITNEY ISD, teaches 301 students, covering grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.
Within WHITNEY ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,454 students, WHITNEY INT is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, WHITNEY INT lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 26% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, WHITNEY INT reports 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hill County (around 64%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WHITNEY INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 33.1%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hill County indicate median household income runs about $64,591, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. WHITNEY INT is one of 34 public schools in Hill County (combined enrollment of about 6,430 students).
Nearest neighbor: WHITNEY EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around WHITNEY INT. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WHITNEY INT at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 55.0%.
The school occupies a low-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 11%: 339 students in 2018 compared to 301 in 2025.
On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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