Bangs High School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 57 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 51 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 25% |
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 9.0% | 42.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 38.0% | 37.0% | 19.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 34.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% 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%.
Schools most like Bangs High School
Bangs High School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangs High School this school | 226 | 60.2% | 54.7% |
| Ore City High School ORE CITY | 220 | 60.9% | 63.1% |
| Moody High School MOODY | 216 | 54.6% | 52.3% |
| Woden High School WODEN | 220 | 57.7% | 62.8% |
| Junction High School JUNCTION | 177 | 61.0% | 50.9% |
| Cooper High School COOPER | 224 | 57.6% | 59.4% |
Where Bangs High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brown County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #663 of 1,385 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #694 of 1,425 ▲ 495 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #927 of 1,425 ▼ 55 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #1,279 of 2,107 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #83 of 1,344 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #607 of 1,346 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #797 of 1,522 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.9% | #49 of 557 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 226 | 23.7 | 9.6:1 | 60% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 26.8 | 9.0:1 | 57% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 247 | 26.4 | 9.3:1 | 58% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 27 | 9.4:1 | 47% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 29.2 | 11.2:1 | 47% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 31 | 10.3:1 | 31% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 43% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 290 | 23 | 12.6:1 | 31% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (327 to 226); teachers down 19% (29.2 to 23.7).
About Bangs High School
Bangs High School is a high school in BANGS, Texas, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 226 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in BANGS ISD totals 793 students.
Of every 100 students at Bangs High School, about 63 are White. It is also 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Brown County's residents are about 75% White, 12 points above the school's share. The diversity index for Bangs High School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Bangs High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1, with 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 60% at Bangs High School. That is in line with the 58% average for public schools in Brown County.
On BeatsExpectations, Bangs High School is 6.7 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In the surrounding county, Brown County, the median household earns about $57,470 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Counting Bangs High School, Brown County has 23 public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Bangs High School is closest to Bangs Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Bangs High School places 1st out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 226, from 255 in 2020-21.
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