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Kilgore HS

Gregg County · Region 07: Kilgore · 1,087 students

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Current score
77/1002025-26
Change
+3 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−2.8 ptsvs 79.8 average · 2,001 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,261 of 2,001tied with 49 others
C77

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 82 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 79.8 average for 2,001 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Kilgore HS is rated C by TEA, scoring 77 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 79.8 average for 2,001 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 3 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,261st of 2,001 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 49 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageKilgore HS 7476787577 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 82 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26C7779.8 2,001 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7579.5 1,977 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7877.6 1,963 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7678.2 1,931 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7482.1 1,910 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement76 C−1.5 vs similar economic context · 1,894 reporting
  • School Progress77 C−3.7 vs similar economic context · 1,887 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps76 C−1.0 vs similar economic context · 1,869 reporting
  • Academic Growth74 C+0.1 vs similar economic context · 1,827 reporting
  • Relative Performance77 C−2.1 vs similar economic context · 1,887 reporting
  • Kilgore HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,001 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement76C4
School Progress77C3
Closing the Gaps76C4
Academic Growth74C6
Relative Performance77C3

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 3 points below B in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (77), so Student Achievement (76) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 77.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level82%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Meets grade level50%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,894 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level76%+0 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,891 reporting
  • Meets grade level52%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,891 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,891 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level80%+9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,882 reporting
  • Meets grade level31%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,882 reporting
  • Masters grade level11%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,882 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level92%+18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,729 reporting
  • Meets grade level60%+15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,729 reporting
  • Masters grade level21%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,729 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level94%+21 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 926 reporting
  • Meets grade level60%+14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 926 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 926 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,001 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
98.7%+5.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 450 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
97.2%+4.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 447 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
94.0%+1.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 447 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.3%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 453 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
61.0%−26.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria61.0%87.9%−26.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 484 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course39.2%59.7%−20.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA24.7%27.7%−3.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)2.7%10.9%−8.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course29.7%33.7%−4.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification27.4%37.9%−10.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.8%−1.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%7.1%−7.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.7%−3.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.3%−3.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student3.0%8.0%−5.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces2.4%3.2%−0.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 488 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
260

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
129

49.6% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
122

46.9% of graduates

Not trackable
9

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
260
Selected comparison
238.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
129
Selected comparison
104.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
49.6%
Selected comparison
43.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 rated schools reporting

+5.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
46.9%
Selected comparison
50.8%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 rated schools reporting

−3.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
3.5%
Selected comparison
5.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 391 rated schools reporting

−1.9 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. KILGORE COLLEGE (003580)78
  2. TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE (003648)10
  3. JACKSONVILLE COLLEGE (003579)5

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
1,087
Economically disadvantaged
65.5%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
16.5%−1.7 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
9.7%−9.2 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
94.3%+0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
16.8%−0.1 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Kilgore HS

African American: 12.5%Hispanic: 39.7%White: 41.9%American Indian: 0.4%Asian: 0.7%Two or More Races: 4.8%
  • African American 12.5%
  • Hispanic 39.7%
  • White 41.9%
  • American Indian 0.4%
  • Asian 0.7%
  • Two or More Races 4.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,001 reporting for every category shown · 2,001 in full cohort

African American: 11.4%Hispanic: 52.3%White: 29.9%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.2%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.7%
  • African American 11.4%
  • Hispanic 52.3%
  • White 29.9%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
1,084
Economically disadvantaged students
710
Emergent bilingual students
179
Special education students
105

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
126
Students in TEA mobility denominator
1,197
TEA-published mobility rate
10.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 1,087 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 80 (6.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
1,087

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−80

Decrease · −6.9%

Change since 2021–22
−76

Decrease · −6.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
1,087
Selected comparison
624.5

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,966 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Kilgore HS
School yearStudents enrolledKilgore HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 1,163 First available year 641.9
2022–23 1,164 Increase of 1 (0.1%) 647.8
2023–24 1,168 Increase of 4 (0.3%) 644.1
2024–25 1,167 Decrease of 1 (0.1%) 639.7
2025–26 1,087 Decrease of 80 (6.9%) 624.5

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
195

16.0% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
532

43.54 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
1,222

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
16.0%
Selected comparison
12.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,544 rated schools reporting

+3.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
43.54
Selected comparison
30.3

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,651 rated schools reporting

+13.2 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Kilgore HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 1,216 211 17.4% 618 50.82 9.8% 19.5
2021–22 1,245 286 23.0% 828 66.51 12.9% 30.3
2022–23 1,235 259 21.0% 829 67.13 13.4% 32.1
2023–24 1,226 226 18.4% 709 57.83 13.2% 31.8
2024–25 1,222 195 16.0% 532 43.54 12.9% 30.3
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Kilgore HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 195 16.0% 532 43.54 12.9% 30.3
In-school suspensions 180 14.7% 391 32.00 11.5% 23
Out-of-school suspensions 55 4.5% 97 7.94 7.2% 10.7
DAEP placements 24 2.0% 29 2.37 5.0% 6
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$6k$20k$35k20182020202220242025
  • Kilgore HS
  • Parent district: Kilgore ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$33,319
Selected comparison
$12,728

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,976 rated schools reporting

+$20,591 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $33,319 per student for this campus, $24,339 per student for its parent district, Kilgore ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearKilgore HSParent district: Kilgore ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$7,455$9,950$13,054$7,951 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,841 rated schools reporting
2019$7,711$10,046$13,108$8,116 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,856 rated schools reporting
2020$8,518$10,034$14,058$8,695 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,875 rated schools reporting
2021$8,304$10,761$14,797$9,164 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,889 rated schools reporting
2022$12,596$14,665$15,708$10,497 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,909 rated schools reporting
2023$23,479$19,116$16,792$11,200 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,932 rated schools reporting
2024$28,574$20,238$18,125$12,094 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,961 rated schools reporting
2025$33,319$24,339$18,972$12,728 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,976 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$64,996−$1,412 vs similar economic context
Teachers
76+33.2 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.3+0.4 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Kilgore HS

Beginning: 5.1%1 to 5 years: 32.5%6 to 10 years: 16.1%11 to 20 years: 19.8%21 to 30 years: 20.8%Over 30 years: 5.8%
  • Beginning 5.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 32.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 16.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 19.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 20.8%
  • Over 30 years 5.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,001 reporting for every category shown · 2,001 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.3%1 to 5 years: 26.4%6 to 10 years: 19.1%11 to 20 years: 27.8%21 to 30 years: 15.8%Over 30 years: 4%
  • Beginning 6.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 26.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.8%
  • Over 30 years 4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Kilgore HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classKilgore HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English17.815
Secondary languages other than English19.317.6
Secondary math15.115.9
Secondary science17.817.3
Secondary social studies19.317.2

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 184 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

1 measure

  • 1of 40

    Per-student spending

    Gregg County · of the 40 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 5of 18

    Social Studies — Approaches

    Gregg County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 7of 18

    Social Studies — Meets

    Gregg County · of the 18 that report this measure

  • 9of 30

    Science — Approaches

    Gregg County · of the 30 that report this measure

  • 10of 18

    Social Studies — Masters

    Gregg County · of the 18 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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