Enrollment
121
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERLINGUA CSD·NCES 484239007193
BIG BEND H S
550 ROADRUNNER CIR, TERLINGUA, TX 79852 · (432) 371-2281 · Brewster County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
89 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
24.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
6.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 2024-25Enrollment
121
+6 (+5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.1:1
was 9.7:1
% White
17%
was 23%
% Hispanic
82%
was 75%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BIG BEND H S
BIG BEND H S operates as an one-room-style all-grades campus in TERLINGUA, Texas, one of the schools within TERLINGUA CSD. Current enrollment sits at 121 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 75% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.
BIG BEND H S is a school of TERLINGUA CSD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On the student-mix side, BIG BEND H S records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). The remainder consists of 17% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.
In terms of school funding signals, BIG BEND H S shows 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.1:1. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 74% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Brewster County (around 55%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
After controlling for student poverty, BIG BEND H S falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 41.8%; this one comes in at 17.1%, -24.7 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Brewster County put median household income runs about $56,212, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BIG BEND H S is one of 6 public schools in Brewster County (combined enrollment of about 1,093 students).
The closest other public school is SAN VICENTE EL, roughly 19.8 miles away.
BIG BEND H S operates from a rural location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BIG BEND H S has edged up 5%, going from 115 students in 2018 to 121 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 75% to 82%. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.7:1 in 2018 to 8.1:1 in 2025.
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Brewster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,503
Census ACS
Median income
$56,212
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- SAN VICENTE EL19.8 mi · 9
Frequently asked questions
About BIG BEND H SHow many students attend BIG BEND H S?
BIG BEND H S enrolls approximately 121 students in grades KG-12.
Is BIG BEND H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
BIG BEND H S is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BIG BEND H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BIG BEND H S is approximately 8.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BIG BEND H S?
At BIG BEND H S, the student body is approximately 17% White, 82% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Who oversees BIG BEND H S?
BIG BEND H S is overseen by TERLINGUA CSD in Brewster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.