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Bangs High School

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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 95725%
Grade 105123%
Grade 116227%
Grade 125625%
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
14263%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
6328%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
115%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
104%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
11852%
Female
10848%

School pathway

Feeds from
Bangs Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within BANGS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -10.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp 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 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

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading9.0%42.0%23.0%26.0%
Mathematics6.0%38.0%37.0%19.0%
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%44.0%
2024-2550.0%22.0%
2023-2461.0%34.0%
% 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation

What 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%.

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 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.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Bangs High School this school22660.2%54.7%
Ore City High School
ORE CITY
22060.9%63.1%
Moody High School
MOODY
21654.6%52.3%
Woden High School
WODEN
22057.7%62.8%
Junction High School
JUNCTION
17761.0%50.9%
Cooper High School
COOPER
22457.6%59.4%
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 Bangs High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Brown County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
54.7%#663 of 1,385N/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 1,344N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.3%#607 of 1,346N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
60.2%#797 of 1,522N/A
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-30.9%#49 of 557N/A
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
226
-29 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 9.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2522623.79.6:160% (136)
2023-2424226.89.0:157% (138)
2022-2324726.49.3:158% (143)
2020-21255279.4:147% (120)
2017-1832729.211.2:147% (153)
2015-163183110.3:131% (99)
2010-113302612.7:143% (143)
2000-012902312.6:131% (91)
1990-912321812.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bangs High School.

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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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 High School
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 and 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 High School
How large is Bangs High School?
Bangs High School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Bangs High School serve?
Bangs High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bangs High School?
Approximately 9.6:1 students per teacher at Bangs High School.
What is the student diversity at Bangs High School?
Student demographics at Bangs High School are roughly 63% White, 28% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Bangs High School public or private?
Bangs High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BANGS ISD.
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