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BANGS H S

305 N 3RD ST, BANGS, TX 76823 · (325) 752-6822 · Brown County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
Enrollment
226
High
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
136 students
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Grade 9
57
Grade 10
51
Grade 11
62
Grade 12
56
Student demographics
White
14263%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
6328%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54%
Black
115%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
11852%
Female
10848%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
61.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.

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
56.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
226
-101 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.2:1
% White
63%
was 70%
% Hispanic
28%
was 24%
% Black
5%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About BANGS H S

BANGS H S is a four-year high school of micro-enrollment scale in BANGS, Texas, one of the schools within BANGS ISD, educateing 226 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so BANGS H S sits 72% below that benchmark.

BANGS ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 793 students. BANGS H S is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, BANGS H S records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BANGS H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Brown County shows median household income runs about $57,470, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Brown County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,238 students), BANGS H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BANGS MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BANGS H S comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.

BANGS H S operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 31%: 327 students in 2018 compared to 226 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 70% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.6:1 today.

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Brown County at a glance

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Population
38,347
Census ACS
Median income
$57,470
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
6,238 students

Quick facts

School name
BANGS H S
District
BANGS ISD
Address
305 N 3RD ST, BANGS, TX 76823
Phone
(325) 752-6822
County
Brown County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
226
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
136 (60%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
480939000398
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About BANGS H S
How large is BANGS H S?
BANGS H S enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does BANGS H S serve?
BANGS H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at BANGS H S?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at BANGS H S.
What is the student diversity at BANGS H S?
Student demographics at BANGS H S are roughly 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is BANGS H S public or private?
BANGS H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by BANGS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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