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Austwell-Tivoli High School

207 REDFISH ST, TIVOLI, TX 77990 · (361) 286-3582 · Refugio County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL74 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Texas public high schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
74
High
DISTRICT 71 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 8.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
44 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 61115%
Grade 723%
Grade 81419%
Grade 979%
Grade 101216%
Grade 111419%
Grade 121419%
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
2736%
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
4662%
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
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
Male
3953%
Female
3547%

School pathway

Feeds from
Austwell-Tivoli Elementary SchoolPK–05
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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -13.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading13.0%38.0%23.0%26.0%
Mathematics0.0%33.0%44.0%23.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2651.0%33.0%
2024-2565.0%34.0%
2023-2449.0%46.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Austwell-Tivoli High School

Austwell-Tivoli High School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Austwell-Tivoli High School this school7459.5%43.7%
Plains High School
PLAINS
12955.8%52.1%
Eldorado High School
ELDORADO
14656.2%63.3%
Winters High School
WINTERS
14054.3%44.8%
Center Point High School
CENTER POINT
16359.5%40.8%
Leveretts Chapel High School
OVERTON
7258.3%76.8%
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 Austwell-Tivoli High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
Enrollment
ranked largest first
74#1,662 of 2,107
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 2024-25
Enrollment
74
+15 (+25%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 90
Student : Teacher
6.2:1
was 5.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-257411.96.2:159% (44)
2023-2468116.2:163% (43)
2022-236610.36.4:164% (42)
2020-2159115.4:147% (28)
2017-18556.98.0:153% (29)
2015-1673107.3:156% (41)
2010-1170107.0:150% (35)
2000-01101911.2:137% (37)
1990-9190127.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austwell-Tivoli High School.

Since 2017-18: students up 35% (55 to 74); teachers up 71% (6.9 to 11.9).

About Austwell-Tivoli High School

In TIVOLI, Texas, Austwell-Tivoli High School is a small high school. It educates 74 students in grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 91% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.

AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD is the district for Austwell-Tivoli High School. It has 2 schools and 141 students.

At 62%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Austwell-Tivoli High School combined. The remaining students are 36% White. Among people living in Refugio County, the Hispanic share is about 50%. By the diversity index, Austwell-Tivoli High School comes in at 48%.

At Austwell-Tivoli High School, 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 6.2:1. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Refugio County, the average is about the same, 57%.

Measured against Texas public high schools, Austwell-Tivoli High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Austwell-Tivoli High School is 4.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 48.3%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Refugio County show that median household income is about $60,181, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 7 public schools in Refugio County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,197.

The shortest distance from Austwell-Tivoli High School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Austwell-Tivoli Elementary School. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Austwell-Tivoli High School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.

NCES assigns Austwell-Tivoli High School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Austwell-Tivoli High School had 59 students in 2020-21 and 74 in 2024-25, a 25% gain.

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Refugio County at a glance

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Population
6,707
Census ACS
Median income
$60,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,197 students

Quick facts

School name
Austwell-Tivoli High School
District
AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD
Address
207 REDFISH ST, TIVOLI, TX 77990
Phone
(361) 286-3582
County
Refugio County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
74
Teachers (FTE)
12
Student–teacher ratio
6.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
44 (59%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
480900000371
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Austwell-Tivoli High School
What is the total enrollment at Austwell-Tivoli High School?
Austwell-Tivoli High School enrolls approximately 74 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Austwell-Tivoli High School serve?
Austwell-Tivoli High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Austwell-Tivoli High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Austwell-Tivoli High School is approximately 6.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Austwell-Tivoli High School?
Student demographics at Austwell-Tivoli High School are roughly 36% White, 62% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Austwell-Tivoli High School in?
Austwell-Tivoli High School is part of AUSTWELL-TIVOLI ISD.
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