Enrollment
191
High
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BIG SANDY ISD·NCES 481014000470
Big Sandy High School
401 WILDCAT DR, BIG SANDY, TX 75755 · (903) 636-5287 · Upshur County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- DBeats 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
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
91 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 59 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 22% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within BIG SANDY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 41.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 31.0% | 39.0% | 20.0% |
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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | N/A |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | N/A |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Big Sandy High School
Big Sandy High School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy High School this school | 191 | 47.6% | 45.3% |
| Hemphill High School HEMPHILL | 229 | 50.7% | 70.2% |
| Normangee High School NORMANGEE | 192 | 45.3% | 59.3% |
| Troup High School TROUP | 311 | 48.2% | 72.5% |
| Arp High School ARP | 308 | 45.5% | 53.7% |
| New Waverly High School NEW WAVERLY | 325 | 48.3% | 64.1% |
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 Big Sandy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Upshur County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #986 of 1,385 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #766 of 1,425 ▲ 199 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,020 of 1,425 ▼ 176 | #7 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #1,361 of 2,107 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #1,055 of 1,522 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #191 of 557 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
191
+13 (+7%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 8.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 191 | 20.5 | 9.3:1 | 48% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 21.2 | 8.9:1 | 67% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 189 | 22 | 8.6:1 | 62% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | 22 | 8.1:1 | 60% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 23.7 | 9.2:1 | 55% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 21 | 10.1:1 | 57% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 193 | 22 | 8.8:1 | 62% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 206 | 17 | 12.1:1 | 41% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 19 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Big Sandy High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (219 to 191); teachers down 14% (23.7 to 20.5).
About Big Sandy High School
Big Sandy High School is a public very small high school in BIG SANDY, Texas. It teaches 191 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Big Sandy High School is one of the 3 schools that make up BIG SANDY ISD (649 students in total).
The student body at Big Sandy High School is 67% White. After that, the student body is 13% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Upshur County, the White share is about 79%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 51%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. The school has 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. In all, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Upshur County.
Big Sandy High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Texas public high schools.
Test results at Big Sandy High School are 8.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (45.3% actual, 53.3% predicted).
In Upshur County, median household income comes to about $66,208, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Upshur County counts 25 public schools with about 7,918 students.
Among nearby public schools, Big Sandy Elementary School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Big Sandy High School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Big Sandy High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 191, from 178 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 9.3 students per teacher, compared with 8.1 in 2020-21.
People who know Big Sandy High School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Upshur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,567
Census ACS
Median income
$66,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
7,918 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BIG SANDY ISD
- Big Sandy Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Big Sandy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 138 students
Other schools in BIG SANDY
- Big Sandy Elementary SchoolElementary · 320 students
- Harmony High SchoolHigh · 273 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 263 students
- Harmony Junior High SchoolMiddle · 235 students
- Big Sandy Junior High SchoolMiddle · 138 students
- Harmony Intermediate SchoolElementary · 124 students
Other Big Sandy High schools
One other US public school is named Big Sandy High. Big Sandy High School is the largest of the 2.
- Big Sandy High SchoolBig Sandy, MT · 59 students
Nearby schools
- Big Sandy Elementary School0.0 mi · 320
- Big Sandy Junior High School0.0 mi · 138
- Trinity Charter Schools - Big Sandy Campus2.4 mi · 18
- Hawkins H S / Middle School5.7 mi · 433
- Hawkins Elementary School5.7 mi · 378
- Winona Elementary School7.6 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Big Sandy High SchoolHow many students attend Big Sandy High School?
Big Sandy High School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades 09-12.
Is Big Sandy High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Big Sandy High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Big Sandy High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Big Sandy High School is approximately 9.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Big Sandy High School?
At Big Sandy High School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 12% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Big Sandy High School in?
Big Sandy High School is part of BIG SANDY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.